Topeka Performing Arts Center

Location: Topeka is located in northeast Kansas.

Topeka is 60 miles west of Kansas City and 140 miles northeast of Wichita.

Demographics (2006 census bureau estimates):

Topeka city - 122,113

Male - 48.9%

                    Female - 51.1%

15 to 19 - 5.6%

                    20 to 24 - 11.1%

                    25 to 34 - 13.8%

                    35 to 44 - 11.5%

                    45 to 54 - 13.5%

Shawnee County - 172,693

                    Male - 49%

                    Female - 51%

                    15 to 19 - 6.6%

                    20 to 24 - 6.5%

                    25 to 34 - 13%

                    35 to 44 - 13.4%

                    45 to 54 - 15.0%

Topeka MSA (Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee and Wabaunsee counties) - 229,103

                    Male - 49.1%

                    Female -50.9%

                    15 to 19 - 6.9%

                    20 to 24 - 6.5%

                    25 to 34 - 12.4%

                    35 to 44 - 13.7%

                    45 to 54 - 15.2%

Local colleges:

Washburn - 7,200 students

Kaw Area Technical School - 1,515

Media:

TV: ABC (KTKA-49), CBS (WIBW-13), NBC (KSNT-27),  FOX (KTMJ-43), Public Television (KTWU-11) local affiliates

Cable provider: Cox Communications; Multimedia Cablevision, Inc.

Radio: 17 stations within 25 miles

                    Public radio - 1

                    Religious - 3

                    Christian contemporary - 1

                    Classic Hits - 1

                    Rock - 1

                    Classic rock - 1

                    Adult contemporary - 2

                    Nostalgia - 1

                    Country - 2

                    Classic Country - 1

                    News/Talk - 1

                    Sports - 2

Newspapers:

The Topeka Capital-Journal (M-F 45,967; Sunday 54,498)

Topeka Metro News

Metro Voice

E-mail database: 9,550