City of Jericho, Kansas

Jericho, Kansas is a fictional town from the 2006 TV Series Jericho

The cities population is mentioned to be almost 5,000 as mentioned in season 1 Ep. 2 "Fallout"(1,000 in 1957). But after the great war between New Burn and Jericho the population was reduced to 3,000. The city has one grocery store, owned by Gracie Leigh (Beth Grant).

It is approximately 47 miles east of the Kansas/Colorado border (which would put it near the location of Colby, Kansas. However, a map in the series seems to show Jericho near the junctions of I70 and US 83. That would place it near Oakley, KS.

Jericho is 90 miles west of the also fictional Rogue River, Kansas. and around 330 miles from Wichita.

New Bern, Kansas is a neighboring town which starts a war with Jericho in the wake of the national destruction.

Transportation

Jericho is served by one state highway and the (fictional) Cedar Run Road.

Government

Jericho is run by two mayors throughout the series.
Johnston Green(Gerald McRaney), the mayor before the beginning of the show, is the mayor before the show and for most of season one, but loses the election in the show.
Gray Anderson(Michael Gaston), the other electoral candidate, wins the election in the show.

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