Yates Center is a city in Woodson County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Woodson County. In 2010, 1,417 people lived there.
History
Yates Center was created in August 1875. It was named for Abner Yates, the original owner of the town site. She 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. Yates Center is the only town in Kansas to be chosen as a county seat before there was a house or person in its boundaries.
More than thirty buildings in downtown Yates Center are included in the Yates Center Courthouse Square Historic District.
Geography
Yates Center is at (37.879948, -95.734522). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water.
People
2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 1,417 people, 664 households, and 347 families living in Yates Center.
Education
Yates Center is served by USD 366 Woodson School District.