Seneca is a city in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Nemaha County. In 2010, 1,991 people lived there.
History
Seneca was created in 1857. It was named after Seneca County, Ohio.
The first post office in Seneca was created in November 1858.
Seneca grew along the wagon route from St. Joseph, Missouri to Oregon and California. British explorer Richard Francis Burton was going to California in 1860. He went through town and noted: "... Seneca, a city consisting of a few shanties ..."
Seneca was a station on the Pony Express of the early 1860s. The station was in the Smith Hotel, at the present-day place of Fourth and Main Streets.
Seneca was incorporated as a city in 1870.
Geography
The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
People
2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,991 people, 908 households, and 509 families living in Seneca.
Famous people
Ira K. Wells, Judge, United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico Edward White, Philippine–American War veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor