Shawnee County, Kansas
county in Kansas, United States
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 | |
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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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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 |
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.
References
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.
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