Welcome to Emporia ...The city of Emporia is located in Lyon County<1> and is the County Seat for Lyon County. Emporia was established in 1857. When the people of Emporia refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Emporian<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Emporia has a population of 24,620 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Emporia is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Emporia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Emporia: 620 The ZIP code for Emporia: 66801<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Emporia had an population of 24,620 people. This is a decrease of 1.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Emporia had a population of 24,916 people (or 74.05% of the total population of Lyon County). This makes Emporia the county's most populous community. The population of Emporia represents 0.87% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 16th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 24,916 people, the population of Emporia decreased 6.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 26,760 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Emporia. Communities Also Named Emporia ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Emporia - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Emporia. Websites for Emporia ...Official Website: www.emporia.ws/ Chamber of Commerce: www.emporia.com/ Communities near Emporia ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Emporia.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Emporia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emporia. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Emporia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Emporia. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Emporia. Our list includes 68 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Emporia. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emporia ...Looking for more information about Emporia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Emporia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Emporia. Adding Emporia to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Emporia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Emporia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Emporia. Footnotes ...
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