Humboldt is a city in Allen County, Kansas, United States.

[4] Germans migrating from Hartford, Connecticut, began organizing a colony during the winter of 1856–57.

Orlin Thurston, a young attorney, moved to Humboldt during the summer of 1857 and put up a steam sawmill; he began sawing wood and building houses on the prairie side of town.

[5] In 1861 Humboldt was attacked by a collection of border ruffians and Osages led by John Allen Mathews out of Oswego, Kansas who took several recently freed African-Americans back into captivity.

The Humboldt Home Guard joined with the Kansas 6th Cavalry under James G. Blunt to counter-attack.

The legitimacy of this election was questioned by Humboldt residents due to low turnout arising from soldiers fighting the War.

Col. Charles W. Blair, the commander of Fort Scott, temporarily replaced the commander of the post at Humboldt, Maj. Henry C. Haas, to keep the soldiers there from illegally voting in the county seat election.

County seat wars of this sort were common in Kansas and the American West.

The town was raided September 1, 1861, by Confederate raiders, who took much property and kidnapped eight free blacks, who may have been placed into slavery.

Many of the raiders were hunted down and one of the leaders, Col. John Allen Mathews, was killed.

Two Humboldt area structures, O'Brien's Mill and W. W. Curdy dry goods store, were fortified.

The W. W. Curdy store apparently was spared, but it played no further role in Humboldt's defenses.

Senator James H. Lane and his brigade's sacking and destruction of Osceola, Missouri.

When the ranks swelled beyond the capacity of the cabins, tents were pitched at the camp.

Of the places used by the military, home guards and militia, today only the German church stands and it was converted into a private residence in the 1950s.

The geographic coordinates of the various points are: In October 1864, the area was threatened by a huge raid through Missouri and eastern Kansas.

The Confederate raiders were commanded by Maj. Gen. Sterling Price and most of the troops and militia went to meet the threat further east.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[22] The 2020 United States census counted 1,847 people, 796 households, and 508 families in Humboldt.

30.7% of households consisted of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Local churches, businesses, and organizations create floats for the parade based on Bible stories.

Other festivities during Biblesta generally include a music concert and bean feed.