Independence, Kansas

Independence, Kansas
Independence, Kansas
City and County seat
	Memorial Hall (2017)
	Location within Montgomery County and Kansas
	KDOT map of Montgomery County (legend)
	Coordinates: 37°13′32″N 95°43′10″W / 37.22556°N 95.71944°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Montgomery
Founded	1869 (Colfax)
Incorporated	1870
Named for	United States Declaration of Independence
Government
• Type	Commission/City Manager
• Mayor	Louis Ysusi [citation needed]
• City Manager	Kelly Passauer [citation needed]
Area
• Total	7.67 sq mi (19.88 km2)
• Land	7.67 sq mi (19.86 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	778 ft (237 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	8,548
• Density	1,100/sq mi (430/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	67301
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-33875
GNIS ID	485598
Website	independenceks.gov

Independence is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas, United States.^[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 8,548.^[3]^[4] It was named in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence.^[5] It is "home" of Independence Community College.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Independence, Kansas
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Profile of Independence, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "QuickFacts; Independence, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 165.