Parsons, Kansas

**Parsons** is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 9,600 people lived there. It is the biggest city in Labette County. It is the second biggest city in the southeastern region of Kansas.

## Geography

Parsons is at  (37.339070, -95.269747). The city is at the junction of U.S. Route 59 and U.S. Route 400. Along US-59, the city of Erie (the county seat of Neosho County) is  to the north and Oswego (the county seat of Labette County) is  south and east. Big Hill Lake is several miles to the west of the city, and Lake Parsons is northwest of Parsons.

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 9,600 people, 4,015 households, and 2,251 families living in Parson. Of the households, 58.4% owned their home and 41.6% rented their home.

The median age was 37.9 years. Of the people, 75.3% were White, 8.0% were Black, 1.7% were Native American, 0.7% were Asian, 2.1% were from some other race, and 12.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.1% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 10,500 people, 4,351 households, and 2,586 families living in Parson.

### College

- Labette Community College

### Library

The first public library building in Parsons was the Carnegie Library. It was created in 1909. The Parsons Public Library moved to a modern building in 1977.

## Other websites

- City
- Parsons - Official
- Parsons Chamber of Commerce
- Schools
- USD 503, local school district
- USD 506, local school district
- Labette Community College
- Newspaper
- _The Parsons Sun_, local newspaper
- Events
- Katy Days
- Maps
- Parsons City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Parsons, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Parsons, KS former public library building funded by Andrew Carnegie..jpg
- **image caption**: Former Parsons Carnegie Library, now Parsons Carnegie Arts Center (2013)
- **image map**: Labette_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Parsons_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Labette County, Kansas, Labette County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Labette Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Labette County, Kansas, Labette County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Labette County, Kansas, Labette
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1870
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1871
- **named for**: Levi Parsons
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 10.72
- **area land sq mi**: 10.63
- **area water sq mi**: 0.09
- **area total km2**: 27.76
- **area land km2**: 27.54
- **area water km2**: 0.22
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 902
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 9600
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67357
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-54675
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 469782