Ellsworth County, Kansas
29 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 6,360
- Median household income
- $65,560
- ±4,418
- Unemployed
- 2.6%
- 70 of 2,732 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.1%
- 2,161 of 2,453 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Ellsworth | 6,336 (2021) | 210 N Kansas Ave, Ellsworth | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ellsworth | 2,992 (2021) | Po Box 163, Ellsworth | Website |
| City of Holyrood | 409 (2021) | Po Box 67, Holyrood | — |
| City of Kanopolis | 453 (2021) | Po Box 175, Kanopolis | — |
| City of Lorraine | 140 (2021) | 238 Main St, Lorraine | Website |
| City of Wilson | 836 (2021) | Po Box J, Wilson | Website |
Townships 19
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Ash Creek | 61 (2021) | 1736 Avenue P, Ellsworth | — |
| Township of Black Wolf | 87 (2021) | 1206 Avenue K, Ellsworth | — |
| Township of Carneiro | 61 (2021) | 1086 29th Rd, Brookville | — |
| Township of Clear Creek | 100 (2021) | 1925 Avenue I, Ellsworth | — |
| Township of Columbia | 55 (2021) | 1055 Avenue E, Ellsworth | — |
| Township of Ellsworth | 683 (2021) | 1575 Avenue L, Ellsworth | — |
| Township of Empire | 163 (2021) | 5 Red Tail Rdg, Marquette | — |
| Township of Garfield | 53 (2021) | 346 Highway 156, Ellsworth | — |
| Township of Green Garden | 203 (2021) | 1186 Avenue W, Lorraine | — |
| Township of Langley | 64 (2021) | 2256 31st Rd, Marquette | — |
| Township of Lincoln | 51 (2021) | 210 N Kansas Ave, Ellsworth | — |
| Township of Mulberry | 33 (2021) | 210 N Kansas Ave, Ellsworth | — |
| Township of Noble | 94 (2021) | 727 5th Rd, Wilson | — |
| Township of Palacky | 57 (2021) | 1646 4th Rd, Holyrood | — |
| Township of Sherman | 60 (2021) | 1625 Avenue B, Ellsworth | — |
| Township of Thomas | 67 (2021) | 2135 17th Rd, Geneseo | — |
| Township of Trivoli | 42 (2021) | 2065 21st Rd, Geneseo | — |
| Township of Valley | 488 (2021) | 2425 5th Rd, Bushton | — |
| Township of Wilson | 922 (2021) | 235 Avenue C, Wilson | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 66, Kanopolis | — |
| Ellsworth Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 811 Elizabeth St, Ellsworth | — |
| Ellsworth County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 402 W 15th St, Ellsworth | — |
| Ellsworth Rural Water District 1 (post Rock) | Water supply utility | 103 N Douglas Ave, Ellsworth | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Ellsworth
School district3 schools
145 W 15th Street, Ellsworth, KS, 67439
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Summer Street Stroll Farmers Market (Great Bend)
McPherson County Farmers' Market (McPherson) · Moundridge Farmers Market (Moundridge)
STEP BACK IN TIME FOOD MARKET LLC (Luray)
Salina Farmers' Market (Salina)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.