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Independence
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city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Montgomery
- Founded
- 1869 (Colfax)
- Named after
- United States Declaration of Independence
- Type
- Commission/City Manager
- Mayor
- Scott Smith
- City manager
- Kelly Passauer
- Total
- 7.68 sq mi (19.88 km )
- Land
- 7.67 sq mi (19.86 km )
- Water
- 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
- Elevation
- 778 ft (237 m)
- Density
- 1,115/sq mi (430.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 20-33875
- Website
- independenceks.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Independence is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 8,548. It was named in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence. Independence Community College is located here.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Independence” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.