Columbus
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city in and county seat of Cherokee County, Kansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Cherokee
- Named after
- Columbus, Ohio
- Total
- 2.39 sq mi (6.20 km )
- Land
- 2.39 sq mi (6.20 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 912 ft (278 m)
- Density
- 1,220/sq mi (472/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 20-15075
- Website
- columbusks.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Columbus is the second largest city in and the county seat of Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,929. It is located approximately 15 miles south-southwest of Pittsburg.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Columbus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.