Ellsworth, Kansas

Ellsworth, Kansas
Ellsworth water tower as seen from Kansas State Highway 156 (2012)
Ellsworth water tower as seen from Kansas State Highway 156 (2012)
Official logo of Ellsworth, Kansas
Location within County and Kansas
Location within County and Kansas
KDOT map of Ellsworth County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°43′58″N 98°13′43″W / 38.73278°N 98.22861°W / 38.73278; -98.22861[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyEllsworth
Founded1860s
Incorporated1867
Named forFort Ellsworth
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • MayorDan Finnegan[2]
Area
 • Total2.39 sq mi (6.20 km2)
 • Land2.39 sq mi (6.20 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,545 ft (471 m)
Population
 • Total3,066
 • Density1,300/sq mi (490/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67439
Area code785
FIPS code20-20500
GNIS ID485570[1]
Websiteellsworthks.net

Ellsworth is a city in and the county seat of Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,066.[4] Known as a cow town in the 1870s, when the Kansas Pacific Railroad operated a stockyard here for shipping cattle to eastern markets, in the 21st century, it serves as the trading center of the rural county.

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ellsworth, Kansas
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference gov1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Profile of Ellsworth, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 29, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.