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Welcome to Labette County ...

Time Zone: Labette County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Oswego is the Seat for Labette County.

Labette County was founded February 26, 1867 and was created by taking area from Neosho County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Labette had a population of 19,618 people. This is a decrease of 8.91% since the last Census (which gave a population of 21,537 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Labette represented 0.75% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Labette County:

  • Altamont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Altamont is located in Labette County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
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  • Bartlett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bartlett is located in Labette County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Chetopa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chetopa is located in Labette County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
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  • Edna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Edna is located in Labette County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
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  • Labette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Labette is located in Labette County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Labette has also been known as:
    • Labette City
  • Mound Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mound Valley is located in Labette County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Oswego
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Oswego is located in Labette County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
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  • Parsons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Parsons is located in Labette County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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