Map of Leoti city

Leoti, pronounced “Lee-OH-Tuh.” is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,475.

Leoti city overview:
Name:	Leoti city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kansas
County:	Wichita County
Founded:	1885
Incorporated:	1887
Elevation:	3,301 ft (1,006 m)
Total Area:	1.32 sq mi (3.41 km²)
Land Area:	1.32 sq mi (3.41 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,475
Population Density:	1,100/sq mi (430/km²)
ZIP code:	67861
Area code:	620
FIPS code:	2039550
Website:	leotikansas.org

Online Interactive Map

Leoti online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Leoti location map. Where is Leoti city?

Leoti location on the U.S. Map. Where is Leoti city. — Leoti location on the U.S. Map.

Leoti location on the Kansas map. Where is Leoti city. — Location of Leoti in Kansas.

History

Leoti was founded in 1885 by a company of men from Garden City, Kansas. Two years later, in 1887, it was involved in the bloodiest county seat fight in the history of the American West. The shoot-out was on February 27, 1887, when men—some would say hired gunmen—from Leoti, went to the neighboring, rival town of Coronado and left several people dead and wounded. A small town called Farmer City which was located between Coronado and Leoti, was hoped by some to become the county seat—which would end the fighting. Leoti later won the right to become the county seat and now the two other towns consist mainly of farmland.

The origin of the name Leoti is disputed: one tradition says the name is an Indian term for “prairie flower”; another says the community was named for settler Leoti Kibbee; a third says it was named for Leoti Gray, the daughter of a town founder.

Leoti Road Map

Leoti city Satellite Map

Geography

Leoti is located at 38°29′3″N 101°21′28″W / 38.48417°N 101.35778°W / 38.48417; -101.35778 (38.484073, -101.357639). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.31 square miles (3.39 km), all land.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Leoti has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated “BSk” on climate maps.