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.^[1] Its county seat is Fredonia.^[2]

Wilson County
County
Brown Hotel in Neodesha (2017)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°34′00″N 95°44′00″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  (2020)[1]
• 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

19th century

In 1855, Wilson County was created.

Geography

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

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]

Age pyramid

Government

Presidential elections

Presidential Elections Results^[8]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
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

Presidential Elections Results

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

2005 KDOT Map of Wilson County from KDOT (map legend)

Cities

• Neodesha
• Fredonia
• Altoona
• Buffalo
• Benedict
• New Albany
• Coyville