Topeka, Kansas

Topeka, Kansas
State capital city
Downtown skyline from Burnett's Mound Kansas State Capitol Constitution Hall Topeka Public Library Topeka High School Railyard buildings at Great Overland Station
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Location within Shawnee County and Kansas
KDOT map of Shawnee County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°03′N 95°41′W / 39.050°N 95.683°W / 39.050; -95.683[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Shawnee
Founded	1854; 171 years ago (1854)
Incorporated	1857; 168 years ago (1857)
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Mike Padilla (D)[2]
• City Manager	Stephen Wade [3]
Area [4]
• State capital city	62.76 sq mi (162.54 km2)
• Land	61.45 sq mi (159.15 km2)
• Water	1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2)
Elevation [1]	938 ft (286 m)
Population  (2020)[5][6]
• State capital city	126,587
• Rank	US: 222nd KS: 5th
• Density	2,000/sq mi (780/km2)
• Urban	150,003 (US: 217th)
• Metro	232,670 (US: 200th)
Demonym	Topekan
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	66601–66612, 66614–66622, 66624–66626, 66628–66629, 66636–66637, 66642, 66647, 66652–66653, 66667, 66675, 66683, 66692, 66699[7]
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-71000
GNIS ID	485655[1]
Website	topeka.org

Topeka (pronounced /tə-pē'kə/)^[8] is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas. Topeka is the county seat of Shawnee County, and it is in the northeast part of the state. In 2020, 126,587 people lived there.^[6]

Topeka was established in 1854 when nine white men founded the Topeka Town Association.^[9] At an election in November 1861, the people of Kansas chose Topeka as the permanent capital of the state.^[10]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topeka, Kansas
2. ↑ "Mayor - City of Topeka". www.topeka.org. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
3. ↑ "City of Topeka - Office of the City Manager". Archived from the original on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
4. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
5. ↑ Cite error: The named reference DP1 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "QuickFacts: Topeka city, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
7. ↑ "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. 2012. Archived from the original on May 25, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
8. ↑ The Tormont Webster's Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary. United States of America: Tormont Publications Inc. 1990. p. 918. ISBN 2921171325. Retrieved March 11, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
9. ↑ "Papan Ferry History, Topeka, Kansas". washburn.edu. 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
10. ↑ Arnold, Anna Estelle (1914). A history of Kansas. State of Kansas. p. 215. Retrieved March 15, 2011.