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Atchison County

county in Kansas, United States
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Atchison County

Summary

Atchison County is a county of Kansas[1]. It draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kansas category, ranking #30 of 105).[2]

Key Facts

  • Atchison County is located in Kansas[3].
  • Atchison County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Atchison County's instance of is recorded as county of Kansas[5].
  • Atchison County's capital is recorded as Atchison[6].
  • Atchison County's shares border with is recorded as Doniphan County[7].
  • Atchison County's shares border with is recorded as Buchanan County[8].
  • Atchison County's shares border with is recorded as Leavenworth County[9].
  • Atchison County's shares border with is recorded as Platte County[10].
  • Atchison County's shares border with is recorded as Jefferson County[11].
  • Atchison County's shares border with is recorded as Jackson County[12].
  • Atchison County's shares border with is recorded as Brown County[13].
  • David Rice Atchison is named after Atchison County[14].
  • Atchison County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Atchison[15].
  • Atchison County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Effingham[16].
  • Atchison County's headquarters location is recorded as Atchison[17].
  • Atchison County's Commons category is recorded as Atchison County, Kansas[18].
  • Atchison County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[19].
  • August 30, 1855 marks the founding of Atchison County[20].
  • Atchison County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.5333, 'lon': -95.3}[21].
  • Atchison County's official website is recorded as http://AtchisonCountyKS.org[22].
  • Atchison County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Atchison County, Kansas[23].
  • Atchison County has a population of {'amount': '+16924'}[24].
  • Atchison County has a population of {'amount': '+16870'}[25].
  • Atchison County has a population of {'amount': '+16788'}[26].
  • Atchison County has a population of {'amount': '+16821'}[27].

Body

Geography

Atchison County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Kansas[3].

Physical Characteristics

Atchison County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1127'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+16924'}[24], {'amount': '+16870'}[25], {'amount': '+16788'}[26], {'amount': '+16821'}[27], {'amount': '+16749'}[29], and {'amount': '+16398'}[30].

Designation and Status

Atchison County's instance of is recorded as county of Kansas[5].

History and Context

August 30, 1855 marks the founding of Atchison County[20]. David Rice Atchison is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Atchison County draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kansas category, ranking #30 of 105).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Kansas United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of Kansas
    Named after → David Rice Atchison
    Aliases → —
    Capital → Atchison
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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