La Tour or Latour is an unincorporated community in southwestern Johnson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 65 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a village. La Tour disincorporated in 2009, and at the 2010 census the community, now listed as a census-designated place (CDP), had a population of 62.
History
La Tour was platted in 1885, and named after the local Latour family. A post office called Latour was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1997.
La Tour disincorporated on April 13, 2009, after an April 7 vote on the subject passed by the margin of 20 to 1.
Geography
The community is located in southwestern Johnson County on Missouri Route 2, about east of Harrisonville and west of Windsor. The community lies just southwest of the confluence of Camp Branch with Big Creek.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , about the same as the former village. , or 0.33% of the community's area, is water.
As of the census