LABETTE COUNTY, KANSAS

'Labette County' (standard abbreviation: 'LB') is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the central United States. The population was estimated to be 22,169 in the year 2005.^[1] Its county seat is Oswego,^[2] and its most populous city is Parsons.

Contents

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

Incorporated cities

Unincorporated places

Townships

Education

Unified school districts

See also

References

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,692 km² (653 mi²), of which 1,680 km² (649 mi²) is land and 12 km² (4 mi²), or 0.69%, is water.^[3]

Adjacent counties

★ Neosho County (north)

★ Crawford County (northeast)

★ Cherokee County (east)

★ Craig County, Oklahoma (south)

★ Nowata County, Oklahoma (southwest)

★ Montgomery County (west)

Demographics

Labette County's population was estimated to be 22,169 in the year 2005, a decrease of 580, or -2.6%, over the previous five years.^[1]
As of the U.S. Census in 2000,^[5] there were 22,835 people, 9,194 households, and 6,114 families residing in the county. The population density was 14/km² (35/mi²). There were 10,306 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.28% White, 4.66% Black or African American, 1.95% Native American or Alaska Native, 0.32% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.20% from other races, and 2.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.07% of the population.

There were 9,194 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.10% were married couples living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 29.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,875, and the median income for a family was $37,519. Males had a median income of $29,043 versus $21,706 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,525. About 8.90% of families and 12.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.70% of those under age 18 and 11.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2005 estimate):^[6]

★ Parsons, 11,212

★ Oswego, 1,996 (county seat)

★ Chetopa, 1,231

★ Altamont, 1,065

★ Edna, 422

★ Mound Valley, 414

★ Bartlett, 124

★ Labette, 68

Unincorporated places

★ Angola

★ Dennis

★ Montana

★ Strauss

★ Valeda

Townships

Labette County is divided into sixteen townships. The cities of Chetopa, Oswego, and Parsons are considered ''governmentally independent'' and are excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Township	FIPS	Population center	Population	Population density /km² (/mi²)	Land area km² (mi²)	Water area km² (mi²)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Canada	10325		217	2 (5)	103 (40)	0 (0)	0.22%
Elm Grove	20750		798	6 (16)	130 (50)	0 (0)	0.17%
Fairview	22550		239	3 (7)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.11%
Hackberry	29350		403	3 (8)	131 (51)	0 (0)	0.15%
Howard	33300		357	3 (8)	111 (43)	0 (0)	0.13%
Labette	37400		373	4 (10)	94 (36)	0 (0)	0.18%
Liberty	40175		395	4 (11)	95 (37)	0 (0)	0.11%
Montana	47850		179	3 (7)	71 (27)	1 (1)	1.90%
Mound Valley	48850		806	5 (13)	166 (64)	0 (0)	0.11%
Mount Pleasant	48950		1,351	14 (37)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.34%
Neosho	49775		222	3 (8)	70 (27)	2 (1)	2.40%
North	50975		612	7 (19)	83 (32)	0 (0)	0.16%
Osage	53150		703	4 (12)	157 (61)	5 (2)	2.93%
Oswego	53475		310	5 (12)	66 (25)	1 (0)	1.73%
Richland	59425		303	3 (8)	97 (38)	0 (0)	0.43%
Walton	75250		726	9 (23)	83 (32)	0 (0)	0.16%
Sources: [3]

Education

Unified school districts

★ Cherokee USD 247 (Web site) is a 300 square mile school district primarily covering portions of Crawford and Cherokee counties, but also includes small portions of Labette and Neosho counties.^[8]

★ Parsons USD 503 (Web site)

★ Oswego USD 504 (Web site)

★ Chetopa-St. Paul USD 505 (Web site)

★ Labette County USD 506 (Web site)

See also

References

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External links

'Official sites'

★ Labette County
'Additional information'

★ Blue Skyways

★ Kansas Statistical Abstract

★ Labette County GenWeb