Lecompton
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city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States of America
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Within Vinony's link graph, Lecompton is referenced by 127 other articles, and connects out to race and ethnicity in the United States Census, Chicago and city.
The entry is geolocated on the map in KS.
Vinony files it under 1854 establishments in Kansas Territory, Capitals of Kansas and Cities in Douglas County, Kansas.
Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Douglas
- Township
- Lecompton
- Named after
- Samuel Dexter Lecompte
- Total
- 1.76 sq mi (4.57 km )
- Land
- 1.76 sq mi (4.55 km )
- Water
- 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
- Elevation
- 925 ft (282 m)
- Density
- 335/sq mi (129/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 20-39150
- Website
- lecompton.org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Lecompton
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Douglas County
- Population
- 588
- Area
- 4.609147
- Elevation
- 280
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Official website
- lecompton.org
- Households
- 271
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- topic's main category
- Category:Lecompton, Kansas
- Commons category
- Lecompton, Kansas
- inception
- 1854-00-00
- P8168
- Mesocapromys
- water as percent of area
- 0.4203
- per capita income
- 23900
- postal code
- 66050
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Encyclopedic overview
Lecompton (pronounced /lɪˈkɒmptən/) is a city in Lecompton Township, Douglas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 588. Lecompton, located on the Kansas River, was the de jure territorial capital of Kansas from 1855 to 1861, and the Douglas County seat from 1855 to 1858. Anti-slavery Lawrence became the de facto capital during the latter part of this period, when the county seat was moved there. This time period was known as Bleeding Kansas, due to the violence perpetrated by opposing pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the eastern part of the state. Lecompton was a hotbed of pro-slavery sentiment during the mid-1800s.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lecompton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.