Jump to Navigation

Kansas Counties

Ellis County, Kansas

Date Established: February 26, 1867
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Ellis County
County Seat: Hays
Origin of Name: In honor of 1st Lt. George Ellis of Company I, Twelfth Kansas Infantry, killed in action 30 April 1864 at Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Big Creek Township  2,077 
Buckeye Township  391 
Catherine Township  281 
East Hamilton Township  (Defunct)  
Ellis (city)  1,958 
Ellis Township  452 
Freedom Township  106 
Hamilton Township  (Defunct)  
Hays (city)  21,116 
Herzog Township  839 
Lookout Township  523 
Pleasant Hill Township  (Defunct)  
Riverview Township  (Defunct)  
Saline Township  (Defunct)  
Smoky Hill Township  (Defunct)  
Victoria Township  804 
Walker Township  (Defunct)  
West Hamilton Township  (Defunct)  
Wheatland Township  387 
Total population: 28,934 

Township map of Ellis County, 2000
Population:
1870 (1,336)
1880 (6,179)
1890 (7,942)
1900 (8,626)
1910 (12,170)
1920 (14,138)
1930 (15,907)
1940 (17,508)
1950 (19,043)
1960 (21,270)
1970 (24,730)
1980 (26,098)
1990 (26,004)
2000 (27,507)
2010 (28,452)
2020 (28,934)
Other Resources: Post offices in Ellis County
Cemeteries in Ellis County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Ellis County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Ellis County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
Look for other counties: