Editing Junction City, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Geary County, Kansas}}
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'''Junction City''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Geary County, Kansas|Geary County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 22,932.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Junction City, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2035750 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115135622/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2035750 |archive-date=November 15, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Census-2020-QF">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts; Junction City, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/junctioncitycitykansas/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824203608/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/junctioncitycitykansas/POP010220 |archive-date=August 24, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Fort Riley]], a major [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] post, is nearby.

==History==
[[File:Kansas - Junction City - NARA - 23940113 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of Junction City, 1943]]
Junction City is so named from its position at the confluence of the [[Smoky Hill River|Smoky Hill]] and [[Republican River|Republican rivers]], which forms the [[Kansas River]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC/page/n32 42]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n170 171]}}</ref>

In 1854, Andrew J. Mead of New York of the Cincinnati-Manhattan Company, [[Free-Stater (Kansas)|Free Staters]] connected to the [[Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Company]] planned a community there called '''Manhattan''' (there was also a discussion to call it '''New Cincinnati''').<ref name="kansastowns.us">{{cite web|url=http://www.kansastowns.us/junchist.html|title=Junction City, Kansas History|website=www.kansastowns.us|access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref>  When the steamship ''Hartford'' delivering the immigrants could not reach the community because of low water on the Kansas River, the Free Staters settled 20 miles east in what today is [[Manhattan, Kansas]]. The community was renamed '''Millard City''' for Captain Millard of the Hartford on October 3, 1855. It was renamed briefly '''Humboldt''' in 1857 by local farmers and renamed again later that year to Junction City.<ref>[http://www.jcks.com/aboutus/history.html GEARY COUNTY LEGENDS - jcks.com - Retrieved March 9, 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212141938/http://www.jcks.com/aboutus/history.html |date=February 12, 2012 }}</ref>  It was formally incorporated in 1859.<ref name="kansastowns.us"/>

In 1923, [[John R. Brinkley]] established radio station [[KFTI|KFKB]] (which adopted the slogan ''Kansas First, Kansas Best'') in nearby [[Milford, Kansas]], using a 1&nbsp;kW transmitter. It was one of the first radio stations in Kansas. Brinkley used the station to espouse his belief that goat testicles could be implanted in men to enhance their virility.<ref>{{cite news |first= John K.|last= Hutchens|title=Notes on the Late Dr. John R. Brinkley, Whom Radio Raised to a Certain Fame |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1942/06/07/archives/notes-on-the-late-dr-john-r-brinkley-whom-radio-raised-to-a-certain.html |quote=Although other men have put the air-waves to more dangerous uses than did the late Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, the recent demise of that celebrated quack not only recalled a gaudy career but may have reminded you of a truth so obvious that it goes half-forgotten -- i.e., how mighty a force is radio for evil as well as good, even in a democracy. |work=[[New York Times]] |date=June 7, 1942 |access-date=2009-05-07 }}</ref>

Among Junction City's residents is film director [[Kevin Wilmott]], whose movies, including [[Ninth Street]], are set in Junction City. Ninth Street specifically refers to a bawdy area of the community that was frequented by Fort Riley soldiers in the 1960s.<ref>[http://www2.ku.edu/~kuthf/willmott.html Kevin Wilmott, Assistant Professor - ku.edu - Retrieved March 9, 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906232348/http://www2.ku.edu/~kuthf/willmott.html |date=September 6, 2006 }}</ref> In the 1980s a major initiative was undertaken to clean up the Ninth St. area.{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}

[[Timothy McVeigh]] rented the Ryder truck he used in the [[Oklahoma City bombing]] from an auto body shop in Junction City.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|12.22|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|12.15|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.07|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

===Climate===
The maximum temperature reaches {{convert|90|°F|°C|abbr=on}} an average of 45.9 days per year and reaches {{convert|100|°F|°C|abbr=on}} an average of 6.4 days per year.  The minimum temperature falls below the freezing point {{convert|32|°F|°C|abbr=on}} an average of 121.8 days per year.<ref name = NCEI/>

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 | location    = Junction City, Kansas (Milford Dam) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1944–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 76
 | Feb record high F  = 79
 | Mar record high F  = 90
 | Apr record high F  = 96
 | May record high F  = 100
 | Jun record high F  = 108
 | Jul record high F  = 110
 | Aug record high F  = 112
 | Sep record high F  = 109
 | Oct record high F  = 94
 | Nov record high F  = 84
 | Dec record high F  = 75
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|Jan avg record high F = 62.8
|Feb avg record high F = 68.6
|Mar avg record high F = 78.9
|Apr avg record high F = 86.1
|May avg record high F = 90.3
|Jun avg record high F = 96.0
|Jul avg record high F = 101.4
|Aug avg record high F = 100.3
|Sep avg record high F = 94.7
|Oct avg record high F = 87.6
|Nov avg record high F = 74.4
|Dec avg record high F = 64.8
|year avg record high F = 103.0

