Wakarusa, Kansas

Wakarusa is an unincorporated community in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States.[1] 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.[3] 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, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Shawnee County (legend)
Wakarusa
Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 38°53′09″N 95°41′45″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyShawnee
Area
 • Total4.999 sq mi (12.95 km2)
 • Land4.965 sq mi (12.86 km2)
 • Water0.034 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation951 ft (290 m)
Population
 • Total260
 • Density52/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66546
Area code785
FIPS code20-74425 [1]
GNIS ID479077 [1]

History

Wakarusa was founded in 1858.[5]

Demographics

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Wakarusa as a census-designated place (CDP).

Education

The community is served by Auburn–Washburn USD 437 public school district.

References
  1. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Wakarusa, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  4. ZIP Code Lookup
  5. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 854.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Shawnee County, Kansas
  • Living in the Depot: The Two-Story Railroad Station; H. Roger Grant; University of Iowa Press; 130 pages; 1993; ISBN 978-0877455882. Contains historic images of Kansas stations at Alta Vista, Bucklin, Comiskey, Haddam, Hoyt, and Wakarusa.
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