Emporia, Kansas | |
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City and County seat | |
 Downtown Emporia (2012) | |
 Logo for City of Emporia | |
 Location of Emporia within Lyon County and Kansas | |
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| 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).
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emporia, Kansas
- ^ a b "City of Emporia". The League of Kansas Municipalities. May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Emporia City Commission". Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "City Manager's Office Directory". Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "Profile of Emporia, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "QuickFacts; Emporia, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.