Woodson County

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Woodson County Courthouse
Woodson County Courthouse
administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : Yates Center
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
105 West Rutledge Street
Yates Center, KS 66783-1237
Foundation : 1855
Area code : 001 620
Demographics
Residents : 3309  (2010)
Population density : 2.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1309 km²
Water surface : 13 km²
map
Map of Woodson County within Kansas
Website : www.woodsoncounty.net

Woodson County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Yates Center . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in central southwest Kansas and has an area of ​​1309 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Coffey County , Anderson County , Allen County , Neosho County , Wilson County, and Greenwood Counties .

history

Woodson County was formed in 1855 and is one of the first 33 counties to be formed by the first Territorial Administration. It was named after Daniel Woodson , a governor of the Kansas Territory.

4 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 1488 -
1870 3827 157.2%
1880 6535 70.8%
1890 9021 38%
1900 10,022 11.1%
1910 9450 -5.7%
1920 8984 -4.9%
1930 8526 -5.1%
1940 8014 -6%
1950 6711 -16.3%
1960 5423 -19.2%
1970 4789 -11.7%
1980 4600 -3.9%
1990 4116 -10.5%
2000 3788 -8th %
2010 3309 -12.6%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Woodson County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Woodson County had 3,788 people in 1,642 households and 1,052 families in Woodson County. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.96 percent white, 0.82 percent African American, 0.87 percent Native American, 0.05 percent Asian and 0.24 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.06 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.37 percent of the population.

Of the 1,642 households, 25.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.8 percent were married couples living together, 7.4 percent were single mothers, and 35.9 percent were non-families. 33.3 percent of all households were single households and 19.4 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.83 people.

21.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 7.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 22.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 24.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 96.8 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 25,335 , and the median income for a family is $ 31,369. Males had a median income of $ 23,950 versus $ 16,135 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,283.
10.2 percent of families and 13.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

Commons : Woodson County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 485064. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  6. ^ Woodson County, Kansas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 37 ° 51 ′  N , 95 ° 43 ′  W