Shawnee County, Kansas
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.
| Shawnee County, Kansas | |
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 Location in the state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
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| Founded | August 25, 1855 [1] |
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| Seat | Topeka |
| Largest City | Topeka |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
556 sq mi (1,440 km²) 544 sq mi (1,409 km²) 12 sq mi (31 km²), 2.1 |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: Shawnee people | |
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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
On August 25, 1855, Shawnee County was created.
Shawnee County, Kansas Media
Map of Shawnee Co, Ks, USA
References
- ↑ "Kansas Counties - Shawnee County, Kansas". Kansas State Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 19, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
- ↑ "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
- 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
- County
- Maps