Chetopa, KS

Chetopa is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States. The 2020 census counted 929 residents. Chetopa was named for Chief Chetopah, an Osage Indian chief who lived in the area and sold land for Winfield, Kansas. Later, the community name was shortened. Chetopa is served by three Chetopa–St. Paul USD 505 public schools:. Chetopa is also served by a public library and a historic preservation society. Chetopa makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Chetopa is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. " He was an advocate of peace, the leading chief of the Little Osage band, and one of the chief counselors of the Osage Nation. The Osage had a large reservation in southern Kansas since the Osage Treaty of 1825. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.