Woodson County, Kansas

Woodson County
County
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°50′34″N 95°43′28″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	1855
Seat	Yates Center
Area
• Total	505 sq mi (1,309 km2)
• Land	501 sq mi (1,297 km2)
• Water	5 sq mi (13 km2)  0.96%
Population
• Estimate  (2005)	3,572
• Density	7.1/sq mi (2.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)

Woodson County (standard abbreviation: WO) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of 2000, the population is 3,788. Its county seat is Yates Center.⁶

Law and government

Although the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Woodson County has remained a prohibition, or "dry", county.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,309 km² (505 sq mi). 1,297 km² (501 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.96%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Coffey County (north)
• Anderson County (northeast)
• Allen County (east)
• Neosho County (southeast)
• Wilson County (south)
• Greenwood County (west)

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	10,022		—
1910	9,450		−5.7%
1920	8,984		−4.9%
1930	8,526		−5.1%
1940	8,014		−6.0%
1950	6,711		−16.3%
1960	5,423		−19.2%
1970	4,789		−11.7%
1980	4,600		−3.9%
1990	4,116		−10.5%
2000	3,788		−8.0%

As of the census² of 2000, there were 3,788 people, 1,642 households, and 1,052 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/km² (8/sq mi). There were 2,076 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.96% White, 0.82% Black or African American, 0.87% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. 1.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Age pyramid

There were 1,642 households out of which 25.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.90% were non-families. 33.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.70% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 22.10% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 24.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,335, and the median income for a family was $31,369. Males had a median income of $23,950 versus $16,135 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,283. About 10.20% of families and 13.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.20% of those under age 18 and 13.20% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Map of Woodson County from KDOT (map legend)

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

• Yates Center, 1,488 (county seat)
• Toronto, 291
• Neosho Falls, 172

Unincorporated places

• Piqua

Townships

Woodson County is divided into six townships. The city of Yates Center is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Township	FIPS	Population center	Population	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Center	12250		594	1 (4)	410 (158)	1 (0)	0.23%	37°50′35″N 95°43′29″W
Liberty	40375		200	1 (2)	223 (86)	1 (0)	0.26%	37°59′18″N 95°43′47″W
Neosho Falls	49850		537	3 (7)	196 (76)	1 (0)	0.38%	37°57′30″N 95°33′54″W
North	51025		71	0 (1)	167 (64)	0 (0)	0.11%	37°59′50″N 95°53′19″W
Perry	55475		103	1 (2)	127 (49)	0 (0)	0.08%	37°46′18″N 95°35′24″W
Toronto	71075		684	4 (11)	167 (64)	10 (4)	5.40%	37°47′52″N 95°55′37″W

Education

Unified school districts

• Woodson USD 366