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.

People


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

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202079.4% 2,44418.5% 5692.1% 64201676.1% 2,16017.1% 4856.9% 195201274.9% 1,59022.5% 4782.6% 55200871.0% 1,61927.3% 6221.7% 38200470.4% 2,28228.1% 9111.6% 51200067.2% 2,39228.8% 1,0274.0% 142199653.2% 1,93230.5% 1,10816.4% 595199236.6% 1,41132.8% 1,26230.6% 1,180198859.7% 2,21738.2% 1,4212.1% 78198470.5% 2,90128.5% 1,1731.1% 44198064.6% 2,68529.9% 1,2415.5% 229197656.0% 2,31941.9% 1,7372.1% 88197274.5% 3,15722.4% 9513.1% 130196866.0% 2,93725.2% 1,1228.8% 392196456.6% 2,71742.7% 2,0480.8% 36196067.5% 3,75832.4% 1,8040.2% 9195670.0% 4,16429.6% 1,7630.4% 21195273.7% 4,97425.8% 1,7430.5% 32194857.3% 3,55341.5% 2,5741.2% 73194464.0% 3,95935.4% 2,1870.7% 41194060.3% 4,89339.0% 3,1600.7% 56193649.7% 4,14650.0% 4,1760.3% 23193246.4% 3,59251.7% 4,0022.0% 153192878.5% 5,86320.8% 1,5540.7% 49192464.0% 4,18127.5% 1,7948.5% 556192068.3% 3,42229.5% 1,4782.1% 107191648.3% 2,97148.0% 2,9563.7% 227191225.8% 95436.1% 1,33438.1% 1,406190859.2% 2,37038.6% 1,5452.3% 91190463.7% 2,45831.4% 1,2114.9% 190190053.3% 2,20446.3% 1,9170.4% 16189646.8% 1,83552.6% 2,0640.6% 23189249.0% 1,73451.0% 1,804188856.9% 2,24228.2% 1,11014.9% 589

Education

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

Communities

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


Category:1855 establishments in Kansas Territory