Emporia, Kansas | |
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City and County seat | |
Coordinates: 38°24′14″N 96°11′34″W / 38.40389°N 96.19278°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Lyon |
Founded | 1857 |
Incorporated | 1870[2] |
Government | |
• Type | Commission-Manager |
• Mayor | Danny Geifer[3] |
• City Manager | Trey Cocking[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 12.11 sq mi (31.37 km2) |
• Land | 12.00 sq mi (31.07 km2) |
• Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.30 km2) 0.6% |
Elevation | 1,142 ft (348 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 24,139 |
• Density | 2,000/sq mi (770/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 66801[8] |
Area code | 620 |
FIPS code | 20-21275 |
GNIS ID | 485571[1] |
Website | emporiaks.gov |
Emporia is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 24,139.[6][7] Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of highways K-99, U.S. Route 50, Interstates 335 and 35 (Kansas Turnpike). Emporia is also a college town, home to Emporia State University and Flint Hills Technical College. It is home of two annual sporting events: Unbound Gravel (ranked as one of the top gravel bicycle races) and Dynamic Discs Open (disc golf tournaments).