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Wakarusa, Kansas
CDP
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Coordinates: 38°53′09″N 95°41′45″W / 38.88583°N 95.69583°W / 38.88583; -95.69583^[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Shawnee
Area ^[2]
• Total	4.999 sq mi (12.95 km²)
• Land	4.965 sq mi (12.86 km²)
• Water	0.034 sq mi (0.09 km²)
Elevation ^[1]	951 ft (290 m)
Population (2020)^[3]
• Total	242
• Density	48/sq mi (19/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	66546
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-74425
GNIS ID	2629183^[1]

Wakarusa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States.^[1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 242.^[3] It is located 11 miles (18 km) south of downtown Topeka. Wakarusa is also the name of an unincorporated community in adjacent Douglas County, Kansas, 6.6 mi (10.6 km) southwest of downtown Lawrence and the name of the township that includes Lawrence, Kansas.

History

Wakarusa was founded in 1858.^[4]

Wakarusa has a post office with ZIP code 66546.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	260	—
2020	242	−6.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Wakarusa as a census-designated place (CDP).

Education

The community is served by Auburn–Washburn USD 437 public school district.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wakarusa, Kansas
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Profile of Wakarusa, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 854.
^ ZIP Code Lookup

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Shawnee County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

v t e Municipalities and communities of Shawnee County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Topeka
Cities	Auburn Rossville Silver Lake Topeka Willard‡	Map of Kansas highlighting Shawnee County
CDPs	Tecumseh Wakarusa
Unincorporated communities	Berryton Dover Elmont Kiro Montara Pauline Watson
Ghost town	Richland
Townships	Dover Grove Monmouth Williamsport
Footnotes	‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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Census-designated places in Shawnee County, Kansas

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