Southeast Kansas
Southeast Kansas is a
The region has a land area of 13,624.13 km² (5,260.30 sq mi) and a 2000 census population of 180,815 inhabitants. It has 6.43% of the state's land area and 6.73% of its population. It is dominated by a broad rolling landscape that includes the Ozarks. It receives more precipitation than any other part of Kansas. Southeast Kansas is located in the tallgrass prairie ecosystem of North America.
Originally inhabited by several
Definition
The following nine counties are included in all definitions of Southeast Kansas:
Southeast Kansas with the addition of Anderson, Chautauqua, Coffey, Elk, and Linn Counties is promoted as the Little Ozarks. When Southeast Kansas KOAM-TV refers to this area, Greenwood County is included. The Southeast Kansas Library System also includes Greenwood County in the Southeast Kansas region. When Southeast Kansas, Inc. refers to this area Miami County is included with the exclusion of Elk, Chautauqua, and Greenwood counties.
See also
- East-Central Kansas, which partly overlaps with the Little Ozarks region.
References
- ^ "Tri-State Lead and Zinc District". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Archived: Interstate Technical Group on Abandoned Underground Mines - Mine Workshops - Geohazards - Geotech - Bridges & Structures - Federal Highway Administration".