Labette County (county code LB) is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was 22,835 at the 2000 census, and it was estimated to be 22,203 in the year 2006. Its county seat is Oswego, and its most populous city is Parsons.
The Parsons Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Labette County.
Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry", county u...
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Labette County (county code LB) is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was 22,835 at the 2000 census, and it was estimated to be 22,203 in the year 2006. Its county seat is Oswego, and its most populous city is Parsons.
The Parsons Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Labette County.
Following amendment to the Kansas Constitution in 1986, the county remained a prohibition, or "dry", county until 1996, when voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 653 square miles (1,692 km²), of which 649 square miles (1,680 km²) is land and 4 square miles (12 km²), or 0.69%, is water.
Labette County's population was estimated to be 22,203 in the year 2006, a decrease of 548, or -2.4%, over the previous six years.
As of the U.S. Census in 2000, there were 22,835 people, 9,194 households, and 6,114 families residing in...
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