Labette County, Kansas
Founding: 1867 Parent county: Neosho Namesake: Labette Creek Seat: Oswego (1867–) Land area: 645 square miles Population (2020): 20,184 Population (historic): 9,973 (1870); 27,586 (1890); 31,423 (1910); 31,346 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1890; 1900s Subdivisions: Eight cities; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,924 (29%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 41.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $930 Average outbuilding value (1930): $715 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,505 Average farm size (1920): 121.2 acres Sources of settlement: Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Kentucky, New York, and Virginia _________________________________________________________________________________ Oswego N...