Editing Lecompton, Kansas

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|name                     = Lecompton, Kansas
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'''Lecompton''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|l|ᵻ|ˈ|k|ɒ|m|p|t|ə|n}})<ref>{{cite book |title=A pronunciation guide to Kansas place names |author=William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information  |publisher=University of Kansas |location=Lawrence, KS |year=1955 |page=15 |hdl=2027/mdp.39015047651115?urlappend=%3Bseq=19 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015047651115?urlappend=%3Bseq=19}}</ref> is a city in [[Douglas County, Kansas|Douglas County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name=gnis/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 588.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Lecompton, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile/Lecompton_city,_Kansas?g=1600000US2039150 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112234450/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile/Lecompton_city,_Kansas?g=1600000US2039150 |archive-date=November 12, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>  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, Kansas|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 the pro-slavery, and to a lesser extent the anti-slavery, factions in the eastern part of the state. Lecompton was a hotbed of pro-slavery sentiment during the mid-1800s.

==History==
===19th century===
Lecompton was founded in 1854, on a bluff on the south bank of the [[Kansas River]]. It was originally called Bald Eagle, and was renamed Lecompton in honor of [[Samuel Dexter Lecompte]], the chief justice of the territorial Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ODXKhgH3e6AC&pg=PA49 | title=Exploring Kansas Highways | author=Heim, Michael | year=2007 | pages=49 | publisher=Exploring America's Highway | isbn=9780974435886 | access-date=April 6, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223151358/https://books.google.com/books?id=ODXKhgH3e6AC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA49 | archive-date=December 23, 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref> In August 1855, the city became the capital of the [[Kansas Territory]] after President [[Franklin Pierce]] appointed [[Andrew Horatio Reeder]] as governor and charged him and his officials with establishing government offices in Lecompton.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Lecompton|url=http://www.lecomptonkansas.com/about-lecompton/|website=Historic Lecompton|publisher=Lecompton, Kansas|access-date=May 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428094044/http://www.lecomptonkansas.com/about-lecompton/|archive-date=April 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The city soon became a stronghold of pro-slavery politics and Southern sympathy, which put it in conflict with nearby Lawrence, which had been founded by [[Free-Stater (Kansas)|Free-Staters]] from Massachusetts.

The first post office in Lecompton was established in September 1855.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page:1/county:DG/sort:County.county_name/direction:asc |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=[[Kansas Historical Society]] |access-date=June 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310055433/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page%3A1/county%3ADG/sort%3ACounty.county_name/direction%3Aasc |archive-date=March 10, 2013 }}</ref> The city served as the [[county seat|seat]] of [[Douglas County, Kansas|Douglas County]], until 1858, when it was moved to Lawrence.

In late 1857, a convention met in [[Constitution Hall (Lecompton, Kansas)|Constitution Hall]] and drafted the [[Lecompton Constitution]], under which Kansas would have been a [[Slave states and free states|slave state]]. The constitution was rejected by Congress after intense national debate and was one of the prime topics of the [[Lincoln-Douglas debates]]. The controversy contributed to the growing dispute soon to erupt in civil war. The Lecompton Constitution failed, in part, because the antislavery party won control of the territorial legislature in the election of 1857. The new legislature met at Constitution Hall and immediately began to abolish the pro-slavery laws of what they called the [[Kansas Legislature#Pre-statehood|Bogus Legislature]], the territory's pro-slavery lawmakers since July 1855.

The free-staters briefly attempted to move the territorial capital to [[Minneola, Franklin County, Kansas|Minneola]] through a vote, although the resulting bill was later vetoed by Kansas territorial governor [[James W. Denver]], and ruled void by [[United States Attorney General|U.S. Attorney General]] [[Jeremiah S. Black]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Fitzgerald|first1=Daniel|title=Ghost Towns of Kansas|url=https://archive.org/details/ghosttownsofkans00fitz|url-access=registration|chapter=Centropolis/Minneola|date=1988|publisher=[[University Press of Kansas]]|isbn=0700603689|pages=[https://archive.org/details/ghosttownsofkans00fitz/page/61 61–65]}}</ref> As such, Lecompton remained the ''de jure'' territorial capital until the victorious free-state leaders officially chose [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]] as capital when Kansas became a state on January 29, 1861. The [[American Civil War]] began on April 12, 1861.

