Ellsworth, Kansas
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1870	448	—
1880	929	107.4%
1890	1,620	74.4%
1900	1,549	−4.4%
1910	2,041	31.8%
1920	2,065	1.2%
1930	2,072	0.3%
1940	2,227	7.5%
1950	2,193	−1.5%
1960	2,361	7.7%
1970	2,080	−11.9%
1980	2,465	18.5%
1990	2,294	−6.9%
2000	2,965	29.3%
2010	3,120	5.2%
2016 (est.)	3,047	[4]	−2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

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