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{{Short description|City in Woodson County, Kansas, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Yates Center, Kansas |settlement_type = [[City]] and [[County seat]] <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = File:Woodson County Courthouse, Yates Center, KS.jpg |image_caption = [[Woodson County Courthouse]] (2017) |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = Woodson_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Yates_Center_Highlighted.svg |map_caption = Location within [[Woodson County, Kansas|Woodson County]] and [[Kansas]] |image_map1 = Map of Woodson Co, Ks, USA.png |map_caption1 = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Woodson County, Kansas|Woodson County]] ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|legend]]) <!-- Location --> |coordinates_footnotes = <ref name="GNIS"/> |coordinates = {{coord|37|52|58|N|95|43|56|W|region:US-KS_type:city|display=inline,title}} |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Kansas]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Kansas|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Woodson County, Kansas|Woodson]] |subdivision_type3 = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]] |subdivision_name3 = <!-- Established --> |established_title = Founded |established_date = 1875 |established_title1 = [[Platted]] |established_date1 = |established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] |established_date2 = 1884 |named_for = <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = <!-- [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]] --> |leader_title = [[Mayor]] |leader_name = <!-- Area --> |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_20.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 24, 2020}}</ref> |area_total_sq_mi = 3.09 |area_land_sq_mi = 2.66 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.43 |area_total_km2 = 8.01 |area_land_km2 = 6.89 |area_water_km2 = 1.12 |unit_pref = Imperial <!-- Elevation --> |elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GNIS"/> |elevation_ft = 1093 <!-- Population --> |population_footnotes = <ref name="Census-2020-Profile"/> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_total = 1352 |pop_est_footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |population_est = |population_density_sq_mi = auto |population_density_km2 = auto <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[Central Time Zone|CST]] |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 66783 |area_code_type = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]] |area_code = [[Area code 620|620]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 20-80700 |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]] |blank1_info = 485664<ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|485664}}</ref> |website = {{URL|https://cityofyatescenter.com/|cityofyatescenter.com}} }} '''Yates Center''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Woodson County, Kansas|Woodson County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 1,352.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Yates Center, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2080700 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529231635/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2080700 |archive-date=May 29, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> ==History== {{See also|History of Kansas#Prehistory|label 1=Early Kansas History}} Yates Center was founded in August 1875. It was named for Abner Yates, the original owner of the town site, who donated an entire block around the courthouse, land for the churches, a city park, and a lot each for the first two children born in the town.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ | title=Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society | publisher=Kansas State Printing Plant | author=Kansas State Historical Society | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ/page/n423 316]}}</ref><ref name="YCwebsite">{{cite web | url=http://cityofyatescenter.com/ | title=Official Website of the City of Yates Center, Kansas | access-date=2014-10-16 }}</ref> Yates Center is the only town in Kansas to be selected as a county seat before there was a house or inhabitant within its boundaries.<ref name="YCwebsite"/> Over thirty buildings in downtown Yates Center, centering on Courthouse Square, are included in the Yates Center Courthouse Square Historic District.<ref>[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/KS/Woodson/districts.html KANSAS - Woodson County], Nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Accessed 2008-10-20.</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.61|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.44|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-07-02}}</ref> ===Climate=== The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Yates Center has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=80941&cityname=Yates+Center%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Yates Center, Kansas]</ref> {{Weather box |location = Yates Center, Kansas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present |single line = Yes |Jan record high F = 77 |Feb record high F = 87 |Mar record high F = 95 |Apr record high F = 96 |May record high F = 102 |Jun record high F = 108 |Jul record high F = 111 |Aug record high F = 111 |Sep record high F = 108 |Oct record high F = 98 |Nov record high F = 93 |Dec record high F = 79 |Jan avg record high F = 66.6 |Feb avg record high F = 71.0 |Mar avg record high F = 79.3 |Apr avg record high F = 83.8 |May avg record high F = 87.7 |Jun avg record high F = 92.8 |Jul avg record high F = 98.4 |Aug avg record high F = 98.8 |Sep avg record high F = 94.3 |Oct avg record high F = 85.9 |Nov avg record high F = 74.8 |Dec avg record high F = 66.9 |year avg record high F = 100.2 |Jan high F = 42.0 |Feb high F = 47.4 |Mar high F = 57.3 |Apr high F = 66.9 |May high F = 75.2 |Jun high F = 84.6 |Jul high F = 89.3 |Aug high F = 88.8 |Sep high F = 81.2 |Oct high F = 69.6 |Nov high F = 56.8 |Dec high F = 45.1 |year high F = |Jan mean F = 31.3 |Feb mean F = 35.8 |Mar mean F = 45.2 |Apr mean F = 55.0 |May mean F = 64.8 |Jun mean F = 74.2 |Jul mean F = 78.8 |Aug mean F = 77.6 |Sep mean F = 69.5 |Oct mean F = 57.8 |Nov mean F = 45.4 |Dec mean F = 34.9 |year mean F = |Jan low F = 20.6 |Feb low F = 24.2 |Mar low F = 33.1 |Apr low F = 43.2 |May low F = 54.5 |Jun low F = 63.9 |Jul low F = 68.3 |Aug low F = 66.3 |Sep low F = 57.9 |Oct low F = 46.0 |Nov low F = 33.9 |Dec low F = 24.6 |year low F = |Jan avg record low F = 3.0 |Feb avg record low F = 7.9 |Mar avg record low F = 15.9 |Apr avg record low F = 27.9 |May avg record low F = 40.7 |Jun avg record low F = 54.1 |Jul avg record low F = 59.3 |Aug avg record low F = 56.4 |Sep avg record low F = 44.3 |Oct avg record low F = 29.9 |Nov avg record low F = 18.3 |Dec avg record low F = 8.0 |year avg record low F = -0.6 |Jan record low F = -21 |Feb record low F = -28 |Mar record low F = -4 |Apr record low F = 8 |May record low F = 24 |Jun record low F = 39 |Jul record low F = 45 |Aug record low F = 44 |Sep record low F = 28 |Oct record low F = 13 |Nov record low F = -1 |Dec record low F = -20 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 1.07 |Feb precipitation inch = 1.63 |Mar precipitation inch = 2.67 |Apr precipitation inch = 4.12 |May precipitation inch = 5.89 |Jun precipitation inch = 5.47 |Jul precipitation inch = 5.04 |Aug precipitation inch = 3.75 |Sep precipitation inch = 4.37 |Oct precipitation inch = 3.73 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.26 |Dec precipitation inch = 1.81 |year precipitation inch = |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 4.2 |Feb precipitation days = 4.9 |Mar precipitation days = 6.7 |Apr precipitation days = 8.5 |May precipitation days = 10.0 |Jun precipitation days = 8.2 |Jul precipitation days = 7.6 |Aug precipitation days = 7.3 |Sep precipitation days = 6.7 |Oct precipitation days = 6.9 |Nov precipitation days = 5.4 |Dec precipitation days = 4.8 |Jan snow inch = 3.1 |Feb snow inch = 1.8 |Mar snow inch = 1.0 |Apr snow inch = 0.0 |May snow inch = 0.0 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.2 |Nov snow inch = 0.6 |Dec snow inch = 2.3 |year snow inch = 9.0 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 2.0 |Feb snow days = 1.0 |Mar snow days = 0.6 |Apr snow days = 0.0 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.1 |Nov snow days = 0.4 |Dec snow days = 1.4 |Jan snow depth inch = |Feb snow depth inch = |Mar snow depth inch = |Apr snow depth inch = |May snow depth inch = |Jun snow depth inch = |Jul snow depth inch = |Aug snow depth inch = |Sep snow depth inch = |Oct snow depth inch = |Nov snow depth inch = |Dec snow depth inch = |year snow depth inch = |source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA> {{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00149080&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Yates CTR, KS |access-date = November 27, 2023 }} </ref> |source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData> {{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=ict |publisher = National Weather Service |title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Wichita |access-date = November 27, 2023 }} </ref> }} ==Demographics== {{US Census population |align= |1880= 350 |1890= 1305 |1900= 1634 |1910= 2024 |1920= 2306 |1930= 2013 |1940= 2176 |1950= 2178 |1960= 2080 |1970= 1967 |1980= 1998 |1990= 1815 |2000= 1599 |2010= 1417 |2020= 1352 |estyear= |estimate= |estref= |align-fn=center |footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census] }} ===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,417 people, 664 households, and 347 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|542.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 821 housing units at an average density of {{convert|314.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.6% of the population. There were 664 households, of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.7% were non-families. 41.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.84. The median age in the city was 45.1 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.9% were from 25 to 44; 28% were from 45 to 64; and 22.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.9% male and 53.1% female. ===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,599 people, 716 households, and 435 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|553.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 844 housing units at an average density of {{convert|292.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.69% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.50% of the population. There were 716 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.86. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 28.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $23,920, and the median income for a family was $34,018. Males had a median income of $25,250 versus $17,054 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,180. About 9.0% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 18.5% of those age 65 or over. ==Education== The community is served by [[Woodson USD 366]] public school district.<ref>{{cite web | title = Woodson School District 366| publisher = USD 366| url = http://www.usd366.net/| access-date = 10 January 2017}}</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery widths="220px" heights="165px"> Carnegie Library, Yates Center, KS.jpg|1912 [[Yates Center Carnegie Library]] Bandstand, Yates Center, KS.jpg|1928 Bandstand Woody's Motel, Yates Center, Kansas (8734329185).jpg|1930s postcard featuring Woody's Motel </gallery> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Further reading== {{Portal|Kansas}} {{Kansas books}} {{See also|Woodson County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Woodson County, Kansas}} * Toedman, Neil L. ''Welcome Yates Center: Population 2256, Hay Capital of the World.'' (1952) ==External links== {{Commons category|Yates Center, Kansas}} * [https://cityofyatescenter.com/ City of Yates Center] * [https://www.lkm.org/members/Default.asp?id=41261129 Yates Center - Directory of Public Officials] * [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/yates%20center.pdf Yates Center city map], KDOT {{Woodson County, Kansas}} {{Kansas}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Cities in Woodson County, Kansas]] [[Category:Cities in Kansas]] [[Category:County seats in Kansas]]
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