Atchison County, Kansas
county in Kansas, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atchison County (county code AT) is a county in northeastern Kansas, in the Central United States. In 2020, 16,348 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Atchison. Atchison is also the biggest city in the county.[2] The county is named after David Rice Atchison, a United States Senator from Missouri.[3]
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Atchison County | |
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Coordinates: 39°32′N 95°18′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
Founded | August 25, 1855 |
Named for | David Rice Atchison |
Seat | Atchison |
Largest city | Atchison |
Area | |
• Total | 434 sq mi (1,120 km2) |
• Land | 431 sq mi (1,120 km2) |
• Water | 2.6 sq mi (7 km2) 0.6% |
Population | |
• Total | 16,348 |
• Density | 37.9/sq mi (14.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area code | 913 |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | AtchisonCountyKS.org |
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