In 1865, the United Brethren Church established a university in Lecompton. Occupying the Rowena hotel that was originally built for the Territorial Legislature and visitors, the university later built a stone building in 1882 on the foundation of the started, but not completed, capitol building.  Named "[[Lane University]]" after the free-stater [[James Henry Lane (Union general)|James H. Lane]], the university brought professors and students to community.  It thrived until 1902, when Lane University moved to [[Holton, Kansas]] and merged to form [[Campbell College (Kansas)|Campbell College]], which in turn merged with the now-defunct [[Kansas City University (1896–1933)|Kansas City University]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lecomptonkansas.com/7920-2/|title=Campbell University/Lane University|work=Lecompton Kansas|access-date=April 18, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419101345/http://www.lecomptonkansas.com/7920-2/|archive-date=April 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.ksgenweb.com/archives/1912/c/campbell_college.html|title=Campbell College|encyclopedia=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History|access-date=January 6, 2016|page=275|first=Frank|last=Blackmar|publisher=Standard Pub. Co.|date=1912|place=[[Chicago]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102075736/http://www.ksgenweb.com/archives/1912/c/campbell_college.html|archive-date=November 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Batesel|first1=Paul|title=Campbell College Holton, Kansas 1880-1913|url=http://www.lostcolleges.com/campbell-college-c1c02|publisher=Lost Colleges|access-date=September 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912055328/http://www.lostcolleges.com/campbell-college-c1c02|archive-date=September 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The bell from Lane University went with the move, and today can be found on the campus of [[Holton High School]]. The Lane University building was then used for the high school in Lecompton until a larger brick building was built just to the south of it in 1926.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lecomptonkansas.com/lecompton-high-school-history/|title=Lecompton High School History|work=Lecompton Kansas|access-date=April 18, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419101353/http://www.lecomptonkansas.com/lecompton-high-school-history/|archive-date=April 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>  The Lane University building fell into disrepair.  In the 1970s, the community raised funds to rehabilitate the old building to become the [[Lane University|Territorial Capital Museum]], maintained by the Lecompton Historical Society.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lecomptonkansas.com/lane-university/|title=Lane University|work=Lecompton Kansas|access-date=April 18, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419101806/http://www.lecomptonkansas.com/lane-university/|archive-date=April 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>  Two blocks away is Constitution Hall, where the infamous [[Lecompton Constitution]] was written in 1857. Constitution Hall is a museum operated by the [[Kansas Historical Society]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lecomptonkansas.com/lecompton-constitution/|title=Lecompton Constitution|work=Lecompton Kansas|access-date=April 18, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226132509/http://www.lecomptonkansas.com/lecompton-constitution/|archive-date=February 26, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 1880s, there was some dissension in the United Brethren Church concerning secret organizations, causing the congregation to split. One group built another church on adjoining land which they named the Radical United Brethren Church. It burned about 1902 and a limestone church building replaced it. The former church was used as the Lecompton City Hall until about 2006, when a newer city hall was built in the old Lecompton Fire Station.  The limestone church building is now a community building and a Douglas County sheriff's substation.  In 2016, the Radical United Brethren Church was placed on the Kansas Register for Historic Places.  With the building's addition to the historic register, Lecompton now has four buildings on either Kansas or national registers. The other three are Constitutional Hall, where two state constitutions were drafted in the 1850s in hopes of bringing Kansas into the union as a slave state; the Democratic Headquarters from the [[Bleeding Kansas]] era; and the Lane University building, which is now the Territorial Capital Museum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/area-roundup/2016/sep/15/lecompton-building-placed-on-historic-re/|title=Lecompton building placed on historic register; Eudora wireless metering moving forward; Baldwin Education Foundation awards grants; final 2016 art walk set for Baldwin City {{!}} Area Roundup / LJWorld.com|website=www2.ljworld.com|language=en|access-date=April 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419003315/http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/area-roundup/2016/sep/15/lecompton-building-placed-on-historic-re/|archive-date=April 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

When the frame business buildings on the east side of main street (Elmore) were destroyed by fire in 1916, they were replaced with brick structures. A mural depicting the city as it appeared before the fire is located in the local post office building.

<gallery>
File:Lecompton, Kansas, in 1867, 50 miles west of Missouri River. (Boston Public Library) (cropped).jpg|Lecompton in 1867
File:1st Kansas Democratic Headquarters with Sign.JPG|Former Kansas Democratic Headquarters
File:Lane University.JPG|Former Lane University, now the Territorial Capital Museum
File:Lecompton City Jail.JPG|Former Lecompton City Jail
File:Radical United Bretheren Church.JPG|Radical United Brethren Church
File:The governor's mansion, Lecompton, Kansas Territory LCCN2002735897.jpg|Governor's mansion in Lecompton in 1857
File:Planned Lecompton, Kansas state capitol.jpg|Drawing of planned state capitol in Lecompton
</gallery>

===20th century===
In 1998, the Lecompton Historical Society began restoring the remains of the native limestone Democratic Headquarters Building {{circa|1850s}}. Originally there was a log cabin connected to the west side of this building located on East Second Street. The historic building was moved to Riverview Park, a public park along the south limestone bluff of the Kansas River, overlooking the Kaw Valley basin to the north.

