Atchison County, Kansas

Atchison County
Atchison County
County
	Atchison County Courthouse in Atchison (2023)
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°32′N 95°18′W / 39.533°N 95.300°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	August 25, 1855
Named for	David Rice Atchison
Seat	Atchison
Largest city	Atchison
Area
• Total	434 sq mi (1,120 km2)
• Land	431 sq mi (1,120 km2)
• Water	2.6 sq mi (7 km2) 0.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	16,348
• Density	37.9/sq mi (14.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code	913
Congressional district	2nd
Website	AtchisonCountyKS.org

Atchison County is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Atchison.^[2] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 16,348.^[1] The county was named in honor of David Atchison, a U.S. Senator from Missouri and border ruffian during the "Bleeding Kansas" era.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "QuickFacts; Atchison County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Profile for Atchison County, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

[QF-1] "QuickFacts; Atchison County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] "Profile for Atchison County, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

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