A town of 2,090. Public schools that outperform most of Kansas.
The 3 things Seneca does most differently from other towns.
1880 · 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps -…Where Seneca’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Seneca. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Seneca’s kids attend outperform 95% of Kansas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School | PK–8 | 509 | A |
| Saints Peter & Paul School Private | PK–7 | 10 | |
| Nemaha Central High School | 9–12 | 242 | B− |
43% of Seneca’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Sabetha (7%), Bern (6%) and Topeka (5%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
Seneca has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.
The typical Seneca home is worth about $273,000, up 8.6% in a year, 9% above the Kansas typical home.
Seneca beats the Kansas average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| What stands out | Seneca | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.1% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.1% | 8.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 8.1% |
0.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Memorial Park of Nemaha County | — | 2 |
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
4 places in Seneca on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Seneca.
City in Nemaha County, Kansas
Seneca is a city in and the county seat of Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,139.
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2 towns share a border with Seneca.
