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Atchison

Also known as Atchison, Kansas, Atchison, KS

city in and county seat of Atchison County, Kansas, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Kansas
County: Atchison
Named after: David Rice Atchison
Type: Council-Manager
Mayor: La Rochelle Young
City manager: Mark Westhoff
Total: 8.47 sq mi (21.93 km )
Land: 8.01 sq mi (20.75 km )
Water: 0.46 sq mi (1.18 km )
Elevation: 869 ft (265 m)
Density: 1,359/sq mi (524.6/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code: 20-02900
Website: CityOfAtchison.com

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Atchison
Population: 10885
Area: 21.593255
Elevation: 248
Official website: www.cityofatchison.com
Image: Atchison Kansas Commercial Street.jpg
Households: 3746
Dialing code: 913

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Commons category: Atchison, Kansas
postal code: 66002
inception: 1854-00-00
P8168: Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
water as percent of area: 5.5281
per capita income: 21881
P12749: Hard Promises

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Atchison is a city in and the county seat of Atchison County, Kansas, United States, along the Missouri River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 10,885. The city is named in honor of US Senator David Rice Atchison from Missouri and was the original eastern terminus of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Atchison is also the home of Benedictine College, a Catholic liberal arts university.

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