Topeka, Kansas
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Topeka (pronounced /tə-pē'kə/)[8] is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas. Topeka is the county seat of Shawnee County, and it is in the northeast part of the state. In 2020, 126,587 people lived there.[6]
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Topeka, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 39°03′N 95°41′W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Shawnee |
Founded | 1854; 170 years ago (1854) |
Incorporated | 1857; 167 years ago (1857) |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• Mayor | Mike Padilla (D)[2] |
• City Manager | Stephen Wade [3] |
Area | |
• State capital city | 62.76 sq mi (162.54 km2) |
• Land | 61.45 sq mi (159.15 km2) |
• Water | 1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2) |
Elevation | 938 ft (286 m) |
Population | |
• State capital city | 126,587 |
• Rank | US: 222nd KS: 5th |
• Density | 2,000/sq mi (780/km2) |
• Urban | 150,003 (US: 217th) |
• Metro | 232,670 (US: 200th) |
Demonym | Topekan |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 66601–66612, 66614–66622, 66624–66626, 66628–66629, 66636–66637, 66642, 66647, 66652–66653, 66667, 66675, 66683, 66692, 66699[7] |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-71000 |
GNIS ID | 485655[1] |
Website | topeka.org |
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Topeka was established in 1854 when nine white men founded the Topeka Town Association.[9] At an election in November 1861, the people of Kansas chose Topeka as the permanent capital of the state.[10]