Wakarusa, Kansas

Wakarusa, Kansas
Census-designated place

KDOT map of Shawnee County (legend)
Wakarusa

Location within the state of Kansas

Coordinates: 38°53′09″N 95°41′45″W / 38.88583°N 95.69583°W / 38.88583; -95.69583Coordinates: 38°53′09″N 95°41′45″W / 38.88583°N 95.69583°W / 38.88583; -95.69583
Country United States
State Kansas
County Shawnee
Area[1]
 • Total 4.999 sq mi (12.95 km2)
 • Land 4.965 sq mi (12.86 km2)
 • Water 0.034 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation 955 ft (291 m)
Population (2010 census)[2]
 • Total 260
 • Density 52/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 66546
Area code 785
GNIS ID 479077 [3]

Wakarusa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. Wakarusa is 11 miles (18 km) south of downtown Topeka. Wakarusa has a post office with ZIP code 66546. [4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 260.[2] Wakarusa is also the name of an unincorporated community in adjacent Douglas County, Kansas, 6.6 mi (10.6 km) southwest of downtown Lawrence and the name of the township that includes Lawrence, Kansas.

Wakarusa was founded in 1858.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Wakarusa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  5. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 854.
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