Vassar, Kansas

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Topeka. It is located about 27 miles [43 km] to the north of Vassar and has a population of 122,377 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Olathe. It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the east of Vassar and has a population of 92,962 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Baldwin City	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	4,308	26.71% increase
	Bonner Springs	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	7,161	5.81% increase
	Burlington	S	31 mi [49.89 km]	2,679	3.98% decrease
	De Soto	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	5,420	18.83% increase
	Emporia	SW	34 mi [54.7 km]	26,380	1.42% decrease
	Eudora	NE	34 mi [54.7 km]	6,226	44.56% increase
	Gardner	E	39 mi [62.8 km]	17,462	85.85% increase
	Garnett	SE	32 mi [51.5 km]	3,222	4.33% decrease
	Lawrence	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	90,520	13.01% increase
	Osage City	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	2,824	6.92% decrease
	Osawatomie	E	37 mi [59.5 km]	4,488	3.38% decrease
	Ottawa	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	12,850	7.79% increase
	Paola	E	41 mi [66 km]	5,351	6.79% increase
	Shawnee	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	60,954	27% increase
	Tonganoxie	NE	43 mi [69.2 km]	4,305	57.81% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Auburn	NW	20 mi [32.19 km]	1,151	2.68% increase
	Burlingame	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	958	5.8% decrease
	Carbondale	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,378	6.77% decrease
	Cullen Village	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	---
	Harveyville	NW	20 mi [32.19 km]	253	5.24% decrease
	Lebo	SW	20 mi [32.19 km]	915	4.79% decrease
	Lyndon	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	1,008	2.89% decrease
	Melvern	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	411	4.2% decrease
	Olivet	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	61	4.69% decrease
	Overbrook	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	928	2.01% decrease
	Pomona	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	945	2.38% increase
	Quenemo	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	424	9.4% decrease
	Scranton	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	681	5.94% decrease
	Waverly	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	548	6.96% decrease
	Williamsburg	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	357	1.71% increase

Osage County

Vassar is located in Osage County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Osage: Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Shawnee and Wabaunsee. Although it doesn't share a border with Osage, Anderson it is close to Vassar.

Below are counties that are near Vassar (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Vassar:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Vassar
	Anderson County	SE	Harris	24 miles [38 km]
	Coffey County	S	Agricola	16 miles [25 km]
	Douglas County	NE	Globe	15 miles [24 km]
	Franklin County	E	Pomona	9 miles [14 km]
	Jefferson County	N	Grantville	30 miles [48 km]
	Johnson County	E	Edgerton	33 miles [53 km]
	Leavenworth County	NE	Fall Leaf	35 miles [56 km]
	Lyon County	W	Miller	19 miles [30 km]
	Miami County	E	Stanton	31 miles [49 km]
	Shawnee County	N	Richland	16 miles [25 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Kansas<3>

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