Woodson County, Kansas

**Woodson County** (standard abbreviation: **WO**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020 census, 3,115 people lived there. Its county seat is Yates Center.

### 19th century

In 1855, **Woodson County** was created.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (1.5%) is water.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**79.4%** _1,228_|style="text-align:center;"|19.0% _294_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _24_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.0%** _1,082_|style="text-align:center;"|18.9% _273_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.1% _88_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.5%** _1,035_|style="text-align:center;"|26.3% _380_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% _32_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.0%** _1,055_|style="text-align:center;"|32.0% _512_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% _32_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.3%** _1,204_|style="text-align:center;"|30.1% _530_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _29_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.1%** _974_|style="text-align:center;"|32.7% _521_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.3% _100_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.0%** _953_|style="text-align:center;"|32.6% _598_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|15.3% _281_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**35.5%** _662_|style="text-align:center;"|31.6% _590_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|32.9% _614_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.5%** _1,062_|style="text-align:center;"|41.2% _761_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _24_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.4%** _1,408_|style="text-align:center;"|29.4% _596_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% _26_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.6%** _1,435_|style="text-align:center;"|29.5% _646_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.9% _108_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.1%** _1,104_|style="text-align:center;"|44.3% _904_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _33_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.6%** _1,592_|style="text-align:center;"|25.1% _550_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _51_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.6%** _1,450_|style="text-align:center;"|27.6% _639_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.8% _226_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.6%** _1,279_|style="text-align:center;"|46.4% _1,128_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _24_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.4%** _1,853_|style="text-align:center;"|32.3% _888_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _10_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.9%** _2,171_|style="text-align:center;"|28.4% _870_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _22_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.3%** _2,594_|style="text-align:center;"|23.1% _786_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.6%** _1,997_|style="text-align:center;"|35.9% _1,145_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% _49_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.6%** _2,308_|style="text-align:center;"|30.1% _999_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.9%** _2,637_|style="text-align:center;"|34.4% _1,398_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _30_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.5%** _2,374_|style="text-align:center;"|44.0% _1,884_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|45.2% _1,842_|style="text-align:center;"|**52.0%** _2,119_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.9% _117_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**76.6%** _2,885_|style="text-align:center;"|22.7% _855_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _27_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.2%** _2,412_|style="text-align:center;"|26.9% _1,026_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.0% _380_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.7%** _2,253_|style="text-align:center;"|28.8% _944_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _82_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|**48.2%** _1,861_|style="text-align:center;"|46.5% _1,794_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.3% _205_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|29.1% _694_|style="text-align:center;"|**37.8%** _900_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|33.1% _788_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.2%** _1,252_|style="text-align:center;"|44.5% _1,047_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _53_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.6%** _1,490_|style="text-align:center;"|28.0% _657_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.4% _197_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.5%** _1,418_|style="text-align:center;"|43.7% _1,115_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _20_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.6%** _1,288_|style="text-align:center;"|47.6% _1,189_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _21_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.2%** _1,071_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|49.8% _1,064_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.0%** _1,149_|style="text-align:center;"|26.9% _595_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|21.1% _467_|

Woodson County is very Republican. The only Democrat to win the county was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Woodrow Wilson won a plurality in 1912.

### Unified school districts

- Woodson USD 366

### Cities

- Yates Center
- Toronto
- Neosho Falls

### Ghost towns

- Defiance - located six miles east of Yates Center. The people moved to Yates Center after it was chosen as the permanent county seat in 1876.
- Kalida - located two miles south of Yates Center. The people moved to Yates Center after it was chosen as the permanent county seat in 1876

## More reading

- _Standard Atlas of Woodson County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 38 pages; 1904.

## Other websites

- County
- Woodson County - Directory of Public Officials
- Maps
- Woodson 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**: Woodson County
- **state**: Kansas
- **ex image**: Woodson County Courthouse, Yates Center, KS.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Woodson County Courthouse in Yates Center, Kansas, Yates Center
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **founded**: 1855
- **named for**: Daniel Woodson
- **seat wl**: Yates Center
- **largest city wl**: Yates Center
- **area total sq mi**: 505
- **area land sq mi**: 498
- **area water sq mi**: 7.4
- **area percentage**: 1.5
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 3115
- **population density sq mi**: 6.3
- **district**: 2nd
- **time zone**: Central