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Lawrence, Kansas. Lawrence is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States, [4] and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70, between the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 94,934.
Yates Center was founded in August 1875. It was named for Abner Yates, the original owner of the town site, who donated an entire block around the courthouse, land for the churches, a city park, and a lot each for the first two children born in the town. [4][5] Yates Center is the only town in Kansas to be selected as a county seat before there ...
Douglas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Lawrence. [3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 118,785, [1] making it the fifth-most populous county in Kansas. The county was named after Stephen Douglas, a U.S. Senator from Illinois and advocate for the popular ...
785. FIPS code. 20-13625. GNIS ID. 485555 [1] Website. cityofclaycenter.com. Clay Center is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 4,199.
785. Congressional district. 1st. Website. ClayCountyKansas.org. Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Clay Center. [3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 8,117. [1] The county was named for Henry Clay, an influential U.S. Senator from Kentucky.
Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas.Its county seat is Smith Center. [2] As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,570. [1] The county is named in memory of J. Nelson Smith, a major in the 2nd Colorado Cavalry, killed at the Battle of Westport on October 21, 1864.
785. FIPS code. 20-40800. GNIS ID. 472553 [1] Website. lincolnks.org. Lincoln Center, more commonly known as Lincoln, is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,171.
Smith Center was founded in 1871. [5] The first post office in Smith Center was established in January 1873. [6] Like Smith County, Smith Center was named for Maj. J. Nelson Smith of the 2nd Colorado Cavalry, a pre-war native of Elwood, Kansas, who died leading his regiment on October 21, 1864 at the Battle of the Little Blue River.