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Atchison is a city in, and the county seat of, Atchison County, Kansas, United States, [1] along the Missouri River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 10,885. [3] [4] The city is named in honor of US Senator David Rice Atchison from Missouri and was the original eastern terminus of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
Atchison County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Atchison. [3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 16,348. [1] The county was named in honor of David Atchison, a U.S. Senator from Missouri and border ruffian during the "Bleeding Kansas" era. [4]
Atchison's western boundary for the most part is the Missouri River and Nebraska. An 1867 flood straightened a bend in the river north of Watson. Both Nebraska and Missouri claimed the 5,000 acre McKissick Island that extends almost two miles into Atchison County. The Supreme Court in 1904 decided that the land belongs to Nebraska.
Location of Atchison County in Kansas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Atchison County, Kansas. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
Location of Atchison County in Missouri. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Atchison County, Missouri. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
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Amelia Earhart Airport covers 77 acres (31 ha); its one runway, 16/34, is 3,000 x 48 ft (914 x 14 m) asphalt. [1]In the year ending September 27, 2022, the airport had 16,100 general aviation aircraft operations, average 44 per day. 25 aircraft were then based at the airport: 22 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, and 1 glider.
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