The Topeka Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of five counties in northeastern

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, anchored by the city of Topeka. In total, it has an area of 3,290.15 square miles. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 233,152.

Counties

* Jackson * Jefferson * Osage * Shawnee * Wabaunsee

Communities

Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants

* Topeka (Principal city)

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

* Auburn * Carbondale * Holton * Lyndon * Osage City * Oskaloosa * Overbrook * Rossville * Silver Lake * Valley Falls

Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

* Alma * Burlingame * Eskridge * Hoyt * Maple Hill * McLouth * Meriden * Nortonville * Ozawkie *

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* Scranton *

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Places with less than 500 inhabitants

* Alta Vista * Circleville * Delia * Denison * Harveyville * Mayetta * McFarland * Melvern * Olivet * Paxico * Quenemo *

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* Whiting * Willard

Unincorporated places

* Berryton *

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* Mooney Creek * Pauline * Tecumseh * Thompsonville * Wabaunsee

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 224,551 people, 89,600 households, and 60,052 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 85.95%

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, 6.95%

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, 1.41% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.04%

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, 2.53% from other races, and 2.40% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.85% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $41,322, and the median income for a family was $48,124. Males had a median income of $33,251 versus $24,079 for females. The

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for the MSA was $18,856.

References

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