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Welcome to McLouth ...

The city of McLouth is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McLouth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McLouth has a population of 851 people<2> (see below for details).

McLouth is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for McLouth: 913

The ZIP code for McLouth: 66054<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McLouth had an population of 851 people. This is a decrease of 3.3% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McLouth had a population of 880 people. This makes McLouth the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of McLouth represents 0.03% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 214th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 880 people, the population of McLouth increased 1.38% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 868 people).

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

Communities near McLouth ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McLouth ...

Looking for more information about McLouth? 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 McLouth, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McLouth.

Adding McLouth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McLouth 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 McLouth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the McLouth post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McLouth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Jefferson, 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 McLouth.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McLouth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as McLouth). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether McLouth or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/