Labette County, Kansas

Labette County is a county located in the state of Kansas in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Oswego.

Geography

The County is located almost in the extreme southeast of Kansas, on the south by Oklahoma, is in the east approximately 45 miles from Missouri and has an area of 1692 square kilometers, of which twelve square kilometers of water surface. It borders in Kansas clockwise to the following counties: Neosho County, Crawford County, Cherokee County and Montgomery County.

History

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

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 22,835 people in Labette County. Of these, 857 people were living in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 9194 households, and 6114 families. The population density was 14 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up 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 Islander and 1.20 percent from other races groups; 2.58 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.07 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 9194 households out of which 31.2 percent of children under 18 who lived 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-person households and 14.3 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95 persons.

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

The median income for a household was $ 30,875, and the median income for a family was $ 37,519. Males have a median income of $ 29,043, women $ 21,706. The per capita income was $ 15,525. 8.9 percent of families and 12.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in County

Altamont
Angola
Bartlett
Brownstone
Chetopa
Dennis
Edna
Remote
Garvin
Grove
Labette
Lanesville
Montana
Morehead
Mound Valley
Orchard Park
Oswego
Parsons
Penfield
Stover
Valeda
Winway

Townships

Canada Township
Elm Grove Township
Fairview Township
Hackberry Township
Howard Township
Labette Township
Liberty Township
Montana Township
Mound Valley Township
Mount Pleasant Township
Neosho Township
North Township
Osage Township
Oswego Township
Richland Township
Walton Township

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