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Topeka is a city in Shawnee County.

It is the state capital and the county seat.

The community name derives from Indian term translated as "potato place" or "noisy."
[NOTE: This is not the only community in Kansas named Topeka. For links to other places called Topeka, KS, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]

The latitude of Topeka is 39.048N. The longitude is -95.677W.

It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 945 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 122,008.

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Median household income

Local

$35,928

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

For more census details and comparisons, see our Topeka demographic reports

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Topeka is on the Kansas River.

Settled as a railroad stop in 1854.

One of the U.S. Supreme Court's most important decisions revolved around a local elementary schoolrefusing to admit a black student. The case, known as Brown vs. the Board of Education, overturned earlier rulings permitting racial segregation under "separate but equal" standards.

Public transportation: Topeka Transit (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 728. The number of murders and homicides was 16. The violent crime rate was 5.9 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Gwendolyn Brooks, poet
· Annette Bening, actress
· Marilyn Schreffler, voice of Olive Oyl in Popeye cartoons

Local bands (past and present) have included Kansas

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Panera Bread, Starbucks

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Local festivals include:

Shawnee County Fair - July 26-29, 2007
Cider Days Fall Festival - Sept. 22-23, 2007
Apple Festival - Oct. 7, 2007
Sunflower Music Festival - June 8-16, 2007
Inter-Tribal Pow Wow - Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 2007
Kansas Film Festival - Feb. 24-25, 2007
Coleman Hawkins Festival - May 31-June 3, 2007
Fiesta Mexicana - July 10-14, 2007
Spirit of Kansas Festival - July 1-4, 2007

Dates often change. Check Topeka web sites and events links in the sections below.

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Performing arts: Topeka Symphony Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: Dornwood Nature Trail, Orville Rice Nature Trails

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Topeka attractions: Casino, Topeka Zoo, Gage Park Reinisch Rose Garden

Historic sites and museums: Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, Kansas Museum of History, Mulvane Art Museum, Historic Ward-Meade Park & Botanical Gardens, Cedar Crest, Combat Air Museum, Great Overland Station

Colleges and universities: Washburn University, Topeka Technical College, Kaw Area Technical School

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Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 83

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