Welcome to Hays ...The city of Hays is located in Ellis County<1> and is the County Seat for Ellis County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Hays, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895. The origin (or the toponymy) of Hays: Named for Alexander Hays, a Brevet Brigader General serving with the Union Army. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hays has a population of 20,805 people<2> (see below for details). Hays is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Hays lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Hays: 785 The ZIP code for Hays: 67601<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hays had an population of 20,805 people. This is an increase of 1.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.96% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Hays had a population of 20,510 people (or 72.16% of the total population of Ellis County). This makes Hays the county's most populous community. The population of Hays represents 0.72% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 21st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 20,510 people, the population of Hays increased 2.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 20,013 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Hays. Communities Also Named Hays ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Hays - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi (3), Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hays. Websites for Hays ...Official Website: www.haysusa.com/ Communities near Hays ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hays.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hays. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hays. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hays. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hays. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hays. Our list includes 30 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hays. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hays ...Looking for more information about Hays? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Hays, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hays. Adding Hays to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Hays in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Hays was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Hays. Footnotes ...
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