Junction City, Kansas
Junction City is a city in and the county seat of Geary County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 22,932.[3][4] Fort Riley, a major U.S. Army post, is nearby.
Government[edit]
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[edit]
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.
There were over 678 new students in the 2009–2010 school year,[29] breaking all records for enrollment in the school district.
Fiction[edit]
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, 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.