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Welcome to Woodson County ...

Time Zone: Woodson County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Yates Center is the Seat for Woodson County.

Woodson County is one of the original counties of Kansas and was founded in 1855.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Woodson had a population of 3,138 people. This is a decrease of 5.14% since the last Census (which gave a population of 3,308 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Woodson represented 0.12% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Woodson County:

  • Neosho Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Toronto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Toronto is located in Woodson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <2>
  • Yates Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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