Emporia is a city in, as well as the county seat, of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 24,139. Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of highways K-99, U.S. Route 50, Interstates 335 and 35. It is home to Emporia State University and Flint Hills Technical College, and two annual sporting events: Unbound Gravel and Dynamic Discs Open.
Midwest
Emporia
Lyon County, KS
Population
24,118
Walk Score
88 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$758
Median home value
$125,200
Founded
1857
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Emporia Downtown Historic District · listed 2012
Notable landmarks
- Anderson Carnegie Memorial Library · listed 1987
- Cross, Col. H.C. and Susan, House · listed 2011
- Finney, Warren Wesley, House · listed 1992
- Granada Theater · listed 1985
- Harris-Borman House · listed 1992
- Howe, Richard, House · listed 1986
- Keebler-Stone House · listed 1992
- Kress Building · listed 1983
- Mason, Walt, House · listed 1992
- McCarty, W.T. and Olivia, House · listed 2025
- Mouse, Snowden S., Service Station and Tourist Home · listed 2018
- Old Emporia Public Library · listed 1981
- Plumb, Mrs. Preston B., House · listed 1984
- Rocky Ford Bridge · listed 2020
- Soden, Hallie B., House · listed 1977
- Soden's Grove Bridge · listed 1983
- White, William Allen, House · listed 1971
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