Shawnee County, Kansas
Appearance
Shawnee County | |
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![]() The United States Post Office and Historic Court House in Topeka (2013) | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
![]() Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 38°54′12″N 95°49′53″W / 38.9033°N 95.8314°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | August 25, 1855 [1] |
Named for | Shawnee people |
Seat | Topeka |
Largest city | Topeka |
Area | |
• Total | 556 sq mi (1,440 km2) |
• Land | 544 sq mi (1,410 km2) |
• Water | 12 sq mi (30 km2) 2.1% |
Population | |
• Total | 178,909 |
• Density | 328.9/sq mi (127.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | snco.us |
Shawnee County (county code SN) is a county in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 178,909[2] making it the third-most populous county in Kansas.
Its most populous city, Topeka, is the state capital and county seat.[3] The county was one of the original 33 counties created by the first territorial legislature in 1855.
It was named for the Shawnee tribe of Native Americans.
History
[change | change source]On August 25, 1855, Shawnee County was created.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Kansas Counties - Shawnee County, Kansas". Kansas State Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 19, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "QuickFacts: Shawnee County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
Further reading
[change | change source]- Bird, Roy D.; Douglass W. Wallace (1976). Robert W. Richmond & Joseph W. Snell (ed.). Witness of the Times: A History of Shawnee County. Topeka, Kansas: Shawnee County Historical Society. ISBN 0-916934-03-9.
- William Whitney Cone (1877), William W. Cone's historical sketch of Shawnee County, Kansas, Topeka, Kan: Kansas Farmer Printing House, OL 23360498M
- Atlas and Plat Book of Shawnee County, Kansas; Kenyon Co; 107 pages; 1921.
- Plat Book, Directory, Survey of Shawnee County, Kansas; Kansas Farmer; 45 pages; 1913.
- Standard Atlas of Shawnee County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 82 pages; 1898.
- Atlas of Shawnee County, Kansas; F.W. Beers; 41 pages; 1873.
Other websites
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- Shawnee County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society