Augusta, Kansas

**Augusta** is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 9,256 people lived there.

## Geography

Augusta is at  (37.692425, -96.979886), at the confluence of the Walnut and Whitewater Rivers. It is along the western edge of Butler County. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### Climate

Augusta has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Augusta has a humid subtropical climate. it is abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 9,256 people, 3,670 households, and 2,423 families living in Augusta. Of the households, 64.9% owned their home and 35.1% rented their home.

The median age was 37.7 years. Of the people, 88.4% were White, 0.9% were Native American, 0.6% were Asian, 0.5% were Black, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 1.4% were from some other race, and 8.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.6% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 9,274 people, 3,669 households, and 2,448 families living in Augusta.

## Education

Augusta is part of the Augusta USD 402 public school district.

## Media

Augusta has the _Butler County Times-Gazette_ newspaper. They publish once every 3 weeks. It covers Augusta and neighboring towns.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Augusta
- Augusta - Directory of Public Officials
- Downtown Augusta
- Augusta Chamber of Commerce
- Schools
- USD 402, local school district
- USD 402 School District Boundary Map , KDOT
- Maps
- Augusta City Map, KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Augusta, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image flag**: Flag of Augusta, Kansas.svg
- **image map**: Butler_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Augusta_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Butler County, Kansas, Butler County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Butler Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Butler County, Kansas, Butler County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Butler County, Kansas, Butler
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1868
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1871
- **named for**: Augusta James
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader title1**: City Manager
- **area total sq mi**: 4.87
- **area land sq mi**: 4.24
- **area water sq mi**: 0.63
- **area total km2**: 12.62
- **area land km2**: 10.99
- **area water km2**: 1.64
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1283
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 9256
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67010
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 316, 316
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485543