Welcome to Leon (aka 'West Leon') ...The city of Leon is located in Butler County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Leon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Leon has a population of 733 people<2> (see below for details). Leon is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Leon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Leon: 316 The ZIP code for Leon: 67074<4> The city of Leon has also been called West Leon. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Leon had an population of 733 people. This is an increase of 4.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.64% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Leon had a population of 704 people. This makes Leon the county's 9th most populous community. The population of Leon represents 0.02% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 244th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 704 people, the population of Leon increased 9.15% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 645 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Leon. Communities Also Named Leon ...While we believe that this Leon is located in Butler County, we know of another 2 Kansas communities named Leon. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clay and Morris County. Beyond Kansas, there are 29 communities that are also named Leon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leon. Communities near Leon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leon.
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 Leon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Leon. 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 Leon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leon. See our Newspapers Page for Leon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leon ...Looking for more information about Leon? 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 Leon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Leon. Adding Leon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Leon 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 Leon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Leon. Footnotes ...
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