Atchison County, Kansas
| Atchison County, Kansas | |
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Atchison County Courthouse in Atchison
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 Location in the U.S. state of Kansas |
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 Kansas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | August 25, 1855 |
| Named for | David Rice Atchison |
| Seat | Atchison |
| Largest city | Atchison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 434 sq mi (1,124 km2) |
| • Land | 431 sq mi (1,116 km2) |
| • Water | 2.6 sq mi (7 km2), 0.6% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 16,924 |
| • Density | 39/sq mi (15/km²) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | AtchisonCountyKS |
Coordinates: 39°32′N 95°18′W / 39.533°N 95.300°W
Atchison County (county code AT) is a county located in northeastern Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16,924. Its county seat and most populous city is Atchison. The county is named in honor of David Rice Atchison, a United States Senator from Missouri.
For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
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