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Ellsworth County, Kansas

Date Established: February 26, 1867
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Ellsworth County
County Seat: Ellsworth
Origin of Name: Named for Fort Ellsworth, a military post in the county near Kanopolis, itself named in honor of 2nd Lt. Allen Ellsworth of the Seventh Iowa Cavalry, who supervised construction of the fort in 1864.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Ash Creek Township  47 
Black Wolf Township  85 
Carneiro Township  54 
Clear Creek Township  101 
Columbia Township  51 
Ellsworth (city)  3,066 
Ellsworth Township  648 
Empire Township  142 
Garfield Township  62 
Green Garden Township  205 
Langley Township  60 
Lincoln Township  59 
Mulberry Township  39 
Noble Township  104 
Palacky Township  57 
Sherman Township  80 
Thomas Township  64 
Trivoli Township  39 
Valley Township  481 
Wilson Township  932 
Total population: 6,376 

Township map of Ellsworth County, 2000
Population:
1870 (1,185)
1880 (8,494)
1890 (9,272)
1900 (9,626)
1910 (10,444)
1920 (10,379)
1930 (10,132)
1940 (9,855)
1950 (8,465)
1960 (7,677)
1970 (6,146)
1980 (6,640)
1990 (6,586)
2000 (6,525)
2010 (6,497)
2020 (6,376)
Other Resources: Post offices in Ellsworth County
Cemeteries in Ellsworth County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Ellsworth County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Ellsworth County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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