Welcome to Ellsworth County ...
Time Zone: Ellsworth County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Ellsworth is the Seat for Ellsworth County.
Ellsworth County was founded February 26, 1867.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ellsworth had a population of 6,102 people. This is a decrease of 6.31% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,513 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Ellsworth represented 0.23% of the total population of Kansas.
Below are some of the communities located in Ellsworth County:
- Ellsworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holyrood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kanopolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lorraine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Ellsworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Websites specific to Ellsworth County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Lincoln County
- McPherson County
- Rice County
- Russell County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
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