Wilson County, Kansas

Wilson County (standard abbreviation: WL) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 8,624 people lived there. Its county seat is Fredonia.

History
19th century
In 1855, Wilson County was created.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.8%) is water.

People


Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202079.7% 3,15318.3% 7232.0% 78201677.6% 2,78816.5% 5945.8% 209201276.0% 2,82522.0% 8182.0% 74200869.2% 2,85028.4% 1,1702.5% 101200474.2% 3,26324.1% 1,0601.7% 75200067.1% 2,74829.0% 1,1863.9% 161199656.4% 2,45829.8% 1,29713.8% 602199241.5% 1,92528.7% 1,33129.8% 1,379198863.1% 2,74335.6% 1,5451.3% 58198472.2% 3,66326.5% 1,3441.3% 64198069.3% 3,32825.1% 1,2055.6% 268197655.7% 2,68242.5% 2,0471.9% 89197274.8% 3,56821.9% 1,0433.3% 159196863.4% 3,34024.2% 1,27612.4% 656196452.5% 2,91946.7% 2,5920.8% 45196067.8% 4,33331.8% 2,0340.4% 27195673.0% 4,50226.7% 1,6450.3% 20195273.2% 5,18026.1% 1,8450.8% 53194859.5% 3,86839.0% 2,5381.5% 100194468.6% 4,24830.9% 1,9120.6% 35194064.4% 5,28834.8% 2,8590.8% 62193655.6% 4,82943.9% 3,8160.5% 42193244.9% 3,42252.5% 4,0012.5% 193192878.5% 5,60320.5% 1,4651.0% 73192465.0% 4,59624.6% 1,73610.5% 739192066.2% 4,02429.1% 1,7684.7% 284191641.8% 2,97049.2% 3,4949.0% 640191219.9% 84930.6% 1,30449.5% 2,108190853.1% 2,42838.9% 1,7778.0% 364190463.4% 2,58325.4% 1,03411.3% 459190055.6% 2,19343.4% 1,7111.1% 42189648.4% 1,85251.2% 1,9590.4% 17189251.8% 1,80348.2% 1,678188855.5% 2,19126.2% 1,03518.3% 723

Wilson County is very Republican. No Democratic Presidential candidate has won Wilson County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.

Education

Unified school districts
 Altoona-Midway USD 387
 Neodesha USD 461
 Fredonia USD 484

Communities

Cities
 Neodesha
 Fredonia
 Altoona
 Buffalo
 Benedict
 New Albany
 Coyville

References

Notes

More reading
 Handbook of Wilson County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 44 pages; 1886.
 Standard Atlas of Wilson County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 52 pages; 1910.
 Historical Atlas of Wilson County, Kansas; John P. Edwards; 35 pages; 1881.

Other websites

County
 Wilson County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Wilson 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