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Ellsworth County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 26, 1867 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| 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: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Ellsworth (city) | 2,965 |
| Ash Creek Township | 58 |
| Black Wolf Township | 87 |
| Carneiro Township | 57 |
| Clear Creek Township | 91 |
| Columbia Township | 60 |
| Ellsworth Township | 797 |
| Empire Township | 174 |
| Garfield Township | 27 |
| Green Garden Township | 211 |
| Langley Township | 76 |
| Lincoln Township | 62 |
| Mulberry Township | 44 |
| Noble Township | 90 |
| Palacky Township | 63 |
| Sherman Township | 65 |
| Thomas Township | 72 |
| Trivoli Township | 55 |
| Valley Township | 577 |
| Wilson Township | 894 |
| Total population: | 6,525 | |
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| Population: |
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1870
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 (1,185) |
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1880
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(8,494) |
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1890
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(9,272) |
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1900
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(9,626) |
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1910
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(10,444) |
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1920
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(10,379) |
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1930
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(10,132) |
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1940
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(9,855) |
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1950
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(8,465) |
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1960
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(7,677) |
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1970
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(6,146) |
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1980
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(6,640) |
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1990
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(6,586) |
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2000
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(6,525) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Ellsworth County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Ellsworth County
Post offices in Ellsworth County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Ellsworth County page [Blue Skyways]
Ellsworth County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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