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Welcome to Shawnee County ...

Time Zone: Shawnee County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Topeka is the Seat for Shawnee County. Topeka is also the capital of Kansas.

Shawnee County is one of the original counties of Kansas and was founded August 25, 1855.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Shawnee had a population of 176,875 people. This is a decrease of 0.83% since the last Census (which gave a population of 178,360 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shawnee represented 6.25% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Shawnee County:

  • Auburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Auburn is located in Shawnee County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
  • Rossville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Topeka
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Topeka is located in Shawnee County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <2>
  • Willard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Willard is located in Shawnee County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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