Augusta, Kansas

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The 2000 Census showed that Augusta had a population of 8,423 people^<1>. This represents 0.31% of the total population of Kansas, making it the state's 41st most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
38	Lansing	NE	155 mi [249.4 km]	10,691	16.22% increase
39	Wellington	SW	37 mi [59.5 km]	7,735	10.55% decrease
40	Haysville	SW	22 mi [35.41 km]	10,364	21.9% increase
-41-	Augusta			8,693	3.21% increase
42	Fort Scott	E	124 mi [199.6 km]	7,941	4.29% decrease
43	Roeland Park	NE	156 mi [251.1 km]	6,960	2.1% increase
44	Bonner Springs	NE	148 mi [238.2 km]	7,161	5.81% increase

Augusta had 3,585 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Augusta has an area^<4> of 4.03 square miles [10.43 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Augusta had a 2000 population density of 2,091 people per square mile [807 people/km²], making it the state's 48th most densely populated area.

Butler County

The city of Augusta is located in Butler County.

The county had a population of 59,678 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 8,423 people, Augusta contained 14.11% of the Butler County total.

In addition, where the community of Augusta has a population density of 2,091 people per square mile [807 people/km²], Butler County averages 41.8 people per square mile [16.14 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Butler County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Augusta and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Augusta. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Augusta.

A Census Quickfact is available for Butler County (QF-20015).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Butler County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Chase	QF-20017	NE	2,804	7.43% decrease
	Cowley	QF-20035	S	34,065	6.04% decrease
	Elk	QF-20049	SE	3,047	5.34% decrease
	Greenwood	QF-20073	E	6,861	10.43% decrease
	Harvey	QF-20079	NW	33,675	2.44% increase
	Marion	QF-20115	N	12,100	9.55% decrease
	Sedgwick	QF-20173	W	482,863	6.47% increase
	Sumner	QF-20191	SW	23,616	8.98% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Augusta:

Augusta is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Augusta.

The Commemorative Quarter for Kansas<6>

Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Augusta. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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