Independence, Kansas is the county seat of Montgomery County. Independence is the home to Neewollah (Halloween spelled backwards), this event makes Independence go from a town of 10,000 to 75,000 in just 10 days. This celebration brings a heavy flow of people and business to the town. The shopping center in Independence is 22,080 square-foot and has one available space that is 6,992 square-feet. It is surrounded by hotels, giving it high volumes of traffic. It is also near a Walmart Supercenter and Newton True Value Hardware.