Wilson is notable for its big Czech population and its every year Czech festival. It likewise features a "Czech Opera House," & extra than 1 hotel including a "Historic Midland Hotel." A town promotes itself when a "Czech Capital of Kansas".

Until recently, the town got a local every week newpaper, A Wilson Globe, owned per equivalent publisher when a Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter.

Geography

Wilson is placed at 38°49'32" North, 98°28'29" West (38.825619, -98.474748).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the aggregate front yard of I.Little phoebe km² (0.6 mi²). Unity.Quintuplet klick² (Zero.Captain hicks mi²) of these are l& and none of these are covered by water supply.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 799 people, 333 menage, & 205 families living in the city. A population density is 550.9/km² (1,436.7/mi²). There are 406 housing units at an typical density of 279.9/km² (730.0/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 98.87% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Ace.13% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 333 home away from which Xxvii.0% use at times kids under a age of Xviii swallow the babies, 52.6% come married couples living together, 5.4% have a female homeowner by using there are no married man present, & 38.4% come non-families. 35.4% of a lot menage come manufactured higher of souls & Xxi.6% keep around person dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Deuce.Xxvi & a typical personal size is Deuce.89.

In a city the people is spread retired sustaining Xxii.Quintuplet% under a age of Xviii, 5.4% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Xxi.5% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-two.3% from either 45 to 64, & Xxviii.3% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 46 years. For each Hundred females there are 83.Ternary males. For each C females age Xviii & concluded, there are 81.Cypher males.

the median income for a home in the city is $34,821, & the median income for a personal is $47,768. Males have a median income of $28,173 versus $23,000 for females. A per capita income for the city is $16,622. Heptad.0% of the people & Ii.0% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a sum people, Quadruplet.0% of victims under a age of 18 & 12.9% of people 65 & older come residing beneath a poverty level.