Topeka, Kansas

"Topeka" redirects here. For other uses, see Topeka (disambiguation).

Topeka, Kansas
State capital city
Downtown skyline from Burnett's Mound Kansas State Capitol Downtown Topeka
Flag Seal
Location within Shawnee County and Kansas
Interactive map of Topeka, Kansas
Coordinates: 39°02′05″N 95°41′44″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Shawnee
Founded	1854
Incorporated	1857
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	Spencer Duncan
• City Manager	Robert Perez
Area
• State capital city	62.75 sq mi (162.53 km2)
• Land	61.44 sq mi (159.14 km2)
• Water	1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2)
Elevation	938 ft (286 m)
Population  (2020)
• State capital city	126,587
• Estimate  (2024)	125,467
• Rank	US: 222nd KS: 5th
• Density	2,060.2/sq mi (795.44/km2)
• Urban	150,003 (US: 217th)
• Metro	232,670 (US: 200th)
Demonym	Topekan
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	66601–66612, 66614–66622, 66624–66626, 66628–66629, 66636–66637, 66642, 66647, 66652–66653, 66667, 66675, 66683, 66692, 66699
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-71000
GNIS ID	485655
Website	topeka.org

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Topeka (/tə.ˈpiː.kə/, tə-PEE-kə) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, within northeastern Kansas and the Central United States. The population of the city was 126,587 as of the 2020 census. The five-county Topeka metropolitan area has approximately 233,000 residents.

The city, laid out in 1854, was one of the Free-State towns founded by Eastern antislavery men immediately after the passage of the Kansas–Nebraska Bill. Topeka was chartered as a city in 1857. It is well known for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, which overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and declared racial segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional.