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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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
126,587 1
2020 census figure, from Topeka's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
159.14 1
Founding Year
1857 1
1857 is the year Topeka was incorporated as a city, per the infobox (founded 1854).
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
288 2
Latitude
39.03472 degrees north 1
Longitude
95.69556 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 5
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Associated With

Kansas, States or Territories

Topeka is in the U.S. state of Kansas.

Source Topeka (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Kansas, States or Territories

Topeka is the capital of Kansas.

Source Topeka (Wikipedia)
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Kansas Supreme Court

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Source Kansas Supreme Court (source article)Judicial selection
Quote, Judicial selection
The interviews are conducted in the Supreme Court's Conference Room in Topeka.
Sources
1. Topeka (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    126,587
  • Infobox: area_land_km2
    159.14
  • Infobox, coordinates
    39.03472 N 95.69556 W
  • Infobox, founded
    1857
  • Lead section
    Topeka (, tə-PEE-kə) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County.
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2. Topeka (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 288 m
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 39.0347,-95.6956
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 292.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.25, -95.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.25, -95.75
39.25 -95.75 Cfa
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5. GeoNames: Topeka - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4280539
Quote, cities500 record 4280539
39.04833 -95.67804 P PPLA US KS 177 71000 125963 288 306 America/Chicago
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Wikidata: Topeka
Wikidata Q41057, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Topeka (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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