===21st century===
[[File:Downtown Lecompton.JPG|thumb|right|Downtown Lecompton]]
{{As of|2015}}, downtown Lecompton had an antique shop, cafe/diner, art shop, and an automobile restoration garage.  A convenience store/meat market was located on the edge of the city.  The City of Lecompton bought the old Lecompton High School from the local school district and began remodeling it into a community building.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.78|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.77|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=July 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

The climate is characterized by hot, humid summers, and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Lecompton has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=316441&cityname=Lecompton%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |title=Climate Summary for Lecompton, Kansas |access-date=April 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927012351/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=316441&cityname=Lecompton%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |archive-date=September 27, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1880= 284
|1890= 450
|1900= 408
|1910= 386
|1920= 310
|1930= 288
|1940= 250
|1950= 263
|1960= 304
|1970= 434
|1980= 576
|1990= 619
|2000= 608
|2010= 625
|2020= 588
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Lecompton is part of the [[Lawrence, Kansas]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].
===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 588 people, 247 households, and 166 families in Lecompton.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Lecompton%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 334.9 per square mile (129.3/km{{sup|2}}). There were 265 housing units at an average density of 150.9 per square mile (58.3/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Lecompton%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 86.39% (508) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (85.88% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 1.19% (7) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 2.38% (14) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.51% (3) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 2.04% (12) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.48% (44) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Lecompton%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 2.72% (16) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Lecompton%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 247 households, 34.4% had children under the age of 18; 44.9% were married couples living together; 25.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 25.5% of households consisted of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 3.2 and the average family size was 3.5.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Lecompton%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 13.9% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Lecompton%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

22.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 103.6 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $61,458 (with a margin of error of +/- $26,139) and the median family income was $75,250 (+/- $38,228).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Lecompton%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $26,389 (+/- $19,491) versus $28,365 (+/- $5,820) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $27,981 (+/- $8,067).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Lecompton%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 15.2% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 33.1% of those under the age of 18 and 2.0% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Lecompton%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Lecompton%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 6, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 625 people, 240 households, and 162 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|353.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 254 housing units at an average density of {{convert|143.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 240 households, of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.5% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.09.

The median age in the city was 36.7 years. 29% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 11.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 608 people, 228 households, and 168 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|677.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 233 housing units at an average density of {{convert|259.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.96% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.66% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.16% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.16% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.30% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.30% of the population.

There were 228 households, out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,281, and the median income for a family was $46,111. Males had a median income of $37,813 versus $20,577 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,433. About 4.4% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Perry–Lecompton USD 343]] public school district. School unification consolidated [[Perry, Kansas|Perry]] and Lecompton schools forming [[Unified School District|USD]] 343 in 1970. Perry-Lecompton High School is located in Perry. Lecompton Elementary School is located in Lecompton. The Perry-Lecompton High School mascot is Perry-Lecompton Kaws.<ref>{{cite web | title = Perry-Lecompton USD 343 | publisher = USD 343 | url = http://www.usd343.net/ | access-date = January 4, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161128202209/http://www.usd343.net/ | archive-date = November 28, 2016 | url-status = live }}</ref>

Lecompton High School was closed through school unification in 1970. The Lecompton High School mascot was Lecompton Owls.<ref>"Lansing Stampedes By Lecompton", The Leavenworth Times, January 6, 1965, p.8.</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[William G. East|William East]] - United States District Court judge
* [[Robert S. Stevens (politician)|Robert Stevens]] - former US Congressman
* [[Chuck Wright (politician)|Chuck Wright]] – Mayor of [[Topeka, Kansas]], from 1965 to 1969<ref name=tcjournal>{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Hall |title=Chuck Wright, Topeka mayor during the 1966 tornado, dies at age 97 |url=http://cjonline.com/news/local-government/2016-12-27/chuck-wright-topeka-mayor-during-1966-tornado-dies-age-97 |work=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]] |date=December 27, 2016 |access-date=January 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118061029/http://cjonline.com/news/local-government/2016-12-27/chuck-wright-topeka-mayor-during-1966-tornado-dies-age-97 |archive-date=January 18, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Lecompton Constitution]]
* [[Origins of the American Civil War]]
* [[Great Flood of 1951]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
{{Kansas books}}
{{See also|Douglas County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Douglas County, Kansas}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Lecompton, Kansas}}
* {{Official website|https://lecompton.org/}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260825 Lecompton - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://lecomptonkansas.com/ Lecompton History]
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/lecompton.pdf Lecompton city map], KDOT

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