Muscotah, Kansas
Muscotah, Kansas | |
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Muscotah Park with old city jail in foreground (2024) | |
Location within Atchison County and Kansas | |
KDOT map of Atchison County (legend) | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′13″N 95°31′14″W / 39.55361°N 95.52056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Atchison |
| Township | Grasshopper |
| Platted | 1857 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Brian Higley |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2) |
| • Land | 0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,014 ft (309 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 155 |
| • Density | 470/sq mi (180/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 66058 |
| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-49325 |
| GNIS ID | 2395144 |
Muscotah is a city in Grasshopper Township, Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 155. Muscotah was named after the Kickapoo Native American word for "prairie".