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Woodson CountyKansas

Woodson County is a county in Kansas, with its seat in Yates Center. The county was formed on August 25, 1855, and is named after Daniel Woodson.

  • Founded1855
  • County seatYates Center
  • Named forDaniel Woodson
  • Land area498 sq mi + 7.4 sq mi water
  • Population3,115 2020 Census
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WilsonCoffeyAllenGreenwood Yates Center Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Woodson on the map of Kansas

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History

Formed in 1855 from Allen County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Woodson County was created by Kansas Territory from non-county area on August 25, 1855, initially unorganized and attached to Allen County for civil and military purposes. In 1857, Woodson was detached from Allen and attached to Coffey County, then fully organized and detached from Coffey in 1858. After Kansas statehood in 1861, Woodson received territory from Coffey, Godfrey (later Seward), Greenwood, and Wilson counties, though it also lost territory to Wilson and later regained some of it.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1855
    Woodson County created Woodson created by Kansas Territory from non-county area; Woodson not fully organized, attached to Allen "for civil and military purposes."
    from Allen
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st leg., ch. 30, secs. 14, 34/pp. 207, 210
  2. 1861
    Became part of Kansas Woodson became a county in the state of Kansas. · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139
  3. 1861
    Lost territory Woodson lost to Wilson.
    to Wilson
    · Kans. Laws 1861, 1st leg., ch. 10/p. 107
  4. 1867
    Eliminated Seward (original) eliminated, ending its attachment to Woodson.
    into Seward
    · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 33, secs. 4-5/p. 51
  5. 1868
    Gained territory Woodson gained from Wilson.
    from Wilson
    · Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., gen., ch. 24, secs. 78-79/pp. 247-248
Show all 11 changes (6 more)
  1. 1855
    Woodson County created Woodson created by Kansas Territory from non-county area; Woodson not fully organized, attached to Allen "for civil and military purposes."
    from Allen
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st leg., ch. 30, secs. 14, 34/pp. 207, 210
  2. 1857
    Changed Woodson detached from Allen, attached to Coffey "for civil and military purposes."
    AllenCoffey
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1857, 2d leg., sec. 9/pp. 94-95
  3. 1857
    Boundary clarified Woodson boundaries redefined to run on federal land survey lines (no change).
    no change
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1857, 2d leg., sec. 14/pp. 40-41
  4. 1858
    Changed Woodson fully organized, detached from Coffey.
    Coffey
    · Andreas, 1189; Duncan and Scott, 601; "First Proceedings," 3
  5. 1861
    Became part of Kansas Woodson became a county in the state of Kansas. · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139
  6. 1861
    Changed Godfrey (later Seward original, extinct), Greenwood, and Wilson detached from Coffey, attached to Woodson "for judicial purposes."
    GodfreySewardGreenwoodWilsonCoffey
    · Kans. Laws 1861, 1st leg., ch. 23, secs. 1-2/p. 123
  7. 1861
    Lost territory Woodson lost to Wilson.
    to Wilson
    · Kans. Laws 1861, 1st leg., ch. 10/p. 107
  8. 1862
    Changed Greenwood fully organized, detached from Woodson.
    Greenwood
    · HRS Kansas, Greenwood, 5; Kans. Laws 1862, 2d leg., ch. 60/pp. 443-444; "State of Kansas, ex rel. F. G. Hunt v. Calvin Meadows," in Kansas Rpts., 1:91-98
  9. 1864
    Changed Wilson fully organized, detached from Woodson.
    Wilson
    · Kansas Counties, KSHS, http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.htm, 20 October 2004
  10. 1867
    Eliminated Seward (original) eliminated, ending its attachment to Woodson.
    into Seward
    · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 33, secs. 4-5/p. 51
  11. 1868
    Gained territory Woodson gained from Wilson.
    from Wilson
    · Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., gen., ch. 24, secs. 78-79/pp. 247-248

Land and parcels

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People and land

Woodson by the Census

Population
3,115 2020 Census count
Housing units
1,828 2020 Census count
Land area
498 square miles
Water area
7.4 square miles
People per sq mi
6 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Questions

Common questions about Woodson County

When was Woodson County founded?
Woodson County was founded in 1855, formed from Allen County, and named after Daniel Woodson.
What is the county seat of Woodson County?
The county seat of Woodson County is Yates Center.
Is there an online parcel map for Woodson County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Woodson County's boundary or name changed?
Woodson County was created in 1855 from Allen County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 9 later changes, chiefly involving Wilson County, Coffey County and Greenwood County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Woodson County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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