Population loss in rural Kansas: Woodson County

As in major -- 50% or more.

Source:  Wikipedia (Woodson County, Yates Center)

Yates Center is the county seat of Woodson County.

Population loss by degrees:  80-89%, 70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:

• 13.7% - Woodson County
• 32.3% - Kansas
• 30.9% - U.S.

Percentage of population 65 and older:

• 24.1% - Woodson County
• 15.4% - Kansas
• 15.6% - U.S.

The last time Woodson County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1932, when FDR won his 1st of 4 terms.  In 1964, Barry Goldwater beat LBJ by 6.2 percentage points and third-party candidate George Wallace received 9.8% of the vote in 1968.  

Yates Center Public Library
Photo credit:  Wikipedia

Related reading:

Boom or Bust: Opportunities and Challenges ofAging in Rural Kansas.  (Online Journal of Rural Research and Policy, 2010)

Other Kansas population loss posts:
West
Cheyenne County/St. Francis.  (5/10/2019)
Rawlins County/Atwood.  (5/10/2019)
Decatur County/Oberlin.  (5/11/2019)
Sheridan County/Hoxie.  (5 /12/2019)
Gove County/Gove City.  (5/12/2019)
Lane County/Dighton.  (5/12/2019)

West central
Clark County/Ashland. (5/13/2019)
Hodgeman County/Jetmore.  (5/13/2019)
Ness County/Ness City.  (5 /13/2019)
Trego County/WaKeeney.  (5/13/2019)
Graham County/Hill City.  (5/13/2019)
Norton County/Norton.  (5/13/2019)
Phillips County/Phillipsburg.  (5/14/2019)
Rooks County/Plainville.  (5/14/2019)
Edwards County/Kinsley.  (5/14/2019)
Kiowa County/Greensburg.  (5/14/2019)
Comanche County/Coldwater.  (5/15/2019)
Barber County/Medicine Lodge.  (5/15/2019)
Stafford County/St. John.  (5/16/2019)
Osborne County/Osborne.  (5/17/2019)
Smith County/Smith Center.  (5/17/2019)

East central
Jewell County/Mankato.  (5/18/2019)
Mitchell County/Beloit.  (5/18/2019)
Lincoln County/Lincoln Center.  (5/18/2019)
Harper County/Anthony.  (5/19/2019
Ottawa County/Minneapolis.  (5/18/2019)
Cloud County/Concordia.  (5/19/2019)
Republic County/Belleville.  (5/19/2019)
Washington County/Washington.  (5/19/2019)
Clay County/Clay Center.  (5/19/2019)
Chase County/Cottonwood Falls.  (5/20/2019)
Morris County/Council Grove.  (5/20/2019)

East
Marshall County/Marysville.  (5/20/2019)
Greenwood County/Eureka.  (5/21/2019)
Elk County/Howard.  (5/22/2019)
Chautauqua County/Sedan.  (5/22/2019)
Wilson County/Fredonia.  (5/23/2019)

Other population loss series:
Detroit metro.
Iowa.
Nebraska.
Ohio.
Pennsylvania.