Berryton, Kansas | |
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 Berryton (2010) | |
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  Berryton  Berryton | |
| Coordinates: 38°56′27″N95°37′54″W / 38.94083°N 95.63167°W [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Shawnee |
| Township | Monmouth |
| Elevation | 997 ft (304 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 66409 [2] |
| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-06300 |
| GNIS ID | 479067 [1] |
Berryton is an unincorporated community in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located east of the Topeka Regional Airport.
Berryton was laid out in 1888 and named for its two founders, George Washington Berry and his son George Webster Berry. [3] [4] The first post office in Berryton was established in May 1888. [5] In 1912 the town was described as, "a little village of Shawnee county, is a station on the Missouri Pacific R. R., 9 miles southeast of the city of Topeka. It has a money order postoffice with one rural delivery route, and is a trading center for the neighborhood in which it is located. The population in 1910 was 75." [6]
It currently has a post office, an elementary school, an event center, and two churches.
Berryton is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The community is served by Shawnee Heights USD 450 public school district. The Shawnee Heights High School mascot is Thunderbirds. [7]
Berryton High School was closed through school unification. The Berryton Buffaloes [8] won the Kansas State High School class B baseball championship in 1951. [9]
Topeka is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 126,587. The Topeka metropolitan statistical area, which includes Shawnee, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, and Wabaunsee Counties, had a population of 233,870 in the 2010 census.
Shawnee County is located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. Its county seat and most populous city is Topeka, the state capital. As of the 2020 census, the population was 178,909, making it the third-most populous county in Kansas. The county was one of the original 33 counties created by the first territorial legislature in 1855, and it was named for the Shawnee tribe.
Dover is an unincorporated community in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. It is located southwest of Topeka.
Tecumseh is an unincorporated community in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States, and situated along the Kansas River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 696. The community and township are both named for the Shawnee chief.
Shawnee Heights High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Tecumseh, Kansas, east of Topeka, Kansas. The school colors are red, white and turquoise and the school mascot is the Thunderbird. The average annual enrollment is approximately 1,200 students.
Topeka USD 501, also known as Topeka Public Schools, is a public unified school district headquartered in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It is one of four school districts that serve the city of Topeka. Serving 13,430 students in the 2019-2020 school year, the district comprises 5 high schools, 6 middle schools, 15 elementary schools, and 7 other schools focused on serving other Pre-K-12 students. It has the highest enrollment of all school districts in Shawnee County. Topeka Public Schools is widely known for its role in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education school desegregation case.
Huscher is an unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.
Big Springs is an unincorporated community in northwest Douglas County, Kansas, United States.
Arnold is an unincorporated community in Ness County, Kansas, United States. It lies along K-4, north-northwest of the city of Ness City.
Auburn–Washburn USD 437 is a public unified school district headquartered in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It serves Southern and Southwestern Shawnee County, as well as a small portion of extreme northern Osage County. It serves Southwestern and Western portions of the city of Topeka, as well as the communities of Pauline, Montara, Auburn, and Wakarusa. It has one primary school, one intermediate school, seven elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.
Shawnee Heights USD 450 is a public unified school district headquartered in Tecumseh, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of southeast edge of Topeka, Tecumseh, Berryton, Watson, and nearby rural areas. The Shawnee Heights School District is a 5A school district that includes a total of 4 Elementary Schools, 1 Middle School, and 1 High School. Shawnee Heights School District is a suburban school district located in southeastern Shawnee County. The District has an estimated total of 3,500 Students from Pre-Kindergarten to 12th Grade. Tim Hallacy is the superintendent for the School District.
Monmouth township is located in the extreme southeast corner of Shawnee County, Kansas. There are currently no incorporated cities in Monmouth Township. Berryton is the largest unincorporated community. At the beginning of the 21st century it contains a post office, Berryton Elementary School, and two churches: Berryton United Methodist and Berryton Baptist. Until the construction of Clinton Reservoir the incorporated city of Richland was in the southeast corner of the township. An attempt was made to relocate some of the business of Richland a mile and a half north to become Richland Corners, but when the site of the dam was moved downstream a few miles Richland Corners was stranded too far from open water to benefit from the move. All the businesses eventually died. Originally intended to be under a few feet of water the townsite now a true ghost town. One can drive a few of the streets and walk the cement slab floor of the elementary school all the while speculating about what was once there. In addition to maintaining roads the township authority cares for the cemeteries in the township.
Wakarusa is an unincorporated community in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 242. It is located 11 miles (18 km) south of downtown Topeka. Wakarusa is also the name of an unincorporated community in adjacent Douglas County, Kansas, 6.6 mi (10.6 km) southwest of downtown Lawrence and the name of the township that includes Lawrence, Kansas.
Elmont is an unincorporated community in northern Shawnee County, Kansas, United States.
The following is a timeline of the history of Topeka, Kansas, USA.
Gordon is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States.
Richard Gene Kloos is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 19th district, which covers Topeka and eastern Shawnee County, western Douglas County and all of Osage County and Jefferson County. On November 3, 2020, he defeated Anthony Hensley, who had been holding office in the Kansas statehouse for 44 years, by 51.2% to 48.8%.
Watson is an unincorporated community in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States.
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |