Atwood, Kansas

**Atwood** is a city in Rawlins County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Rawlins County. In 2020, 1,290 people lived there.

## History

In 1875, T.A. Andrews and J.M. Matheny went to Rawlins County. They started a town site about two miles east of the current city.  The city of **Attwood** (with two t's) was named after Attwood Matheny. He was the 14-year-old son who went with his father on the trip.  In 1882, the U.S. Post Office requested permission to drop one "t" thus becoming **Atwood**. In 1881, Atwood became the county seat of Rawlins County.

## Geography

Atwood is at  (39.8099, -101.041893). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### Climate

The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Atwood has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

## Area attractions

- Rawlins County Historical Museum, 308 State Street.
- Shirley Opera House (NRHP), 503 Main Street.

## Area events

- Rawlins County Fair, held in July.
- Smokin on the Beaver BBQ competition, held the last full weekend in September.
- Annual Rod Run , held annually in May.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 1,290 people, 557 households, and 324 families living in Atwood. Of the households, 68.4% owned their home and 31.6% rented their home.

The median age was 42.4 years. Of the people, 87.2% were White, 1.0% were Black, 0.3% were Asian, 0.2% were Native American, 3.6% were from some other race, and 7.7% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.5% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,194 people, 568 households, and 299 families living in Atwood.

## Famous people

- Mike Hayden, 41st Governor of Kansas 1987–1990.
- Ted Uhlaender, Major League Baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds from –.
Katie Uhlaender (born July 17, 1984) is an American skeleton racer who has competed since 2003. She won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with one silver (women's skeleton: 2008) and three bronzes (women's skeleton: 2007, mixed bobsleigh-skeleton team event: 2008, 2009).

## Other websites

- City
- City of Atwood
- Atwood – Directory of Public Officials
- County
- Rawlins County
- Schools
- USD 105, local school district
- Newspapers
- Square Deal News
- Photos and Videos
- Historic city photograph
- KWCH 'One of a Kind' Kansas road trip in 2011: Photos, Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, Video 4, Video 5. Towns included were Coldwater, Sterling, Atwood, Lucas, Marion.
- Maps
- Atwood City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Atwood, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Rawlin Co KS Courthouse.JPG
- **image caption**: Rawlins County Courthouse (2010)
- **image map**: Rawlins_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Atwood_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Rawlins County, Kansas, Rawlins County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Rawlins Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Rawlins County, Kansas, Rawlins County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Rawlins County, Kansas, Rawlins
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1875
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1885
- **named for**: Attwood Matheny
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.12
- **area land sq mi**: 1.06
- **area water sq mi**: 0.06
- **area total km2**: 2.91
- **area land km2**: 2.75
- **area water km2**: 0.16
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 2854
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 1290
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67730
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-03150
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2394021