Ellsworth County, Kansas

**Ellsworth County** (county code **EW**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 6,376 people lived there. Its county seat is Ellsworth. Ellsworth is also the biggest city in the county.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (1.0%) is water. It is intersected by the Smoky Hill River.

### Presidential elections

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
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|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.3%** _2,148_|style="text-align:center;"|22.7% _648_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% _57_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.8%** _1,969_|style="text-align:center;"|19.3% _521_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.0% _216_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.2%** _1,930_|style="text-align:center;"|25.9% _702_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.0% _80_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.8%** _2,021_|style="text-align:center;"|29.0% _851_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _66_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.8%** _2,259_|style="text-align:center;"|25.8% _801_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _42_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.0%** _1,845_|style="text-align:center;"|29.1% _825_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.0% _169_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.1%** _2,078_|style="text-align:center;"|27.8% _899_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.1% _263_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**37.0%** _1,197_|style="text-align:center;"|31.2% _1,010_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|31.9% _1,032_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.0%** _1,711_|style="text-align:center;"|40.6% _1,219_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _70_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.4%** _2,353_|style="text-align:center;"|27.4% _905_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _40_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.9%** _2,155_|style="text-align:center;"|27.1% _886_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.0% _229_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.9%** _1,618_|style="text-align:center;"|48.5% _1,573_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _55_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.2%** _2,087_|style="text-align:center;"|32.1% _1,028_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _86_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.5%** _1,776_|style="text-align:center;"|34.3% _1,060_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.1% _251_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|39.8% _1,406_|style="text-align:center;"|**59.9%** _2,118_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _13_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.4%** _2,189_|style="text-align:center;"|40.4% _1,488_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _10_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**64.9%** _2,524_|style="text-align:center;"|34.7% _1,351_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _14_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.7%** _3,219_|style="text-align:center;"|24.8% _1,068_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _24_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.8%** _2,155_|style="text-align:center;"|46.1% _1,879_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _45_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.6%** _2,290_|style="text-align:center;"|42.2% _1,678_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _6_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.1%** _2,658_|style="text-align:center;"|45.6% _2,237_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _15_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|40.7% _2,058_|style="text-align:center;"|**59.2%** _2,990_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% _7_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|35.0% _1,607_|style="text-align:center;"|**63.7%** _2,928_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _63_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.2%** _2,450_|style="text-align:center;"|39.0% _1,588_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _30_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.8%** _2,286_|style="text-align:center;"|24.4% _950_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.8% _654_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.6%** _2,264_|style="text-align:center;"|31.6% _1,090_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% _97_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|**48.3%** _1,945_|style="text-align:center;"|48.1% _1,936_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.6% _143_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|15.3% _353_|style="text-align:center;"|**45.4%** _1,045_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|39.3% _905_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.0%** _1,213_|style="text-align:center;"|45.4% _1,039_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _39_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.4%** _1,359_|style="text-align:center;"|29.1% _578_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _49_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.7%** _1,333_|style="text-align:center;"|42.8% _1,006_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _13_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.9%** _1,048_|style="text-align:center;"|48.2% _992_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _18_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|**49.8%** _1,102_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|50.2% _1,111_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.5%** _1,159_|style="text-align:center;"|40.5% _831_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.0% _61_|

### Unified school districts

- Ellsworth USD 327
- Central Plains USD 112

### Cities

- Ellsworth
- Wilson
- Kanopolis
- Holyrood
- Lorraine

## References

- Notes

## More reading

- _Standard Atlas of Ellsworth County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 70 pages; 1918.
- _Plat Book of Ellsworth County, Kansas_; North West Publishing Co; 41 pages; 1901.

## Other websites

- County
- Ellsworth County - Directory of Public Officials
- Other
- _Ellsworth County Independent Reporter_ (local newspaper)
- Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (Ellsworth County)
- Maps
- Ellsworth County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Ellsworth County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Ellsworth County Court House, Ellsworth, Kansas.jpg
- **ex image cap**: Ellsworth County Courthouse in Ellsworth, Kansas, Ellsworth (2013)
- **founded**: February 26, 1867
- **named for**: Fort Ellsworth (Kansas), Fort Ellsworth
- **seat wl**: Ellsworth
- **largest city wl**: Ellsworth
- **area total sq mi**: 723
- **area land sq mi**: 716
- **area water sq mi**: 7.4
- **area percentage**: 1.0%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 6376
- **population density sq mi**: 8.9
- **area codes**: Area code 785, 785
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central