List of all cities and towns in Shawnee County
Shawnee County (county code SN) is in the central United States, in northeast Kansas. Topeka, the state capital, is its county seat and most populated city.
The population was 178,909 as of the 2020 census, making it Kansas’ third-most populous county.
The county was named after the Shawnee tribe and was one of the original 33 counties established by the first territory assembly in 1855.
Nomadic Native Americans lived in North America’s Great Plains for millennia.
The Kingdom of France claimed control of major sections of North America from the 16th to the 18th centuries.
Following the French and Indian War, France covertly handed New France to Spain under the Treaty of Fontainebleau in 1762.
Shawnee County is located in northeastern Kansas, in the third tier of counties west of the Missouri River, approximately 54 miles south of Nebraska.
The county has a total area of 556 square miles (1,440 km2), of which 544 square miles (1,410 km2) is land and 12 square miles (31 km2) (2.1%) is water, according to the United States Census Bureau.
Here is a list of cities, towns, places, and villages in Shawnee County, Kansas: