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Welcome to Topeka ...The city of Topeka is located in Shawnee County<1>. It is the County Seat and the capital of Kansas. Topeka was established in 1854. When the people of Topeka refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Topekan<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Topeka has a population of 125,209 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Topeka is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Topeka lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Topeka: (785) The ZIP codes for Topeka: 66601, 66603-66612, 66614-66622, 66624-66626, 66628-66629, 66634, 66636-66638, 66642, 66647, 66652-66653, 66658, 66667, 66675, 66683, 66686, 66692, 66699<5> Websites for Topeka ...Official Website: www.topeka.org/ Chamber of Commerce: www.topekachamber.org/ Junior League: www.jltopeka.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Topeka had an population of 125,209 people. This is a decrease of 1.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.31% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Topeka had a population of 127,473 people (or 71.64% of the total population of Shawnee County). This makes Topeka the county's most populous community. The population of Topeka represents 4.47% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 4th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 127,473 people, the population of Topeka increased 4.16% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 122,377 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Topeka. Communities Also Named Topeka ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Topeka - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi and Oklahoma. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Topeka. Communities near Topeka ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Topeka.
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 Topeka. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Topeka. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Topeka. 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 Topeka. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Topeka. Our list includes 293 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Topeka. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Topeka ...Looking for more information about Topeka? 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 Topeka, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Topeka. Adding Topeka to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Topeka 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 for Topeka was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Topeka on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Topeka. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Topeka: www.topeka.org/ The official website for Shawnee County: www.co.shawnee.ks.us/ The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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