Atchison County, Kansas

Atchison County
Atchison County Courthouse in Atchison (2023)
Atchison County Courthouse in Atchison (2023)
Map of Kansas highlighting Atchison County
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Map of the United States highlighting Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°32′N 95°18′W / 39.533°N 95.300°W / 39.533; -95.300
Country United States
State Kansas
FoundedAugust 25, 1855
Named forDavid Rice Atchison
SeatAtchison
Largest cityAtchison
Area
 • Total434 sq mi (1,120 km2)
 • Land431 sq mi (1,120 km2)
 • Water2.6 sq mi (7 km2)  0.6%
Population
 • Total16,348
 • Estimate 
(2023)[2]
16,016 Decrease
 • Density37.9/sq mi (14.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code913
Congressional district2nd
WebsiteAtchisonCountyKS.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.[3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Profile for Atchison County, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved June 4, 2014.