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The town of Topeka is the capital of the state Kansas, with the the United States. Located orginellement on the territory of the Indians Shawnee, it is the fourth most populated city state with more 122 000 inhabitants.

A legend says that the name Topeka comes from first American who spoke about “potatoes” (“Potato”) and “has good place to grow gold find potatoes about it”.

Three ships of US Navy have as a US name Topeka in the honor of this city.

Geography

The coordinates geographical of Topeka are (39.039200, -95.689508)

History

Topeka leaves ground in 1854. It one of the cities of the free states is rested by the men of the Is against the slave system. In 1857 it is listed like a city.

In the years 1840, a convoy of caravans leaves the Missouri to the Is for a forwarding of 2000 Kilomètres on the Piste of Oregon. To 60 miles of Kansas City, Three Indian sisters with half married to Canadian brothers French/ establishes a service of transport to make cross the Rivière Kansas to the travellers. It is there that is born Topeka.

With the beginning of the year 1850, the traffic along the Piste of Oregon is doubled by the road of the new soldiers which extends from Strong Leavenworth to the new establishment of Strong Riley. In 1854, after the completion of the first hut, nine men crééent the Topeka Town Association . One of them, Cyrus K. Holliday wants to become the Maire of the city and to found Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad (AAR), one of largest the American railroad company. Also, of the Bateau X with vapor are regularly amarés with the quays of Topeka to deposit goods there. Beginning 1860, the city became a center for the trade of the area.

After one decade of bloody combat (between pro and anti slave system) the Kansas is allowed in the Union in 1861 as a 34e state. Topeka is finally selected like Capitale with as governor Dr. Charles Robinson. Cyrus K. Holliday obtains state the authorization to undertake the construction of Capitol.

Although the dryness 1860 and the civil war (1861 - 1865) slowed down the growth of Topeka and all the state, the city attends with a rebirth and one beneficial period of growth in Kansas of 1865 to 1870. In 1869, the railway line starts to be built in the west. Offices and general workshops of mechanical engineering of Atchison, and system of railroad of Santa Fe are established in Topeka in 1878. During the years 1880, Topeka crosses a difficult phase which finished in the disaster and much of investors are ruined. However, the city doubles its population for this period and succeeds in surviving the depressions of the years 1890. To Topeka the racial segregation is applied only for the elementary schools. Following various lawsuits, a law is voted for racial integration in all the American public schools.

June 8th, 1966, Topeka is struck by a Tornade of force 5 the Échelle of Fujita. The cost of degradations rises to 100 million Dollars making this tornado one of most expensive of the history of the United States.

Climate

The Température minimal average in January is of 17°F (- 8°C) and it is maximum in July with 90°F (32°C). The maximum temperature of 90°F (32°C) is reached on average 45 days per annum and that 100°F (38°C) 4 days per annum. The temperature minimum falls below the freezing point (32°F = 0°C) on average 117 days per annum. Generally, it is between end September and end October that the temperature passes under the bar of the zero, whereas the last frosts occur between beginning April and beginning May. On average 100 days ago of measurable precipitation per annum. It Snow seldom because time in Hiver is cold, dry and sunny.

Demography

In 2000, there was 122 377 people, 52 190 households, and 30 687 families residing in the city. The population density was of 843,6/km ². 78,52% White, 11,71% Afro-Americans, 8,63% others and 8,86% of the population were Hispaniques or Latino. The average revenue for a household was of $35 928, the men gained $32 373 against $25 633 for the women. 12,4% of the population and 8,5% families were below the 8,2% and poverty line including 16,7% less than 18 years of more than 65 years.

Famous personalities

Gwendolyn Brooks, woman of letters
Coleman Hawkins, saxophonist of jazz, made there studies
Ben Lerner, poet
Karl Augustus Menninger, psychiatrist
Rex Stout, writer, lived his childhood

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Simple: Topeka, Kansas

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