Woodson County, Kansas
Woodson County | |
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Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | WoodsonCounty.net |
Woodson County is a
History
Early history
For many
19th century
In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1855, Woodson County was established. Fort Belmont was used during the Civil War and had received refugees from the Trail of Blood on Ice. Opothleyahola is buried in an unmarked grave next to his daughter who died at the fort.
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Coffey County (north)
- Anderson County (northeast)
- Allen County (east)
- Neosho County (southeast)
- Wilson County (south)
- Greenwood County (west)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 1,488 | — | |
1870 | 3,827 | 157.2% | |
1880 | 6,535 | 70.8% | |
1890 | 9,021 | 38.0% | |
1900 | 10,022 | 11.1% | |
1910 | 9,450 | −5.7% | |
1920 | 8,984 | −4.9% | |
1930 | 8,526 | −5.1% | |
1940 | 8,014 | −6.0% | |
1950 | 6,711 | −16.3% | |
1960 | 5,423 | −19.2% | |
1970 | 4,789 | −11.7% | |
1980 | 4,600 | −3.9% | |
1990 | 4,116 | −10.5% | |
2000 | 3,788 | −8.0% | |
2010 | 3,309 | −12.6% | |
2020 | 3,115 | −5.9% | |
2023 (est.) | 3,115 | [4] | 0.0% |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[1] |
As of the
There were 1,642 households, out of which 25.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.90% were non-families. 33.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.70% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 22.10% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 24.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $25,335, and the median income for a family was $31,369. Males had a median income of $23,950 versus $16,135 for females. The
Government
Presidential elections
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,228 | 79.43% | 294 | 19.02% | 24 | 1.55% |
2016 | 1,082 | 74.98% | 273 | 18.92% | 88 | 6.10% |
2012 | 1,035 | 71.53% | 380 | 26.26% | 32 | 2.21% |
2008 | 1,055 | 65.98% | 512 | 32.02% | 32 | 2.00% |
2004 | 1,204 | 68.29% | 530 | 30.06% | 29 | 1.64% |
2000 | 974 | 61.07% | 521 | 32.66% | 100 | 6.27% |
1996 | 953 | 52.02% | 598 | 32.64% | 281 | 15.34% |
1992 | 662 | 35.48% | 590 | 31.62% | 614 | 32.90% |
1988 | 1,062 | 57.50% | 761 | 41.20% | 24 | 1.30% |
1984 | 1,408 | 69.36% | 596 | 29.36% | 26 | 1.28% |
1980 | 1,435 | 65.56% | 646 | 29.51% | 108 | 4.93% |
1976 | 1,104 | 54.09% | 904 | 44.29% | 33 | 1.62% |
1972 | 1,592 | 72.59% | 550 | 25.08% | 51 | 2.33% |
1968 | 1,450 | 62.63% | 639 | 27.60% | 226 | 9.76% |
1964 | 1,279 | 52.61% | 1,128 | 46.40% | 24 | 0.99% |
1960 | 1,853 | 67.36% | 888 | 32.28% | 10 | 0.36% |
1956 | 2,171 | 70.88% | 870 | 28.40% | 22 | 0.72% |
1952 | 2,594 | 76.29% | 786 | 23.12% | 20 | 0.59% |
1948 | 1,997 | 62.58% | 1,145 | 35.88% | 49 | 1.54% |
1944 | 2,308 | 69.56% | 999 | 30.11% | 11 | 0.33% |
1940 | 2,637 | 64.87% | 1,398 | 34.39% | 30 | 0.74% |
1936 | 2,374 | 55.49% | 1,884 | 44.04% | 20 | 0.47% |
1932 | 1,842 | 45.17% | 2,119 | 51.96% | 117 | 2.87% |
1928 | 2,885 | 76.59% | 855 | 22.70% | 27 | 0.72% |
1924 | 2,412 | 63.17% | 1,026 | 26.87% | 380 | 9.95% |
1920 | 2,253 | 68.71% | 944 | 28.79% | 82 | 2.50% |
1916 | 1,861 | 48.21% | 1,794 | 46.48% | 205 | 5.31% |
1912 | 694 | 29.14% | 900 | 37.78% | 788 | 33.08% |
1908 | 1,252 | 53.23% | 1,047 | 44.52% | 53 | 2.25% |
1904 | 1,490 | 63.57% | 657 | 28.03% | 197 | 8.40% |
1900 | 1,418 | 55.54% | 1,115 | 43.67% | 20 | 0.78% |
1896 | 1,288 | 51.56% | 1,189 | 47.60% | 21 | 0.84% |
1892 | 1,071 | 50.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,064 | 49.84% |
1888 | 1,149 | 51.97% | 595 | 26.91% | 467 | 21.12% |
Woodson County is powerfully Republican. The only Democrat to win a majority in the county was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, although Woodrow Wilson won a plurality in 1912. In contrast, Charles Evans Hughes in 1916 & George H. W. Bush in 1992 are the only Republican winners of the county who only managed to win a plurality of its votes.
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
† means a community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
Cities
- Yates Center (county seat)
- Toronto
- Neosho Falls
Unincorporated communities
Ghost towns
- Defiance - located six miles east of Yates Center, its population moved to Yates Center after it was selected as the permanent county seat in 1876[11]
- Kalida - located two miles south of Yates Center, its population moved to Yates Center after it was selected as the permanent county seat in 1876[11]
Townships
Woodson County is divided into six townships. The city of Yates Center is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.
Township | FIPS |
Population center |
Population | Population density /km2 (/sq mi) |
Land area km2 (sq mi) |
Water area km2 (sq mi) |
Water % | Geographic coordinates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Center | 12250 | 594 | 1 (4) | 410 (158) | 1 (0) | 0.23% | 37°50′35″N 95°43′29″W / 37.84306°N 95.72472°W | |
Liberty | 40375 | 200 | 1 (2) | 223 (86) | 1 (0) | 0.26% | 37°59′18″N 95°43′47″W / 37.98833°N 95.72972°W | |
Neosho Falls | 49850 | 537 | 3 (7) | 196 (76) | 1 (0) | 0.38% | 37°57′30″N 95°33′54″W / 37.95833°N 95.56500°W | |
North | 51025 | 71 | 0 (1) | 167 (64) | 0 (0) | 0.11% | 37°59′50″N 95°53′19″W / 37.99722°N 95.88861°W | |
Perry | 55475 | 103 | 1 (2) | 127 (49) | 0 (0) | 0.08% | 37°46′18″N 95°35′24″W / 37.77167°N 95.59000°W | |
Toronto | 71075 | 684 | 4 (11) | 167 (64) | 10 (4) | 5.40% | 37°47′52″N 95°55′37″W / 37.79778°N 95.92694°W |
See also
- Community information for Kansas
- Kansas locations by per capita income
- List of counties in Kansas
- List of townships in Kansas
- List of cities in Kansas
- List of unincorporated communities in Kansas
- List of ghost towns in Kansas
References
- ^ a b c "QuickFacts; Woodson County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- ^ a b "WOODSON COUNTY, KANSAS COUNTY HISTORY". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
Further reading
- Standard Atlas of Woodson County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 38 pages; 1904.
External links
- County
- Maps