What Are People From Topeka Called?

About Topeka

Topeka is the capital of Kansas and sits on the Kansas River in the northeastern part of the state. The name comes from a Kansa-Osage phrase meaning 'a good place to dig potatoes'. The city became the state capital in 1856, and it has been the seat of state government ever since. Topeka holds a place in American legal history as the home of the case Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 Supreme Court decision that ended legal racial segregation in public schools. Its history also includes the abolitionist movement that shaped Kansas before the Civil War. Today the city is a center of state government, agriculture, and insurance, and its riverfront and historic neighborhoods reflect a long civic memory.

Etymology of the Topeka Demonym

Places near Topeka

Other places in the region and their demonyms