Labette County, Kansas

Labette County
Big Hill Lake (2015)
Map of Kansas highlighting Labette County
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
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Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°12′N 95°17′W / 37.200°N 95.283°W / 37.200; -95.283
Country United States
State Kansas
FoundedFebruary 26, 1867
Named forPierre La Bette
SeatOswego
Largest cityParsons
Area
 • Total653 sq mi (1,690 km2)
 • Land645 sq mi (1,670 km2)
 • Water7.8 sq mi (20 km2)  1.2%
Population
 • Total20,184
 • Density31.3/sq mi (12.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code620
Congressional district2nd
WebsiteLabetteCounty.com

Labette County is a county located in Southeast Kansas. Its county seat is Oswego,[2] and its most populous city is Parsons. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 20,184.[1] The county was named after LaBette creek,[3][4] the second-largest creek in the county, which runs roughly NNW-SSE from near Parsons to Chetopa. The creek in turn was named after French-Canadian fur trapper Pierre LaBette who had moved to the area, living along the Neosho River, and marrying into the Osage tribe in the 1830s and 1840s.[4]

  1. ^ a b "QuickFacts; Labette County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Labette Co History". Labette County, Kansas. 2013. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Kansas Counties:Labette County, Kansas". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved May 9, 2016.