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· Kansas
Shawnee County
Shawnee County is located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. Its county seat and most populous city is Topeka, the state capital. As of the 2020 census, the population was 178,909, making it the third-most populous county in Kansas. The county was one of the original 33 counties created by the first territorial legislature in 1855, and it was named for the Shawnee tribe.
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Cities and towns 5
Townships 12
- Township of Auburn pop. 3,295
- Township of Dover pop. 1,689
- Township of Grove pop. 742
- Township of Menoken pop. 1,628
- Township of Mission pop. 10,068
- Township of Monmouth pop. 3,182
- Township of Rossville pop. 1,894
- Township of Silver Lake pop. 1,910
- Township of Soldier pop. 15,112
- Township of Tecumseh pop. 7,765
- Township of Topeka pop. 723
- Township of Williamsport pop. 4,293
Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 185448
- FIPS state
- 20
- FIPS county
- 177
- FIPS place
- 99177
- Census record name
- COUNTY OF SHAWNEE
- Mailing address
- 200 SE 7TH ST, TOPEKA 66603