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Population data based on 2020 census and 2023 estimate with over 4,000 people. The city of Topeka, in addition to being the county seat for Shawnee County, is the state capital. Wichita, most populous city in Kansas Kansas City Topeka, capital of Kansas
Map of the United States with Kansas highlighted. Kansas is a state located in the Midwestern United States that is divided into 105 counties and contains 44 census-designated places (CDPs). [1] All population data is based on the 2010 census.
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated three combined statistical areas, seven metropolitan statistical areas, and 15 micropolitan statistical areas in Kansas. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA, comprising the area around Kansas City, Missouri.
As of the 2020 census, Kansas has 114 census-designated places, [2] up from 44 in the 2010 census. [3] While most CDPs in Kansas are small, rural communities, there are also a handful of CDPs included in this list that are inside of Indian Reservations, as well as some military bases. A total of 26,153 people live in Kansas' CDPs, or 0,89% of ...
A city of the third class has a population of less than 5,000, but cities reaching a population of more than 2,000 may be certified as a city of the second class. The second class is limited to cities with a population of less than 25,000, and upon reaching a population of more than 15,000, they may be certified as a city of the first class.
Wichita (/ ˈ w ɪ tʃ ɪ t ɔː / ⓘ WITCH-ih-taw) [10] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. [3] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532, [5] [6] and the Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610. [8]
The decades during and after World War II saw a growth spurt as the city's population increased by more than 120% between 1940 and 1960. Wichita was the 59th largest city in the country by 1960. [3] The period between 1950 and 1970 saw a major shift in the city's racial make-up, as the proportion of blacks in the population increased significantly.
Shawnee / ʃ ɔː ˈ n iː / is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is the seventh-most populous municipality in the Kansas City metropolitan area. [7] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 67,311. [4] [5]