Altamont, Kansas

**Altamont** is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 1,061 people lived there.

## History

Altamont had started in 1879 when a railroad was built through there. The first people of Altamont was the Huston family. When they went to the nearby town of Oswego, people would ask them where they lived. They would say about a mile east of the lone tree. Since there were not many trees in Kansas at the time, it was easy to know what tree they were talking about. It was named after Altamont, Illinois. Altamont was incorporated in 1884.

## Geography

Altamont is at  (37.189803, -95.293529). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### Climate

Altamont has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Altamont has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 1,061 people, 428 households, and 301 families living in Altamont. Of the households, 70.8% owned their home and 29.2% rented their home.

The median age was 38.2 years. Of the people, 84.9% were White, 1.9% were Native American, 0.6% were Black, 0.4% were Asian, 0.8% were some other race, and 11.4% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.3% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,080 people, 419 households, and 291 families living in Altamont.

## Education

Altamont is served by Labette County USD 506 school district.

The Labette County High School mascot is the Grizzlies, and their colors are red and gold.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Altamont
- Altamont - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 506, local school district
- Maps
- Altamont City Map, KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Altamont, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Labette_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Altamont_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**: 1879
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1884
- **named for**: Altamont, Illinois
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.93
- **area land sq mi**: 1.91
- **area water sq mi**: 0.02
- **area total km2**: 5.00
- **area land km2**: 4.93
- **area water km2**: 0.06
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 912
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 1061
- **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**: 67330
- **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**: 20-01550
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 469438