Back مقاطعة شوني (كانساس) Arabic شاونی بؤلگهسی، کانزاس AZB Shawnee County, Kansas BAR Шоуний (окръг, Канзас) Bulgarian শাহৱনী কাউন্টি, ক্যানসাস BPY Shawnee Gông (Kansas) CDO Шони (гуо, Канзас) CE Shawnee County CEB Shawnee County Czech Shawnee County, Kansas Welsh
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Shawnee County | |
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 United States Post Office and Historic Courthouse in Topeka (2013) | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′12″N 95°49′53″W / 38.9033°N 95.8314°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | August 25, 1855 [1] |
| Named for | Shawnee people |
| Seat | Topeka |
| Largest city | Topeka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 556 sq mi (1,440 km2) |
| • Land | 544 sq mi (1,410 km2) |
| • Water | 12 sq mi (30 km2) 2.1% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 178,909 |
| • Estimate (2021)[3] | 178,264  |
| • Density | 328.9/sq mi (127.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | snco.us |
Shawnee County is located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. Its county seat and most populous city is Topeka, the state capital.[4] As of the 2020 census, the population was 178,909,[2] 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.
- ^ "Kansas Counties - Shawnee County, Kansas". Kansas State Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 19, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
- ^ a b "QuickFacts; Shawnee County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021". Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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