Wilson County, Kansas
county in Kansas, United States
Wilson County (standard abbreviation: WL) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 8,624 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Fredonia.[2]
Wilson County | |
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Coordinates: 37°34′00″N 95°44′00″W / 37.5667°N 95.7333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
Founded | 1855 |
Named for | Hiero T. Wilson |
Seat | Fredonia |
Largest city | Neodesha |
Area | |
• Total | 575 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
• Land | 570 sq mi (1,500 km2) |
• Water | 4.7 sq mi (12 km2) 0.8% |
Population | |
• Total | 8,624 |
• Density | 15.1/sq mi (5.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | wilsoncountykansas.org |
History change
19th century change
In 1855, Wilson County was created.
Geography change
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 575 square miles (1,490 km2). Of that, 570 square miles (1,500 km2) is land and 4.7 square miles (12 km2) (0.8%) is water.[3]
People change
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1860 | 27 | — | |
1870 | 6,694 | 24,692.6% | |
1880 | 13,775 | 105.8% | |
1890 | 15,286 | 11.0% | |
1900 | 15,621 | 2.2% | |
1910 | 19,810 | 26.8% | |
1920 | 21,157 | 6.8% | |
1930 | 18,646 | −11.9% | |
1940 | 17,723 | −5.0% | |
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 | 9,409 | −8.9% | |
2020 | 8,624 | −8.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1790-1960[5] 1900-1990[6] 1990-2000[7] 2010-2020[1] |
Government change
Presidential elections change
Presidential Elections Results
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
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2020 | 79.7% 3,153 | 18.3% 723 | 2.0% 78 |
2016 | 77.6% 2,788 | 16.5% 594 | 5.8% 209 |
2012 | 76.0% 2,825 | 22.0% 818 | 2.0% 74 |
2008 | 69.2% 2,850 | 28.4% 1,170 | 2.5% 101 |
2004 | 74.2% 3,263 | 24.1% 1,060 | 1.7% 75 |
2000 | 67.1% 2,748 | 29.0% 1,186 | 3.9% 161 |
1996 | 56.4% 2,458 | 29.8% 1,297 | 13.8% 602 |
1992 | 41.5% 1,925 | 28.7% 1,331 | 29.8% 1,379 |
1988 | 63.1% 2,743 | 35.6% 1,545 | 1.3% 58 |
1984 | 72.2% 3,663 | 26.5% 1,344 | 1.3% 64 |
1980 | 69.3% 3,328 | 25.1% 1,205 | 5.6% 268 |
1976 | 55.7% 2,682 | 42.5% 2,047 | 1.9% 89 |
1972 | 74.8% 3,568 | 21.9% 1,043 | 3.3% 159 |
1968 | 63.4% 3,340 | 24.2% 1,276 | 12.4% 656 |
1964 | 52.5% 2,919 | 46.7% 2,592 | 0.8% 45 |
1960 | 67.8% 4,333 | 31.8% 2,034 | 0.4% 27 |
1956 | 73.0% 4,502 | 26.7% 1,645 | 0.3% 20 |
1952 | 73.2% 5,180 | 26.1% 1,845 | 0.8% 53 |
1948 | 59.5% 3,868 | 39.0% 2,538 | 1.5% 100 |
1944 | 68.6% 4,248 | 30.9% 1,912 | 0.6% 35 |
1940 | 64.4% 5,288 | 34.8% 2,859 | 0.8% 62 |
1936 | 55.6% 4,829 | 43.9% 3,816 | 0.5% 42 |
1932 | 44.9% 3,422 | 52.5% 4,001 | 2.5% 193 |
1928 | 78.5% 5,603 | 20.5% 1,465 | 1.0% 73 |
1924 | 65.0% 4,596 | 24.6% 1,736 | 10.5% 739 |
1920 | 66.2% 4,024 | 29.1% 1,768 | 4.7% 284 |
1916 | 41.8% 2,970 | 49.2% 3,494 | 9.0% 640 |
1912 | 19.9% 849 | 30.6% 1,304 | 49.5% 2,108[a] |
1908 | 53.1% 2,428 | 38.9% 1,777 | 8.0% 364 |
1904 | 63.4% 2,583 | 25.4% 1,034 | 11.3% 459 |
1900 | 55.6% 2,193 | 43.4% 1,711 | 1.1% 42 |
1896 | 48.4% 1,852 | 51.2% 1,959 | 0.4% 17 |
1892 | 51.8% 1,803 | 48.2% 1,678 | |
1888 | 55.5% 2,191 | 26.2% 1,035 | 18.3% 723 |
Wilson County is very Republican. No Democratic Presidential candidate has won Wilson County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.
Education change
Unified school districts change
Communities change
Cities change
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Wilson County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- Notes
- ↑ This comprises 1,415 votes (33.21 percent) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt (who carried the county), and 693 votes (16.26 percent) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.
More reading change
- 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.
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