- Southeast Kansas
Southeast Kansas is a
region of the U.S. state ofKansas . It can be roughly defined by Woodson County in the northwest, Bourbon County in the northeast, Cherokee County in the southeast, and Montgomery County in the southwest. Geographically it is dominated by a broad rolling landscape located between theFlint Hills to the west and includesthe Ozarks to the southeast. Some notable towns there include Pittsburg, Parsons, Coffeyville, Independence, Chanute, Fort Scott, and Iola. 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 6.726% of its population. It is dominated by a broad rolling landscape that includesthe Ozarks . Southeast Kansas is located in thetallgrass prairie ecosystem ofNorth America . Originally inhabited by several Native American tribes,frontier towns largely dependent oncattle ranching , andmining , were wracked by violence over the issue ofslavery both before and during theAmerican Civil War . Southeast Kansas offers one of the premier reconstructions of early life in theUnited States Army atFort Scott National Historic Site .Counties of Southeast Kansas:
With the addition of: Anderson County, Chautauqua County, Coffey County, Elk County and Linn County, it is promoted as the Little Ozarks.When Southeast Kansas
KOAM-TV refers to this areaGreenwood 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.
* [http://www.sekinfo.com/ SEKInfo]
* [http://www.sekinc.org/ Southeast Kansas, Inc.]
* [http://www.naturalkansas.org/seks.htm Southeast Kansas Wildlife Viewing Sites]
* [http://www.sekls.lib.ks.us/ Southeast Kansas Library System]
* [http://www.lasr.net/pages/region.php?Little%20Ozarks&Region_ID=KS06 LASR, Little Ozarks, Kansas]
* [http://www.skilonline.com/ SKIL, Southeast Kansas Independent Living, Inc.]
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