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Atchison County

Also known as Atchison County, Kansas, Atchison County, KS

county in Kansas, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Kansas
Founded: August 25, 1855
Named after: David Rice Atchison
Seat: Atchison
Largest city: Atchison
Total: 434 sq mi (1,120 km )
Land: 431 sq mi (1,120 km )
Water: 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km ) 0.6%
Estimate 2025: 16,172
Density: 37.9/sq mi (14.6/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 2nd
Website: AtchisonCountyKS.org

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Official website

Atchison County, KS | Official Website

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Wikidata facts

Population: 16348
Area: 1127
Official website: AtchisonCountyKS.org
Image: Atchison County Courthouse (2023).png
Households: 6039

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Commons category: Atchison County, Kansas
inception: 1855-08-30
water as percent of area: 0.6
native label: Atchison County
per capita income: 24250

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Article

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

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