Kansas
Shawnee
Williamsport Township

Wakarusa

Wakarusa is a census-designated place in , United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 242. It is located 11 miles south of downtown .
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  • Type: Hamlet with 260 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Shawnee County, Kansas
  • Also known as: “Wakarusa, Kansas”, “Wakarusa, KS”, and “Williamsport”
  • Postal code: 66546

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carbondale.

Town
Photo: Kswx29, Public domain.
is a city in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,352. It is located south of along the U.S. Route 75 four-lane freeway. is situated 4½ miles south of Wakarusa.

Wakarusa

Latitude
38.88584° or 38° 53′ 9″ north
Longitude
-95.69582° or 95° 41′ 45″ west
Population
260
Elevation
951 feet (290 metres)
Open location code
86C6V8P3+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151881114
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4281109
Wiki­data ID
Q6166056
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Wakarusa” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Wakarusa”
  • Cebuano: “Wakarusa”
  • Chechen: “Вакаруса”
  • Chinese: “瓦卡盧薩”
  • French: “Wakarusa”
  • German: “Wakarusa”
  • Gilaki: “واکاروسا (کانزاس)”
  • Gilaki: “واکاروسا”
  • Irish: “Wakarusa”
  • Italian: “Wakarusa”
  • Ladin: “Wakarusa”
  • Persian: “واکاروسا، کانزاس”
  • Persian: “واکاروسا”
  • Polish: “Wakarusa”
  • Serbian: “Вокаруса”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Wakarusa, Kansas”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Wakarusa”
  • South Azerbaijani: “واکاروسا، کانزاس”
  • Spanish: “Wakarusa”
  • Tatar: “Вакаруса”
  • Ukrainian: “Вакаруса”
  • Welsh: “Wakarusa, Kansas”
  • Welsh: “Wakarusa”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wakarusa Post Office and Shawnee Center Cemetery.

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