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Official State Website URL- http://www.kansas.gov| City of Topeka | |||
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| Nickname: Capitol City | |||
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| Country | United States | ||
| State | Kansas | ||
| County | Shawnee | ||
| Founded | December 5, 1854 | ||
| Incorporated | February 14, 1857 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Bill Bunten (R) | ||
| - City Manager | Norton Bonaparte Jr. | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 57.0 sq mi (147.6 km²) | ||
| - Land | 56.0 sq mi (145.1 km²) | ||
| - Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km²) | ||
| Elevation | 945 ft (288 m) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - City | 122,377 | ||
| - Density | 2,185.0/sq mi (843.6/km²) | ||
| - Urban | 142,411 | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||
| Area code(s) | 785 | ||
| FIPS code | 20-71000GR2 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0485477GR3 | ||
| Website: topeka.org | |||
Topeka is the capital of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County, which is named after the Shawnee Indians. It has a population of 122,377 as of the 2000 census. The Topeka Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Shawnee, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, and Wabaunsee counties, has an estimated population of 226,268 in the year 2003. Three ships of the US Navy have been named USS Topeka in honor of the city.
The name "Topeka" comes from a Kansas tribal name meaning "a good place to grow potatoes". (The name "potato" in this case refers to the prairie potato, a perennial herb which was an important food for many Native Americans.[1]
Topeka, laid out in 1854, was one of the Free-State towns founded by Eastern antislavery men immediately after the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill. In 1857, Topeka was chartered as a city.