Greenwood County, Kansas

**Greenwood County** (county code **GW**) is a county in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 6,016 people lived there. Its county seat is Eureka. Eureka is also the biggest city in Greenwood County.

In 1855, **Greenwood County** was created. It was named after Alfred B. Greenwood, a U.S. Congressman from Arkansas.

The first railroad in Greenwood County was built through that territory in 1879.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.8%) is water. It is the fifth-largest county in Kansas by area.

## Government

Greenwood county is often carried by Republican Candidates. The last time a democratic candidate has carried this county was in 1936 by Franklin D. Roosevelt.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**79.4%** _2,444_|style="text-align:center;"|18.5% _569_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _64_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.1%** _2,160_|style="text-align:center;"|17.1% _485_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.9% _195_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.9%** _1,590_|style="text-align:center;"|22.5% _478_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% _55_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.0%** _1,619_|style="text-align:center;"|27.3% _622_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _38_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.4%** _2,282_|style="text-align:center;"|28.1% _911_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _51_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.2%** _2,392_|style="text-align:center;"|28.8% _1,027_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.0% _142_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.2%** _1,932_|style="text-align:center;"|30.5% _1,108_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.4% _595_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**36.6%** _1,411_|style="text-align:center;"|32.8% _1,262_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|30.6% _1,180_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.7%** _2,217_|style="text-align:center;"|38.2% _1,421_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _78_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.5%** _2,901_|style="text-align:center;"|28.5% _1,173_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _44_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.6%** _2,685_|style="text-align:center;"|29.9% _1,241_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.5% _229_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.0%** _2,319_|style="text-align:center;"|41.9% _1,737_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _88_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.5%** _3,157_|style="text-align:center;"|22.4% _951_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.1% _130_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.0%** _2,937_|style="text-align:center;"|25.2% _1,122_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.8% _392_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.6%** _2,717_|style="text-align:center;"|42.7% _2,048_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _36_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.5%** _3,758_|style="text-align:center;"|32.4% _1,804_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _9_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.0%** _4,164_|style="text-align:center;"|29.6% _1,763_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _21_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.7%** _4,974_|style="text-align:center;"|25.8% _1,743_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _32_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.3%** _3,553_|style="text-align:center;"|41.5% _2,574_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _73_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.0%** _3,959_|style="text-align:center;"|35.4% _2,187_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _41_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.3%** _4,893_|style="text-align:center;"|39.0% _3,160_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _56_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|49.7% _4,146_|style="text-align:center;"|**50.0%** _4,176_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _23_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|46.4% _3,592_|style="text-align:center;"|**51.7%** _4,002_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% _153_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.5%** _5,863_|style="text-align:center;"|20.8% _1,554_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _49_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.0%** _4,181_|style="text-align:center;"|27.5% _1,794_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.5% _556_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.3%** _3,422_|style="text-align:center;"|29.5% _1,478_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% _107_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|**48.3%** _2,971_|style="text-align:center;"|48.0% _2,956_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.7% _227_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|25.8% _954_|style="text-align:center;"|**36.1%** _1,334_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|38.1% _1,406_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.2%** _2,370_|style="text-align:center;"|38.6% _1,545_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _91_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.7%** _2,458_|style="text-align:center;"|31.4% _1,211_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.9% _190_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.3%** _2,204_|style="text-align:center;"|46.3% _1,917_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _16_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|46.8% _1,835_|style="text-align:center;"|**52.6%** _2,064_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _23_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|49.0% _1,734_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**51.0%** _1,804_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.9%** _2,242_|style="text-align:center;"|28.2% _1,110_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|14.9% _589_|

### Unified school districts

- Madison-Virgil USD 386
- Eureka USD 389
- Hamilton USD 390
- West Elk USD 282 (serving Severy and extreme southern GW county)

### Cities

- Climax
- Eureka
- Fall River
- Hamilton
- Madison
- Severy
- Virgil

## References

- Notes

## More reading

- _Handbook of Greenwood County, Kansas_; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 37 pages; 1880s.
- _Standard Atlas of Greenwood County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 78 pages; 1922.
- _Plat Book of Greenwood County, Kansas_; North West Publishing Co; 58 pages; 1903.
- _Handbook of Greenwood County, Kansas_; C. S. Burch Publishing Co; 37 pages; 1880 to 1890.

## Other websites

- County
- Greenwood County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Greenwood County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Greenwood County
- **state**: Kansas
- **ex image**: Eureka Santa Fe Depot.jpg
- **ex image size**: 220px
- **ex image cap**: AT&SF Railroad Depot in Eureka, Kansas, Eureka (2013)
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **founded**: August 25, 1855
- **named for**: Alfred B. Greenwood
- **seat wl**: Eureka
- **largest city wl**: Eureka
- **area total sq mi**: 1153
- **area land sq mi**: 1143
- **area water sq mi**: 9.3
- **area percentage**: 0.8%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 6016
- **population density sq mi**: 5.3
- **district**: 4th
- **time zone**: Central