 | Jan high F = 39.2
 | Feb high F = 43.8
 | Mar high F = 55.1
 | Apr high F = 65.1
 | May high F = 74.3
 | Jun high F = 84.2
 | Jul high F = 89.2
 | Aug high F = 87.6
 | Sep high F = 80.1
 | Oct high F = 68.1
 | Nov high F = 54.0
 | Dec high F = 42.4
 | year high F = 65.3
 | Jan mean F = 29.2
 | Feb mean F = 33.1
 | Mar mean F = 43.9
 | Apr mean F = 53.6
 | May mean F = 64.1
 | Jun mean F = 74.2
 | Jul mean F = 79.0
 | Aug mean F = 77.0
 | Sep mean F = 69.0
 | Oct mean F = 56.6
 | Nov mean F = 43.4
 | Dec mean F = 32.8
 | year mean F = 54.7
 | Jan low F = 19.3
 | Feb low F = 22.5
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 | Apr low F = 42.1
 | May low F = 53.8
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 | Jul low F = 68.9
 | Aug low F = 66.5
 | Sep low F = 58.0
 | Oct low F = 45.2
 | Nov low F = 32.7
 | Dec low F = 23.1
 | year low F = 44.1

|Jan avg record low F = -0.1
|Feb avg record low F = 4.6
|Mar avg record low F = 13.1
|Apr avg record low F = 27.1
|May avg record low F = 38.7
|Jun avg record low F = 52.3
|Jul avg record low F = 59.4
|Aug avg record low F = 56.6
|Sep avg record low F = 42.5
|Oct avg record low F = 28.2
|Nov avg record low F = 16.7
|Dec avg record low F = 7.0
|year avg record low F = -3.3

 | Jan record low F  = -17
 | Feb record low F  = -18
 | Mar record low F  = -9
 | Apr record low F  = 8
 | May record low F  = 29
 | Jun record low F  = 41
 | Jul record low F  = 47
 | Aug record low F  = 46
 | Sep record low F  = 28
 | Oct record low F  = 15
 | Nov record low F  = -1
 | Dec record low F  = -21
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 | Feb precipitation inch = 1.09
 | Mar precipitation inch = 1.95
 | Apr precipitation inch = 3.13
 | May precipitation inch = 5.16
 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.80
 | Jul precipitation inch = 4.15
 | Aug precipitation inch = 4.19
 | Sep precipitation inch = 2.84
 | Oct precipitation inch = 2.27
 | Nov precipitation inch = 1.40
 | Dec precipitation inch = 1.26
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 | Apr precipitation days  = 8.7
 | May precipitation days  = 11.1
 | Jun precipitation days  = 9.3
 | Jul precipitation days  = 9.3
 | Aug precipitation days  = 9.3
 | Sep precipitation days  = 7.9
 | Oct precipitation days  = 6.9
 | Nov precipitation days  = 4.3
 | Dec precipitation days  = 3.9
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1860 = 217
| 1870 = 2778
| 1880 = 2684
| 1890 = 4502
| 1900 = 4695
| 1910 = 5598
| 1920 = 7533
| 1930 = 7407
| 1940 = 8507
| 1950 = 13462
| 1960 = 18700
| 1970 = 19018
| 1980 = 19305
| 1990 = 20604
| 2000 = 20671
| 2010 = 23353
| 2020 = 22932
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 21856
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
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| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref><br/>2010-2020<ref name="Census-2020-QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 22,932 people, 9,104 households, and 5,851 families in Junction City.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Junction%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,986.3 per square mile (766.9/km{{sup|2}}). There were 10,920 housing units at an average density of 945.9 per square mile (365.2/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Junction%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web   |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 54.91% (12,593) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (50.07% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 20.25% (4,643) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.92% (211) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 3.8% (872) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.19% (274) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 5.07% (1,162) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 13.85% (3,177) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Junction%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 15.76% (3,615) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Junction%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 9,104 households, 34.8% had children under the age of 18; 45.5% were married couples living together; 27.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 29.2% of households consisted of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 2.9.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Junction%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 12.8% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Junction%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

26.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 105.3 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $52,159 (with a margin of error of +/- $4,413) and the median family income was $60,134 (+/- $4,847).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Junction%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $37,361 (+/- $3,548) versus $23,329 (+/- $2,488) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $30,514 (+/- $2,011).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Junction%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 15.4% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.5% of those under the age of 18 and 9.9% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Junction%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Junction%20City%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 23,353 people, 9,134 households, and 6,109 families living in the city.<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/junctioncitycitykansas,US/PST045219 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=August 14, 2021 }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|1922.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 10,480 housing units at an average density of {{convert|862.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 60.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 22.3% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]], 0.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.9% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.0% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 7.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 13.0% of the population.

There were 9,134 households, of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.1% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.07.

The median age in the city was 28.8 years. 29% of residents were under the age of 18; 13% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.3% were from 25 to 44; 19.3% were from 45 to 64; and 8.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 18,886 people, 7,492 households, and 5,079 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,500.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 8,740 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,157.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 58.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 26.69% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.82% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.83% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.39% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.01% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.88% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.31% of the population.

