Emporia, Kansas

Emporia, Kansas
City and County seat
Downtown Emporia (2012)
Logo for City of Emporia
Location of Emporia within Lyon County and Kansas
KDOT map of Lyon County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°24′14″N 96°11′34″W / 38.40389°N 96.19278°W / 38.40389; -96.19278[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Lyon
Founded	1857
Incorporated	1870 [2]
Government [2]
• Type	Commission-Manager
• Mayor	Susan Brinkman[3]
• City Manager	Trey Cocking[4]
Area [5]
• Total	12.25 sq mi (31.72 km2)
• Land	12.13 sq mi (31.42 km2)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.30 km2)  0.9%
Elevation [1]	1,142 ft (348 m)
Population  (2020)[6]
• Total	24,139
• Density	2,000/sq mi (760/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	66801[7]
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-21275
GNIS ID	485571[1]
Website	emporiaks.gov

Emporia is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States.^[1][8] It is also the county seat of Lyon County. In 2020, 24,139 people lived there.^[6] Emporia is between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of U.S. Route 50, Interstates 335 and 35 on the Kansas Turnpike. Emporia is also a college town because it has Emporia State University and Flint Hills Technical College.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emporia, Kansas
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "City of Emporia". The League of Kansas Municipalities. May 26, 2019.
3. ↑ "Emporia City Commission". Retrieved April 7, 2023.
4. ↑ "City Manager's Office Directory". Retrieved January 20, 2023.
5. ↑ Cite error: The named reference CenPopGazetteer2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "QuickFacts: Emporia city, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
7. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
8. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.