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Welcome to Lecompton ...The city of Lecompton is located in Douglas County<1>. The location of Lecompton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> Lecompton was established in 1854. The origin (or the toponymy) of Lecompton: Named for Samuel D. Lecompte, a Territorial Judge. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Lecompton has a population of 658 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Lecompton is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Lecompton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Lecompton: (785) The ZIP code for Lecompton: 66050<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lecompton had an population of 658 people. This is an increase of 5.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.22% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Lecompton had a population of 625 people. This makes Lecompton the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Lecompton represents 0.02% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 264th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 625 people, the population of Lecompton increased 2.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 608 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Lecompton. Communities Also Named Lecompton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lecompton - it's located in Ohio. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lecompton. Communities near Lecompton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lecompton.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lecompton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lecompton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lecompton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lecompton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lecompton. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lecompton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lecompton ...Looking for more information about Lecompton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Lecompton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lecompton. Adding Lecompton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Lecompton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lecompton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Lecompton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Lecompton. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lecompton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas-county.com/ The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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