Welcome to Wilson ...The city of Wilson is located in Ellsworth County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873. The origin (or the toponymy) of Wilson: Named for Hiero Tennant Wilson, an early settler in this area. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wilson has a population of 723 people<2> (see below for details). Wilson is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Wilson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Wilson: 785 The ZIP code for Wilson: 67490<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wilson had an population of 723 people. This is a decrease of 7.43% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.51% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Wilson had a population of 781 people (which is 11.99% of the total population of Ellsworth County). This makes Wilson the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Wilson represents 0.03% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 229th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 781 people, the population of Wilson decreased 2.25% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 799 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Wilson. Communities Also Named Wilson ...While we believe that this Wilson is located in Ellsworth County, we know of another 2 Kansas communities named Wilson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cherokee and Stevens County. Beyond Kansas, there are 85 communities that are also named Wilson - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (3), California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (6), Iowa (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio (4), Oklahoma (3), Ontario (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (5), Utah (3), Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia (4), Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilson. Communities near Wilson ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wilson.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wilson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilson. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wilson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilson. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilson. See our Newspapers Page for Wilson. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilson ...Looking for more information about Wilson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wilson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wilson. Adding Wilson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Wilson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Wilson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilson. Footnotes ...
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