Independence, Kansas

Independence, Kansas
City and County seat
Memorial Hall (2017)
Location within Montgomery County and Kansas
KDOT map of Montgomery County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°13′32″N 95°43′10″W / 37.22556°N 95.71944°W / 37.22556; -95.71944[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Montgomery
Founded	1869 (Colfax)
Incorporated	1870
Named for	United States Declaration of Independence
Government
• Type	Commission/City Manager
Area [2]
• Total	7.67 sq mi (19.88 km2)
• Land	7.67 sq mi (19.86 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [1]	778 ft (237 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	8,548
• Density	1,100/sq mi (430/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	67301
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-33875
GNIS ID	485598[1]
Website	independenceks.gov

Independence is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas, United States.^[4] In 2020, the 8,548 people lived there.^[3] It was named after the Declaration of Independence.^[5]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Independence, Kansas
2. ↑ Cite error: The named reference CenPopGazetteer2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "QuickFacts: Independence city, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
4. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
5. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 165.