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.

History
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.

People


Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential election results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202079.4% 1,22819.0% 2941.6% 24201675.0% 1,08218.9% 2736.1% 88201271.5% 1,03526.3% 3802.2% 32200866.0% 1,05532.0% 5122.0% 32200468.3% 1,20430.1% 5301.6% 29200061.1% 97432.7% 5216.3% 100199652.0% 95332.6% 59815.3% 281199235.5% 66231.6% 59032.9% 614198857.5% 1,06241.2% 7611.3% 24198469.4% 1,40829.4% 5961.3% 26198065.6% 1,43529.5% 6464.9% 108197654.1% 1,10444.3% 9041.6% 33197272.6% 1,59225.1% 5502.3% 51196862.6% 1,45027.6% 6399.8% 226196452.6% 1,27946.4% 1,1281.0% 24196067.4% 1,85332.3% 8880.4% 10195670.9% 2,17128.4% 8700.7% 22195276.3% 2,59423.1% 7860.6% 20194862.6% 1,99735.9% 1,1451.5% 49194469.6% 2,30830.1% 9990.3% 11194064.9% 2,63734.4% 1,3980.7% 30193655.5% 2,37444.0% 1,8840.5% 20193245.2% 1,84252.0% 2,1192.9% 117192876.6% 2,88522.7% 8550.7% 27192463.2% 2,41226.9% 1,02610.0% 380192068.7% 2,25328.8% 9442.5% 82191648.2% 1,86146.5% 1,7945.3% 205191229.1% 69437.8% 90033.1% 788190853.2% 1,25244.5% 1,0472.3% 53190463.6% 1,49028.0% 6578.4% 197190055.5% 1,41843.7% 1,1150.8% 20189651.6% 1,28847.6% 1,1890.8% 21189250.2% 1,07149.8% 1,064188852.0% 1,14926.9% 59521.1% 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.

Education

Unified school districts
 Woodson USD 366

Communities
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

References

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

Category:Kansas counties
Category:1855 establishments in Kansas Territory