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

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

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<2> (see below for details).

Labette is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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)
  • Columbus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Oswego
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Altamont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chetopa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Saint Paul
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • McCune
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Edna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Edna is located in Labette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <4>
  • Mound Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mound Valley is located in Labette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • West Mineral
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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 (so far) for Labette was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Labette.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Labette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Labette.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Labette - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.