County Formation. When Illinois became a state in 1818, the area that is now Marshall county was part of Bond and Clark counties. As more counties were formed, the area became part of Pike, Sangamon, Putnam, and LaSalle counties. Marshall county was established in 1839 from Putnam county.
Topeka is an incorporated town in Mason County, Illinois, United States. The population was 90 at the 2000 census. Topeka is located at 40Â°19â²48â³N 89Â°55â²52â³Wï»¿ / ï»¿40.33000Â°N 89.93111Â°Wï»¿ / 40.33000; -89.93111 (40.329960, -89.931034). According to the 2010 census, Topeka has a total area of 0.14 square miles (0.36 km 2), all land.
Topeka (/toÊËpiËkÉ/; Kansa: TÃ³ Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 127,473.