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Silver Lake, Kansas

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The city of Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County.

Typical abbreviation for Silver Lake: Silver Lk.

Silver Lake is 270 feet [82.3 m] above sea level.<1>

Time Zone: Silver Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Silver Lake can be found in:

 British ColumbiaNew Jersey
 CaliforniaNew York
 FloridaNorth Carolina
 GeorgiaOhio
 Illinois (historic<2>)Ontario
 IndianaOregon
 IowaPennsylvania
 KentuckyRhode Island
 MassachusettsSouth Carolina
 MichiganTennessee
 MinnesotaTexas
 Mississippi (historic)Washington
 MissouriWest Virginia
 Montana (historic)Wisconsin
 New Hampshire 

At the time of the 2000 Census, Silver Lake had a population of 1,358 people<3> (or 0.8% of the total population of Shawnee County). The population of Silver Lake represented 0.05% of the total of Kansas, making it the state's 161st most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Silver Lake had a population of 1,380 people. This is an increase of 1.62% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Silver Lake.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000		Year-to-Year Change
20081,380+1.62%+0.88% since 2007
20071,368+0.74%+1.03% since 2006
20061,354-0.29%+0.67% since 2005
20051,345-0.96% 
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20001,358The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<4>2008
Population		Change
Since 2000
 Auburn   S13 mi [20.92 km]1,1512.68% increase
 Belvue   NW19 mi [30.58 km]2203.51% decrease
 Emmett   NW17 mi [27.36 km]2625.42% decrease
 Hoyt   NE13 mi [20.92 km]5690.35% decrease
 Maple Hill   W9 mi [14.48 km]5098.53% increase
 Mayetta   NE18 mi [28.97 km]35112.5% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Silver Lake.


The Commemorative Quarter for Kansas
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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be 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) Silver Lake. 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.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

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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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Silver Lake:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Silver Lake? Please visit the Map Page for Silver Lake.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silver Lake - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Silver Lake, please let us know so that we can make corrections.

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<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Silver Lake.

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<4>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Silver Lake and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<5>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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