Atchison, Kansas | |
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City and County seat | |
 Commercial Street in downtown Atchison (2006) | |
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 Location within Atchison County and Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 39°33′45″N 95°7′42″W / 39.56250°N 95.12833°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Atchison |
| Township | Shannon |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Incorporated | 1855 |
| Named for | David Rice Atchison |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Abby Bartlett |
| • City Manager | Amy Finch |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.47 sq mi (21.93 km2) |
| • Land | 8.01 sq mi (20.75 km2) |
| • Water | 0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,885 |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (500/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 66002[5] |
| Area code | 913 |
| FIPS code | 20-02900 |
| GNIS ID | 485542[1] |
| Website | CityOfAtchison.com |
Atchison is a city and county seat of Atchison County, Kansas, United States,[1] along the Missouri River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 10,885.[3][4] 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 b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Atchison, Kansas
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "Profile of Atchison, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "QuickFacts; Atchison, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.