LecomptonKansas
Lecompton is a city in Lecompton Township, Douglas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 588.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Lecompton
Lecompton is a tiny community in northeastern Kansas counting 592 people who proudly call it home.
Lecompton holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.23 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 481 residents per square mile.
📰 Lecompton News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Lecompton Unique
- The only place in America named Lecompton — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Positioned in northeastern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Kansas — one of 740 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Lawrence (9 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Lecompton
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site · Attraction
- Democratic Headquarters [historic] · Attraction
- Kansas Territorial Capital - Lane Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lecompton
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Lecompton
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.