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.[1] Its county seat is Ellsworth. Ellsworth is also the biggest city in the county.[2]
Ellsworth County, Kansas | |
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Location in the state of Kansas | |
Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
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Founded | February 26, 1867 |
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Seat | Ellsworth |
Largest City | Ellsworth |
Area - Total - Land - Water |
723 sq mi (1,873 km²) 716 sq mi (1,854 km²) 7.4 sq mi (19 km²), 1.0% |
Population - Density |
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Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Named for: Fort Ellsworth |
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 723 square miles (1,870 km2). Of that, 716 square miles (1,850 km2) is land and 7.4 square miles (19 km2) (1.0%) is water.[3] It is intersected by the Smoky Hill River.[4]
Demographics
Historical populations | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1870 | 1,185 | ||
1880 | 8,494 | 616.8% | |
1890 | 9,272 | 9.2% | |
1900 | 9,626 | 3.8% | |
1910 | 10,444 | 8.5% | |
1920 | 10,379 | −0.6% | |
1930 | 10,132 | −2.4% | |
1940 | 9,855 | −2.7% | |
1950 | 8,465 | −14.1% | |
1960 | 7,677 | −9.3% | |
1970 | 6,146 | −19.9% | |
1980 | 6,640 | 8.0% | |
1990 | 6,586 | −0.8% | |
2000 | 6,525 | −0.9% | |
2010 | 6,497 | −0.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[1] |
Government
Presidential elections
Presidential Elections Results
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
Cities
Ellsworth County, Kansas Media
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Ellsworth County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "Ellsworth, a central county of Kansas". The American Cyclopædia. (1879).
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- Notes
- ↑ This total comprises 1,097 votes (49.6%) were for Populist James B. Weaver (who was supported by the state’s Democrats) and 14 (0.6%) for Prohibition Party candidate John Bidwell.
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
- 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