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485655 [ 1 ] Website. topeka.org. Topeka (/ təˈpiːkə / tə-PEE-kə) [ 9 ][ 10 ] is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. [ 1 ] It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States.
1895 - Topeka Industrial and Educational Institute [4] and Stormont Hospital and Training School established. [4] 1897 - Topeka Tent and Awning Company established. [10] 1899 - Gage Park established. Class of 1900 in front of Rice Hall - Washburn University ( WU) is a public university in Topeka, Kansas, United States.
Shawnee County is located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. Its county seat and most populous city is Topeka, the state capital. [4] As of the 2020 census, the population was 178,909, [2] making it the third-most populous county in Kansas. The county was one of the original 33 counties created by the first territorial ...
The Topeka Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of five counties in northeastern Kansas, anchored by the city of Topeka. In total, it has an area of 3,290.15 square miles. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 233,870 (though a July 1, 2012 estimate placed the ...
Washburn University of Topeka. Washburn University (WU), formally Washburn University of Topeka, is a public university in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,100 undergraduate students and ...
Kansas State Capitol. Aerial view of the Capitol building. The Kansas State Capitol, known also as the Kansas Statehouse, is the building housing the executive and legislative branches of government for the U.S. state of Kansas. Located in the city of Topeka, which has served as the capital of Kansas since the territory became a state in 1861 ...
Topeka High School. Topeka High School (THS) is a public secondary school in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It serves students in grades 9 to 12, and is one of five high schools operated by the Topeka USD 501 school district. In the 2010–2011 school year, there were 1,840 students enrolled.
The following is a list of mayors of the American city of Topeka, Kansas. [1][2] Image. Mayor. Years of service. Loring Farnsworth. 1858–1859. Lorenzo Dow. March – June 2, 1859 [3] Cyrus K. Holliday.