Independence is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 8,548. It was named in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence. Independence Community College is located here.
Midwest
Independence
Montgomery County, KS
Population
8,556
Walk Score
80 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$743
Median home value
$85,100
Founded
1869
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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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