Wakarusa, Kansas

Wakarusa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 242. It is located south of downtown Topeka.

History Wakarusa was founded in 1858.

Wakarusa has a post office with ZIP Code 66546.ZIP Code Lookup

Demographics

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Wakarusa as a census-designated place (CDP).

Education The community is served by Auburn–Washburn USD 437 public school district.

References

Further reading

Living in the Depot: The Two-Story Railroad Station; H. Roger Grant; University of Iowa Press; 130 pages; 1993; . Contains historic images of Kansas stations at Alta Vista, Bucklin, Comiskey, Haddam, Hoyt, and Wakarusa.