Ness County, Kansas
20 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 2,653
- Median household income
- $68,616
- ±8,501
- Unemployed
- 0.8%
- 12 of 1,489 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.0%
- 1,033 of 1,161 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 Ness | 2,672 (2021) | 222 W Sycamore St, Ness City | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bazine | 279 (2021) | Po Box 43, Bazine | — |
| City of Brownell | 24 (2021) | Po Box 5, Brownell | — |
| City of Ness City | 1,327 (2021) | Po Box 419, Ness City | — |
| City of Ransom | 253 (2021) | Po Box 207, Ransom | Website |
| City of Utica | 101 (2021) | Po Box 175, Utica | — |
Townships 10
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Bazine | 386 (2021) | 27782 140 Rd, Bazine | — |
| Township of Center | 1,336 (2021) | 510 S Kansas Ave, Ness City | — |
| Township of Eden | 71 (2021) | 101 S Hamilton, Beeler | — |
| Township of Forrester | 86 (2021) | 18633 N Rd, Ness City | — |
| Township of Franklin | 118 (2021) | 609 E 6th St, Wellsville | Website |
| Township of Highpoint | 30 (2021) | 4657 Gg Rd, Bazine | — |
| Township of Johnson | 51 (2021) | 2996 J Rd, Ness City | — |
| Township of Nevada | 355 (2021) | 18969 270 Rd, Ransom | — |
| Township of Ohio | 163 (2021) | 9751 S 51st St W, Peck | — |
| Township of Waring | 76 (2021) | Po Box 34, Brownell | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 9280 State Highway 4, Utica | — |
| Grissel Memorial Hospital District 1 | Hospitals | 210 S Vermont Ave, Ransom | Website |
| Ness County Hospital District 2 | Hospitals | 312 Custer St, Ness City | — |
| Ness County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 18635 140 Rd, Ness City | — |
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
Ness City
School district2 schools
414 E Chestnut St, Ness City, KS, 67560
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Western Plains
School district3 schools
100 School St., Ransom, KS, 67572
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
Hays Area Farmers Market I (2900 Broadway Avenue 2900 Broadway Avenue Hays) · Downtown Hays Market (Hays) · Hays Downtown Farmers' Market (Hays)
Downtown Garden City Farmers' Market (Garden City)
Quinter Farmers Market (Quinter)
Larned - Hillside Farmers' Market (Larned)
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.