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Topeka, KS Metro Area Demographics

Topeka, KS Metro Area is the 204th most populous of 935 metro areas in the United States, with 233,152 residents across 3,233 square miles. That is about 72 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 233,152
Land area 3,233 sq mi
Density 72 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

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Counties in the Topeka, KS Metro Area area

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Shawnee County, KS 178,909 544.0 329
Jefferson County, KS 18,368 532.6 34
Osage County, KS 15,766 705.5 22
Jackson County, KS 13,232 656.2 20
County Wabaunsee 6,877 794.3 9

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