Independence, Kansas

**Independence** is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, the 8,548 people lived there. It was named after the Declaration of Independence.

## Geography

Independence is along the Verdigris River. It is just south of its confluence with the Elk River. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### Climate

Independence has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen _Cfa_). It has hot and humid summers, and it has cold winters.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 8,548 people, 3,627 households, and 2,088 families living in Independence. Of the households, 61.6% owned their home and 38.4% rented their home.

The median age was 38.9 years. Of the people, 79.1% were White, 5.5% were Black, 1.7% were Native American, 0.9% were Asian, 2.6% were from some other race, and 10.2% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.2% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 9,483 people, 3,950 households, and 2,430 families living in Independence.

### Primary and secondary education

- Independence High School, grades 9–12
- Independence Middle School, grades 6–8
- Jefferson Elementary School, grades 3–5
- Eisenhower Elementary School, grades Pre-K–2
- Zion Lutheran School, grades Pre-K–8
- St. Andrews School, grades Pre-K–8
- Independence Bible School, grades Pre-K–12
- Tri-County Education Co-operative, special education, all grades

### Community college

The Independence Community College (ICC) main campus is two miles south of Independence. ICC West Campus is one mile west of downtown. Each semester, over 1000 students go to ICC.

## Other websites

- Independence Chamber of Commerce
- Independence City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Independence, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Memorial Hall, Independence, KS.jpg
- **image caption**: Memorial Hall (2017)
- **image map**: Montgomery_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Independence_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Montgomery County, Kansas, Montgomery County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Montgomery Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Montgomery County, Kansas, Montgomery 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**: Montgomery County, Kansas, Montgomery
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1869 (Colfax)
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1870
- **named for**: United States Declaration of Independence
- **government type**: Commission/City Manager
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader title1**: City Manager
- **area total sq mi**: 7.67
- **area land sq mi**: 7.67
- **area water sq mi**: 0.01
- **area total km2**: 19.88
- **area land km2**: 19.86
- **area water km2**: 0.01
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 778
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 8548
- **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**: 67301
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-33875
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485598