Tag: Wamego
Wamego ( /wɔːˈmiːɡoʊ/) is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,372. It is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Wamego is located at 39°12′15″N 96°18′30″W / 39.20417°N 96.30833°W / 39.20417; -96.30833 (39.204074, -96.308328). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km), of which, 1.6 square miles (4.1 km) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) of it (2.40%) is water.
Wamego is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 24 and K-99. It is about 14 mi (23 km) east of Manhattan; and about 42 mi (68 km) west-northwest of Topeka. The Kansas River flows along the southern edge of the city.
Located in Wamego is a museum dedicated to The Wizard of Oz , featuring a collection of over 25,000 Oz artifacts on permanent loan from Friar Johnpaul Cafiero. The Museum was founded in April 2004, and led to the development of several other small…
