Ellis County, Kansas

Ellis County (county code EL) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In the 2020 census, 28,934 people lived there. The county seat and biggest city is Hays.

 History 
Ellis County was created on February 26, 1867.

 Geography 
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that  is land and  (0.05%) is water.

 Bordering counties 
 Rooks County (north)
 Osborne County (northeast)
 Russell County (east)
 Rush County (south)
 Ness County (southwest)
 Trego County (west)

 Major highways 
 25px Interstate 70
 20px US-183

 People 

The Hays Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Ellis County.

 Government 

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202070.4% 9,75827.0% 3,7372.6% 361201670.2% 8,46622.7% 2,7427.1% 854201271.7% 8,39926.1% 3,0572.2% 258200865.9% 8,20732.2% 4,0101.9% 230200464.8% 7,89133.1% 4,0332.2% 263200058.4% 6,51635.2% 3,9266.4% 718199657.0% 6,80934.7% 4,1428.4% 1,001199232.0% 3,98536.5% 4,54431.5% 3,924198848.7% 5,19449.6% 5,2891.8% 189198467.7% 7,50931.2% 3,4571.2% 133198052.5% 5,63436.7% 3,94010.7% 1,150197642.0% 4,71955.9% 6,2802.1% 241197255.7% 5,46341.9% 4,1132.4% 237196846.7% 3,94445.1% 3,8098.2% 688196430.4% 2,44069.2% 5,5530.3% 27196035.2% 3,15664.8% 5,8150.1% 6195659.3% 4,46640.6% 3,0580.1% 4195265.9% 4,88234.1% 2,5280.0% 3194840.5% 2,67658.5% 3,8631.0% 67194460.1% 3,36939.6% 2,2180.3% 16194052.2% 3,62247.5% 3,2990.4% 25193625.1% 1,62274.7% 4,8340.2% 13193224.5% 1,46574.5% 4,4490.9% 56192833.5% 1,70066.3% 3,3640.2% 11192446.4% 1,76322.2% 84231.5% 1,197192075.2% 2,38523.3% 7401.5% 48191632.9% 1,18664.7% 2,3352.4% 8719128.2% 17564.9% 1,38126.9% 573190834.5% 76863.8% 1,4211.7% 37190451.1% 1,00947.0% 9282.0% 39190033.6% 62765.7% 1,2280.8% 14189630.0% 46068.6% 1,0511.4% 22189233.5% 54666.5% 1,083188844.4% 69048.7% 7566.9% 107

 Education 

 Unified school districts 
 Ellis USD 388
western third of county; small portion in extreme eastern Trego County
 Victoria USD 432
eastern third of county to Russell county line
 Hays USD 489
extends to Rooks and Rush county lines and about five miles each way on I-70 from city center

 Private schools 
 Holy Family Elementary in Hays
 St. Mary's Elementary in Ellis
 Thomas More Prep-Marian High in Hays

 Colleges and Universities 
 Fort Hays State University
 North Central Kansas Technical College 

 Communities 

 Cities 
 Ellis
 Hays
 Schoenchen
 Victoria

 Census-designated places 
 Catharine
 Munjor

 Other unincorporated places 

 Antonino
 Emmeram
 Pfeifer
 Toulon
 Turkville
 Walker
 Yocemento

 Defunct settlements 
 Chetolah
 Hog Back
 Rome
 Smoky Hill City
 Stockrange

 Townships 
Ellis County is divided into nine townships.  The cities of Ellis and Hays are considered governmentally independent and are excluded from the census figures for the townships.  In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Sources: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau; Census Data Explorer from the U.S. Census Bureau. Township  FIPS  Populationcenter Population(2020)  Populationdensity/km² (/sq mi) Land areakm² (sq mi)  Water areakm² (sq mi)  Water % Geographic coordinates Big Creek  06650   2,077  8 (22)  249 (96)  0 (0)  0.01%   Buckeye  08950   391  1 (3)  352 (136)  0 (0)  0.05%   Catherine  11050   281  1 (3)  208 (80)  0 (0)  0.03%   Ellis  20475   452  1 (3)  456 (176)  0 (0)  0.02%   Freedom  24625   106  1 (2)  117 (45)  0 (0)  0%   Herzog  31525   839  3 (7)  325 (126)  1 (0)  0.18%   Lookout  42700   523  2 (4)  317 (122)  0 (0)  0.08%   Victoria  73800   804  6 (15)  139 (54)  0 (0)  0%   Wheatland  77650   387  3 (7)  140 (54)  0 (0)  0%  

 References 

 Other websites 

County

 Ellis County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Ellis County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Category:1867 establishments in Kansas
Category:Kansas counties