Atchison, Kansas
Atchison, Kansas | |
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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 / 39.56250°N 95.12833°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 |
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.