Wilson County, Kansas

Wilson County (standard abbreviation: WL) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 10,332. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,489 (575 ). 1,486 km² (574 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.20%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,332 people, 4,203 households, and 2,849 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (18/sq mi). There were 4,937 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.78%, 0.37% or , 0.88% , 0.26% , 0.04% , 0.48% from , and 1.19% from two or more races. 1.67% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 4,203 households out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.10% were living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 23.80% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 19.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,747, and the median income for a family was $36,990. Males had a median income of $27,255 versus $18,670 for females. The for the county was $14,910. About 7.50% of families and 11.30% of the population were below the, including 13.40% of those under age 18 and 11.80% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 2,690
 * , 2,488 (county seat)
 * , 476
 * , 279
 * , 101
 * , 72
 * , 70

Townships
Wilson County is divided into fifteen. The cities of and  are considered governmentally independent and are excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Unified school districts

 * Altoona-Midway USD 387
 * Neodesha USD 461
 * Fredonia USD 484