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Topeka
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Topeka is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County, sitting along the Kansas River in northeastern Kansas. It is known as the location of the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, which overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
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Population2020 census figure, from Topeka's own Wikipedia infobox. Area (sq km) Founding Year1857 is the year Topeka was incorporated as a city, per the infobox (founded 1854). Population Estimate Year Cross-Tradition Connections
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Topeka is in the U.S. state of Kansas.
Capital Of
Topeka is the capital of Kansas.
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1. Topeka (Wikipedia)
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126,587
1. Topeka (Wikipedia)
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159.14 km2
1. Topeka (Wikipedia)
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39.03472 N 95.69556 W
1. Topeka (Wikipedia)
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1857
1. Topeka (Wikipedia)
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Topeka is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County.
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