Wilson County, Kansas

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administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : Fredonia
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
615 Madison Street
Fredonia, KS 66736-1340
Foundation : 1865
Area code : 001 620
Demographics
Residents : 9409  (2010)
Population density : 6.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1489 km²
Water surface : 3 km²
map
Map of Wilson County within Kansas
Website : www.wilson.kansasgov.com

Wilson County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Fredonia .

geography

The county is located in southeast Kansas, about 25 miles south of Oklahoma , and has an area of ​​1,489 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Woodson County , Allen County , Neosho County , Montgomery County , Elk County, and Greenwood Counties .

history

Wilson County was formed in 1865. It was named after Colonel Hiero T. Wilson , the first white man who lived here at Fort Scott from September 1843.

Wilson County has a National Historic Landmark , Norman No. 1 oil well . A total of 8 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of August 30, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 27 -
1870 6694 24,692.6%
1880 13,775 105.8%
1890 15,286 11%
1900 15,621 2.2%
1910 19,810 26.8%
1920 21,157 6.8%
1930 18,646 -11.9%
1940 17,723 -5%
1950 14,815 -16.4%
1960 13,077 -11.7%
1970 11,317 -13.5%
1980 12,128 7.2%
1990 10,289 -15.2%
2000 10,332 0.4%
2010 9409 -8.9%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Wilson County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Wilson County had 10,332 people in 4203 households and 2,849 families in Wilson County. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.78 percent white, 0.37 percent African American, 0.88 percent Native American, 0.26 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.48 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.19 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.67 percent of the population.

Of the 4,203 households, 29.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.1 percent were married couples living together, 7.8 percent were single mothers, and 32.2 percent were non-families. 29.1 percent of all households were single households and 15.8 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.96 people.

25.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.8 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.4 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 19.9 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 89.6 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 29,747 , and the median income for a family is $ 36,990. Males had a median income of $ 27,255 versus $ 18,670 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,910.
7.5 percent of families and 11.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

Commons : Wilson County (Kansas)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 485063. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kansas . National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.
  4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  7. ^ Wilson County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 37 ° 31 ′  N , 95 ° 40 ′  W