Chetopa, Kansas

Chetopa, Kansas
City
Location within Labette County and Kansas
Location within Labette County and Kansas
KDOT map of Labette County (legend)
KDOT map of Labette County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°2′15″N 95°5′31″W / 37.03750°N 95.09194°W / 37.03750; -95.09194[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyLabette
Incorporated1857
Named forChief Chetopah
Area
[2]
 • Total1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2)
 • Land1.36 sq mi (3.53 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Elevation
[1]
824 ft (251 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total929
 • Density650/sq mi (250/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67336
Area code620
FIPS code20-12950 [1]
GNIS ID469285 [1]
Websitechetopa.org

Chetopa is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 929 people lived there.[3] Chetopa was named after Chief Chetopah, an Osage Indian chief. Later, the community name was shortened.[4]

History

The community started as an Osage village. It was named after its Chief Chetopah, whose name in the Osage language signifies "four lodges".[5]

In 1847 a trading post to exchange goods with the Osage Nation was built here by Larkin McGhee. By the time McGhee came, there were three other Euro-American families and two families with a Euro-American husband and a Cherokee wife at Chetopa. There were also many Osage there.[6]

Chetopa was the where a September 18, 1861 battle between the 6th Kansas Cavalry under the direction of James G. Blunt and pro-slavery raiders led by John Allan Mathews happened. Mathews's wife was an Osage and was culturally identified with the Osages.[7]

The first post office in Chetopa was built in April 1867.[8] In 1880, Postmaster J.M. Cavaness removed the ending “h” in the original spelling to become Chetopa.[9]

Geography

Chetopa is at 37°2′15″N 95°5′31″W / 37.03750°N 95.09194°W / 37.03750; -95.09194 (37.037437, -95.092249). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.44 square miles (3.73 km2). Of that, 1.36 square miles (3.52 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) is water.[2]

Climate

Chetopa has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Chetopa has a humid subtropical climate. It is shortened to "Cfa" on climate maps.[10]

People

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1870960—
18801,30535.9%
18902,26573.6%
19002,019−10.9%
19101,548−23.3%
19201,519−1.9%
19301,344−11.5%
19401,60619.5%
19501,6714.0%
19601,538−8.0%
19701,5963.8%
19801,7519.7%
19901,357−22.5%
20001,281−5.6%
20101,125−12.2%
2020929−17.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

The 2020 census says there were 929 people, 430 households, and 233 families living in Chetopa. Of the households, 70.0% owned their home and 30.0% rented their home.

The median age was 49.9 years. Of the people, 86.9% were White, 4.2% were Native American, 1.4% were Black, 1.1% were Asian, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 0.1% were from some other race, and 6.2% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the people.[3][11]

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,125 people, 493 households, and 292 families living in Chetopa.[12]

2000 census

The 2000 census says that there were 1,281 people, 560 households, and 341 families living in Chetopa.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Chetopa, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ Kansas Place-Names, John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, p. 435 ISBN 0-8061-0994-7
  5. ↑ Reminiscences of a trader in the Osage Country, James Edwin Finney written down by Joseph B. Thoburn Archived May 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ transcription from the History of Labette County by Nelson Case Archived 2009-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Kansas Memory entry on Mathews
  8. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Chetopa - Pecan Capitol of Kansas Prepares for Instillation of New Wastewater System" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  10. ↑ "Climate Summary for Chetopa, Kansas". Archived from the original on 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  11. ↑ "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  12. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  13. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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