Labette County

administration
US state :	Kansas
Administrative headquarters :	Oswego
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 501 Merchant Oswego, KS 67356
Foundation :	February 26, 1867
Area code :	001 620
Demographics
Residents :	21,607 (2010)
Population density :	12.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1692 km²
Water surface :	12 km²
map

Website : www.labettecounty.com

Labette County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Oswego .

geography

The county is located almost in the extreme southeast of Kansas, borders Oklahoma in the south , is about 45 km from Missouri in the east and has an area of 1,692 square kilometers, of which twelve square kilometers are water. In Kansas, it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Neosho County , Crawford County , Cherokee County, and Montgomery Counties .

history

Labette County was formed on February 26, 1867. It was named after the French word La Bette .

12 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of August 30, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	27,387	-
1910	31,423	14.7%
1920	34,047	8.4%
1930	31,346	-7.9%
1940	30,352	-3.2%
1950	29,285	-3.5%
1960	26,805	-8.5%
1970	25,775	-3.8%
1980	25,682	-0.4%
1990	23,693	-7.7%
2000	22,169	-6.4%
2010	21,607	-2.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Age pyramid of Labette County (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , Labette County's population was 22,835. Of these, 857 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 9194 households and 6114 families. The population density was 14 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 89.28 percent white, 4.66 percent African American, 1.95 percent Native American, 0.32 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.20 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.58 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.07 percent of the population.

Of the 9,194 households, 31.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.1 percent were married couples living together, 10.2 percent were single mothers, and 33.5 percent were non-families. 29.8 percent of all households were single households and 14.3 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95.

25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.8 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.5 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 17.3 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 92.0 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,875 , and the median income for a family is $ 37,519. Males had a median income of $ 29,043 versus $ 21,706 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,525. 8.9 percent of families and 12.7 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

Web links

Commons : Labette County - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 485014. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2

↑ Labette County, Kansas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

37.104722222222 -95.450833333333Coordinates: 37 ° 6 ′ N , 95 ° 27 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 485014. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.

[3] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011

[5] Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 2, 2012 @1@ 2

[6] Labette County, Kansas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .