Midwest
Independence
Montgomery County, KS
Population
8,556
Walk Score
80 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$743
Median home value
$85,100
Founded
1869
On the National Register
Historic districts
- Independence Downtown Historic District · listed 2006
Notable landmarks
- Archeological Site Number 14MY1320 · listed 1982
- Archeological Site Number 14MY365 · listed 1982
- Blakeslee Motor Company Building · listed 1989
- Booth Hotel · listed 1983
- Booth Theater · listed 1988
- Brown Barn · listed 2009
- Cook's Hotel · listed 2006
- Dewlen-Spohnhauer Bridge · listed 1983
- Eastep Site · listed 2013
- First Congregational Church · listed 2014
- Independence Bowstring · listed 1990
- Independence Junior High School · listed 2009
- Independence Public Carnegie Library · listed 1988
- Infinity Archeological Site · listed 1971
- Inge, William, Boyhood Home · listed 2018
- Memorial Hall · listed 2005
- Pennsylvania Avenue Rock Creek Bridge · listed 1985
- Prairie Oil & Gas Building · listed 2024
- Union Implement and Hardware Building-Masonic Temple · listed 1988
- Washington School · listed 2015
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