Willard, KS

Willard is a city in Shawnee and Wabaunsee counties in the State of Kansas, United States. The 2020 census counted 74 residents. Before 1883, Willard was a tiny community but when the Rock Island Railroad laid tracks through it, Willard became a typical railroad town. In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a main line from Topeka through Willard to Herington. A newcomer can read Willard through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Willard comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.