Atchison
city in and county seat of Atchison County, Kansas, United States
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Summary
Atchison is a city in the United States[1]. Atchison ranks in the top 7% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,712 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Atchison County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: county seat[5]
- Named after: David Rice Atchison[6]
- Postal code: 66002[7]
- Commons category: Atchison, Kansas[8]
- Local dialing code: 913[9]
- Inception: 1854[10]
- Coordinate location: 39.5625, -95.1283[11]
- Official website: http://www.cityofatchison.com/[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Atchison, Kansas[13]
- Population: 11,021[14], 10,885[15]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], The New Student's Reference Work[18]
- Capital of: Atchison County[19]
- Official name: Atchison[20]
- Category for people born here: Q16742791[21]
- Number of households: 3746[22]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Atchison, Kansas[23]
- Different from: Atchison[24]
- Elevation above sea level: 248[25]
- Area: 21.593255[26], 21.452507[27]
- Water as percent of area: 5.5281[28]
- Territory overlaps: Atchison urban area[29]
- Per capita income: 21,881[30]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Atchison include Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway[31], a railway company[32], in United States[33], founded in 1895[34], headquartered in Chicago[35].
Why It Matters
Atchison has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Atchison is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for Atchison include Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway[31], a railway company[32], in United States[33], founded in 1895[34], headquartered in Chicago[35].