Louisburg, Kansas
| Louisburg, Kansas | |
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| City | |
 Location within Miami County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Miami County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 38°37′11″N 94°40′45″W / 38.61972°N 94.67917°WCoordinates: 38°37′11″N 94°40′45″W / 38.61972°N 94.67917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Miami |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.12 sq mi (15.85 km2) |
| • Land | 5.57 sq mi (14.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.55 sq mi (1.42 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,093 ft (333 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,315 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 4,276 |
| • Density | 710/sq mi (270/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 66053 |
| Area code(s) | 913 |
| FIPS code | 20-42875 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0479419 |
| Website | louisburgkansas.gov |
Louisburg is a city in Miami County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,315.
Prior to the American Civil War, the land of what is now called Louisburg was part of an area reserved for members of various tribes of Native Americans who were ceding their lands in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. Settling there were the Peoria, Wea, Piankeshaw, and Kaskaskia tribes which together eventually became the Confederated Tribe of Peoria. Traders and missionaries often visited the area, and by 1854 Euro-American farmers began moving nearby, establishing homes. Upon the organization of the state of Kansas in 1861, the Confederated Tribes were being charged with taxes, and the new state laws conflicted with their own. By 1866, following the Civil War, the government moved the Confederated Tribe of Peoria to Oklahoma, and the land they once occupied was sold to settlers. A community of homes resulted by 1867, and was called St. Louis. Soon, it was often referred to as New St. Louis or Little St. Louis in an effort to distinguish it from St. Louis.
From 1868 to 1870, the settlement of Little St. Louis grew to include businesses and churches, and a railroad depot was to be completed. Because the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad (MKT Railroad) would be coming to serve the community, and to avoid additional confusion, Little St. Louis was renamed Louisburg in 1870. The railroad depot was completed by 1871, and Louisburg's first school opened the same year. The community had some disorder during this time. As a town near the border, there remained conflicts between Kansas Jayhawkers and Missouri Raiders. In addition, the railroad tracks running through the community divided it into north and south areas. Circa 1875, many businesses and homes were moved from north of the railroad to the south, and formed what was to become downtown Louisburg.
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