Leoti, pronounced "Lee-OH-Tah." is a city in Wichita County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Wichita County. In 2010, 1,534 people lived there.
History
Leoti was created in 1885. It was created by a group of men from Garden City, Kansas. In 1887, it was involved in the bloodiest county seat fight in the history of the American West. The shooting was on February 27, 1887. Men—some would say hired gunmen—from Leoti, went to the nearby, rival town of Coronado. The gunmen left several people dead and wounded.
There are disagreements about where the name "Leoti" came from: one tradition says the name is an Indian term for "prairie flower"; another says the town was named for settler Leoti Kibbee; a third says it was named for Leoti Gray, the daughter of a town creator.
Geography
Leoti is at (38.484073, -101.357639). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
Weather
The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Leoti has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
People
2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,534 people, 607 households, and 419 families living in Leoti.
Education
Leoti is served by USD 467 Wichita County Schools. The Wichita County High School mascot is Wichita County Indians.
Before school unification, Leoti High School also used the Indians mascot.
Famous people
Ben Diggins, baseball player. Steve Tasker, American football player (retired), sportscaster.