Municipal · Kansas

City of Lecompton

Lecompton 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.

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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)

Census ID (PID6): 164724
FIPS state: 20
FIPS county: 045
FIPS place: 39150
Census record name: CITY OF LECOMPTON
Mailing address: PO BOX 100, LECOMPTON 66050