Welcome to Labette (aka 'Labette City') ...

The city of Labette is located in Labette County<1>.

The location of Labette has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Labette, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Labette: Named for Pierre La Bette, a French trapper.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Labette has a population of 66 people<3> (see below for details).

Labette is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Labette: (620)

The city of Labette has also been called Labette City.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Labette had an population of 66 people. This is a decrease of 15.38% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Labette had a population of 78 people. This makes Labette the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 78 people, the population of Labette increased 14.71% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 68 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Labette.

Communities near Labette ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Labette.

• Parsons
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Parsons is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <5>
• Columbus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
• Oswego
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <5>
• Altamont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <5>
• Chetopa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetopa
  • Chetopa is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chetopa <5>
• Saint Paul
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <5>
• McCune
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune
  • McCune is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCune <5>
• Edna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Edna is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <5>
• Mound Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
  • Mound Valley is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
• West Mineral
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mineral
  • West Mineral is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mineral <5>

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 Labette. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Labette.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Labette. 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 Labette.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Labette. See our Newspapers Page for Labette.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Labette ...

Looking for more information about Labette? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Labette, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Labette.

Adding Labette to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Labette 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 Labette was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Labette in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Labette.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Labette. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Labette County: www.labettecounty.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/