| Wabaunsee, Kansas | |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Image Map1: | Map of Wabaunsee Co, Ks, USA.png |
| Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Wabaunsee County (legend) |
| Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Wabaunsee |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 39.1461°N -96.3461°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wabaunsee |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Wabaunsee |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1855 |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Named For: | Chief Waubonsie |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 1030 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 104 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 20-74225 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 476423 |
Wabaunsee is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 104.[1] It was named for former Pottawatomi chief Wabaunsee.
Wabaunsee is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Wabaunsee was founded in 1855 by a group of nearly 100 emigrants from New Haven, Connecticut. They were inspired by a sermon given by well-known abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher, who gave money to help supply rifles for the men to defend themselves. The rifles were smuggled through pro-slavery areas in crates marked "Beecher's Bibles."
Wabaunsee was staunchly anti-slavery and became part of the Underground Railroad in late 1856 and helped Lawrence after Quantrill's Raid. In 1862, the Beecher Bible and Rifle Church was completed and after the Civil War Wabaunsee hoped for a railroad but it was constructed north of the river.
Wabaunsee served as the county seat until after the Civil War, when the seat was transferred to Alma.[2]
Today, the community consists of several houses and buildings including the church which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Wabaunsee is located about a half mile south of the Kansas River. It is located in Wabaunsee Township along K-18 two miles west of K-99.
The community is served by Wamego USD 320 public school district.
I-70 is about nine miles south of Wabaunsee and US-24 is three miles north in Wamego. Most of the community is situated on the south side of K-18. Streets are maintained by the local county.