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Also known as Columbus, Kansas, Columbus, KS

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

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Kansas
County
Cherokee
Named after
Columbus, Ohio
Total
2.39 sq mi (6.20 km )
Land
2.39 sq mi (6.20 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation
912 ft (278 m)
Density
1,220/sq mi (472/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code
20-15075
Website
columbusks.gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
county seat
Official name
Columbus
Located in
Cherokee County
Population
2929
Area
6.274408
Elevation
278
Capital of
Cherokee County
Official website
www.columbuscityhall.com
Image
Columbus, KS public library funded by Andrew Carnegie..jpg
Households
1370
Dialing code
620
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postal code
66725
Commons category
Columbus, Kansas
P8168
Aizac
water as percent of area
0
different from
Columbus
per capita income
21981
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Encyclopedic overview

Columbus is the second largest city in and the county seat of Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,929. It is located approximately 15 miles south-southwest of Pittsburg.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Columbus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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