Atchison, Kansas

Atchison, Kansas
City and County seat
Commercial Street in downtown Atchison (2006)
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Location within Atchison County and Kansas
KDOT map of Atchison County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°33′45″N 95°7′42″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Atchison
Founded	1854
Incorporated	1855
Named after	David Rice Atchison
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	La Rochelle Young
• City Manager	Mark Westhoff
Area
• Total	8.47 sq mi (21.93 km2)
• Land	8.01 sq mi (20.75 km2)
• Water	0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2)
Elevation	869 ft (265 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,885
• Density	1,359/sq mi (524.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	66002
Area code	913
FIPS code	20-02900
GNIS ID	485542
Website	CityOfAtchison.com

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Atchison is a city in and the county seat of Atchison County, Kansas, United States, along the Missouri River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 10,885. The city is named in honor of US Senator David Rice Atchison from Missouri and was the original eastern terminus of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Atchison is also the home of Benedictine College, a Catholic liberal arts university.