There were 7,492 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $30,084, and the median income for a family was $35,093. Males had a median income of $25,695 versus $20,846 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,581. About 11.2% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
Junction City has a Commission form of government.  The City Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the City and serves at the discretion of the Commission.  The City Commission consists of five members who are elected by the registered voters of the City.  Each Commissioner serves for either two or four years, depending on the number of votes they received.  The mayor is a Commissioner that is "elected" by the other members of the Commission and serves for a minimum two-year term.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Geary County USD 475]] public school district.  There is one public high school in the city, [[Junction City High School (Kansas)|Junction City High School]].

There were over 678 new students in the 2009–2010 school year,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.USD475.org|title=USD 475 – USD 475 – Preparing today's students for tomorrow's world.|website=www.usd475.org|access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref> breaking all records for enrollment in the school district.

==Media==
[[File:Church near Junction City, Kansas.jpg|thumb|right|Church near Junction City (1943)]]
The ''[[The Daily Union|Junction City Daily Union]]'' is the local newspaper, published five days a week.<ref>{{cite web | title = Record Details - Junction City Daily Union | publisher = Kansas Press Association | url = http://kspress.com/viewRecord.php?recid=299 | access-date = 2013-08-15}}</ref>

Three radio stations are [[City of license|licensed]] to and broadcast from Junction City. [[KJCK (AM)]] broadcasts on 1420 AM, playing a [[News radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]] format; its sister station, [[KJCK-FM]], broadcasts on 97.5 FM, playing a [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40]] format.<ref>{{cite web|title=AMQ AM Radio Database Query |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |url=http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html |access-date=2013-08-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825063614/http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html |archive-date=2009-08-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FMQ FM Radio Database Query |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |url=http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/fmq.html |access-date=2013-08-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825071957/http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/fmq.html |archive-date=2009-08-25 }}</ref><ref name=Radio>{{cite web | title = Radio Stations in Junction City, Kansas | publisher = Radio-Locator | url = http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=Junction+City%2C+KS&x=0&y=0&sid= | access-date = 2013-08-15}}</ref> K222AX is a translator station that rebroadcasts the signal of [[KJIL]], a [[Christian CHR|Christian Contemporary]] station in [[Meade, Kansas]], on 92.3 FM.<ref name=Radio/><ref>{{cite web | title = Listen Almost Anywhere! | publisher = [[KJIL]] | url = http://www.kjil991.com/index.php?page_id=uxt9bg4e&description=Listen_Almost_Anywhere! | access-date = 2013-08-15}}</ref>

Junction City is in the [[Media in Topeka, Kansas#Television|Topeka, Kansas television market]].<ref>{{cite web | title = TV Market Maps - Topeka, Kansas | publisher = EchoStar Knowledge Base | url = http://www.dishuser.com/TVMarkets/City%20Maps/Topeka.gif | access-date = 2013-08-15 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150201183937/http://www.dishuser.com/TVMarkets/City%20Maps/Topeka.gif | archive-date = 2015-02-01 }}</ref>

==Transportation==
Greyhound Lines has a bus stop in Junction City.<ref>{{cite web |title=Junction City Bus Stop |url=http://locations.greyhound.com/bus-stations/usa/ks/junction%20city%20(e)/bus-station-600248#searchresultscontainer |website=Greyhound |publisher=Greyhound |access-date=3 August 2018}}</ref> Local transit services are provided by [[ATA Bus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fhata.org/_files/ugd/056f4d_700c3d8e54fb407290d70ebad1dcaee1.pdf|title=Junction City Public Transit|access-date=July 21, 2023}}</ref>

==Fiction==
In [[Sidney Sheldon]]'s New York Times bestseller ''[[Windmills of the Gods]]'', the heroine of the novel is from Junction City.
In both the stage and film version of ''[[Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film)|Hedwig and the Angry Inch]]'', the character of Hedwig moves to Junction City after leaving East Germany.

The 13th mission of the video game ''[[Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel]]'' takes place in a location based on Junction City.

==Notable people==
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Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Junction City include U.S. Army Maj. Gen. [[Adna R. Chaffee, Jr.]],<ref>{{cite web | title = Adna Romanza Chaffee, Jr. | work = Hall of Valor | publisher = Military Times | url = http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=17354 | access-date = 2016-04-05}}</ref> inventor [[Amanda Jones (inventor)|Amanda Jones]],<ref>{{cite web | title = Amanda Theodosia Jones | publisher = America Comes Alive | url = http://americacomesalive.com/2015/03/23/amanda-theodosia-jones-inventor-and-owner-of-all-woman-business/#.VwPxmvkrKXI | access-date = 2016-04-05}}</ref> playwright [[Velina Hasu Houston]], and wrestler [[Bobby Lashley]].

==See also==
{{Portal|Kansas}}
* [[St. Xavier High School (Kansas)|St. Xavier High School]]
* [[Operation Junction City]]
* [[Milford Lake]]
* [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{Kansas books}}
{{See also|Geary County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Geary County, Kansas}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Junction City, Kansas}}
{{EB1911 poster|Junction City}}
* [https://www.junctioncity-ks.gov/ City of Junction City]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/Default.asp?id=41260795 Junction City - Directory of Public Officials]

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