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Topeka, KS
Kansas · Shawnee County · Topeka Metro
Topeka is a large city in Kansas with a population of 126,103. Residents earn $55,902 per year, which is 26% below the national average.
3.3
/5.0
B
Good
126,103
Population
2,037/sq mi density
$55,902
Median Income
$33,290 per capita
$130,600
Home Value
$186,856 Zillow
$947
Median Rent
26.8% income on rent
58°F
Avg Temperature
301 sunny days/yr
712
Violent Crime/100K
4,991 property/100K
B
Overall
3.3 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B+
Economy
3.7 / 5.0
$55,902 median income, 3.0% unemployment
A+
Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$130,600 home value, $947/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
712 violent crimes/100K (87% above avg)
B
Education
3.3 / 5.0
29.1% bachelor's degree or higher
Explore Near Topeka
Haunted Places
11
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Historic Markers
3
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Bigfoot Sightings
2
Eyewitness reports filed with the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
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Mines
1
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Haunted Places Near Topeka, KS
11 reported haunted locations found near Topeka, KS.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Barber Shop | Man who was killed "accidentally" while getting a shave is still seen inside the shop. |
| Capital Building | It is said that a woman killed herself by jumping off the staircase that leads up to the top of the dome. Sometimes in the basement you can hear footsteps and her crying. |
| Dorothy Thomas School of Dance | The studio has been in the basement of a home since 1942. Dorothy passed away in 1988 and all of this started then. There have been what sounds like 150 people tap dancing at 3 am. The lights go off and on by themselves. An old broken down piano plays Sweet Georgia Brown and Tea For Two by it's self late at night. Music boxes turn on by themselves. Footsteps in the attic. Lots of whispering and the stereo will turn on by its self. |
| Gardner House | this house is home to a poltergeist. |
| Harrison Church | This church is one of the most haunted places in Kansas. This church was a normal church until one-day possessed by the Devil and is now abandoned. People say they hear screams and a little girl crying. Do not go there unless you are wanting a fright. |
| Kansas Department of Health and Environment | at the KDHE there are said to be two different ghosts that haunt that place. George and Sam are their names and their stories are just about all other ghosts they died a horrible death and they can go till it avenged. |
| Overland station | Former ATSF train station reportedly haunted by at least three entities: One is a woman occasionally seen dressed in early 20th century apparel on the second floor of the station, another sighting is of a former ticket-clerk who is often seen at "his" ticket booth, and a small boy, possibly ten years old often appears in pictures taken outside the building, as well as in reflections in the windows of the station. |
| Rochester Cemetery | The Albino Lady is seen often in the cemetery |
| Topeka Country Club | Apparitions have been seen and heard. Employees and security are all afraid to go upstairs alone. Sometimes if you go out late at night alone the lights will be on and loud music playing though no one is there and all was quiet earlier. The building is alarmed so it is impossible for someone to go in and play a joke. Very creepy when you are alone at night. |
| Topeka High School | Topeka High School is one of the oldest schools in Topeka. There are tunnels beneath the school and is supposedly built over a graveyard. There have been witnesses of ghosts and even pictures. When said to be alone, there has been conversations between the ghosts. Also, there have been weird things that have happened to teachers and students in the halls and classrooms when they are alone. Students say “even though this school is thought to be haunted, it is still the best high school ever!... |
| Topeka State Hospital | Very large facility, opened in 1872-closed 1997, at one time the site of Kansas' hospital for criminally insane. Orbs, apparitions in windows, voices and music heard from many of the buildings on campus. 1,157 people are buried in the cemetery on site-95 percent are in unmarked graves. Local PD still patrol the area, although several have stated they hesitate to enter the grounds at night. |