McLouth Kansas Map

About McLouth, Kansas

McLouth is a locality in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 859. The population density is 575.8 people per km². McLouth is located at 39.1958°N, 95.2083°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. McLouth is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66054.

McLouth emerges from the expansive Kansas prairie as a quiet confluence of golden wheat fields and the persistent, low-slung rhythm of the plains. It lies 15.6 miles north of Lawrence, KS (from Lawrence, KS: bearing 5°T), and is situated 8.8 miles northwest of Tonganoxie. Fall Creek carves a narrow, verdant passage through the terrain, its banks lined with the silver-leafed cottonwoods that sway in the restless wind common to this latitude. To the west, the subtle, hazy contour of Badger Ridge marks the distant horizon, a reminder of the tectonic shifts that once defined this land long before the plow arrived. Residents often look toward the nearby Leavenworth Wildlife Area, a SCA, where the landscape returns to a wilder, uncultivated state, offering a sanctuary for the local fauna that move through the tallgrass with an ancient, fluid grace.

McLouth maintains a character forged by the steady persistence of agricultural cycles and the modest, enduring presence of its local commerce. The town operates at the pace of the seasons, where the economy remains tethered to the health of the soil and the fluctuating demands of the harvest. Families often gather near the quiet, reflective waters of Lake Dabanawa, a place where the evening light softens the hard edges of the limestone foundations that underpin much of the regional architecture. Life in McLouth is defined by these small, repeated acts of stewardship, a deliberate choice to remain grounded in a landscape that demands both labor and a deep, observant patience from those who call it home.

About This McLouth Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of McLouth, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.195833, -95.208304. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for McLouth includes the ZIP code (66054), telephone area code (913), county seat of Jefferson County (Oskaloosa), and school district assignment (McLouth Unified School District 342).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.