Seneca, Kansas

**Seneca** is a city in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Nemaha County. In 2020, 2,139 people lived there.

## History

Seneca was created in 1857. It was named after Seneca County, Ohio.

The first post office in Seneca was created in November 1858.

Seneca grew along the wagon route from St. Joseph, Missouri to Oregon and California. British explorer Richard Francis Burton was going to California in 1860. He went through town and noted: "... Seneca, a city consisting of a few shanties ..."

Seneca was a station on the Pony Express of the early 1860s. The station was in the Smith Hotel, at the present-day place of Fourth and Main Streets.

Seneca was incorporated as a city in 1870.

## Geography

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 2,139 people, 929 households, and 550 families living in Seneca. Of the households, 73.1% owned their home and 26.9% rented their home.

The median age was 46.0 years. Of the people, 93.5% were White, 0.8% were Black, 0.1% were Native American, 0.1% were Asian, 2.2% were from some other race, and 3.2% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.8% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,991 people, 908 households, and 509 families living in Seneca.

## Famous people

- Ira K. Wells, Judge, United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
- Edward White, Philippine–American War veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor

## Other websites

- City
- City of Seneca
- Seneca - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 115, local school district
- Maps
- Seneca City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Seneca, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Seneca Kansas Post Office front.jpg
- **image caption**: Post Office in Seneca (2021)
- **image map**: Nemaha_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Seneca_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Nemaha County, Kansas, Nemaha County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Nemaha Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Nemaha County, Kansas, Nemaha 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**: Nemaha County, Kansas, Nemaha
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1857
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1870
- **named for**: Seneca County, Ohio
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.67
- **area land sq mi**: 1.67
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 4.32
- **area land km2**: 4.32
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1152
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 2139
- **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**: 66538
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-63950
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485651