ELLIS COUNTY, KANSAS


'Ellis County' (county code 'EL') is a county located in Northwest Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was estimated to be 26,926 in the year 2006. Its county seat and most populous city is Hays.

Contents
Geography
Politics
Adjacent counties
Major highways
Demographics
Cities and towns
Incorporated cities
Unincorporated places
Townships
Education
Unified school districts
See also
Trivia
References
External links
Gallery

Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,332 km² (900 mi²), of which 2,331 km² (900 mi²) is land and 1 km² (0 mi²), or 0.06%, is water.
Politics

Ellis County is an anomaly in western Kansas, having voted several times for Democratic presidential candidates, even when the vast majority of the state's 105 counties went for the Republican nominee. Ellis County bucked the national and statewide trend by voting for Michael Dukakis over winner George H.W. Bush in 1988], one of only two Kansas counties to go for Dukakis. Ellis County gave a plurality to Bill Clinton over Bush and Ross Perot in 1992, but has been in the GOP column in each of the past three elections.
Adjacent counties


★ Rooks County (north)

★ Osborne County (northeast)

★ Russell County (east)

★ Rush County (south)

★ Ness County (southwest)

★ Trego County (west)
Major highways


★
Interstate 70

★
U.S. 183

Demographics


Ellis County's population was estimated to be 26,926 in the year 2006, a decrease of 503, or -1.8%, over the previous six years.[1]
As of the U.S. Census in 2000, there were 27,507 people, 11,193 households, and 6,771 families residing in the county. The population density was 12/km² (31/mi²). There were 12,078 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.10% White, 0.67% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.31% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.37% of the population.
Population pyramid

There were 11,193 households out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.00% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.50% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the county the population was spread out with 22.40% under the age of 18, 18.40% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 19.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,339, and the median income for a family was $44,498. Males had a median income of $29,885 versus $21,269 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,259. About 6.50% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.20% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns


Map of Ellis County ()

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2004 estimate):

★ Hays, 19,841 (county seat)

★ Ellis, 1,830

★ Victoria, 1,175

★ Schoenchen, 213
Unincorporated places


★ Antonino

★ Catharine

★ Emmeram

★ Munjor

★ Pfeifer

★ Toulon

★ Walker

★ Yocemento

Townships


Ellis County is divided into nine townships. The cities of Ellis and Hays are considered ''governmentally independent'' and are excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.
The town of Antonino

Education


Unified school districts


★ Ellis USD 388

★ Victoria USD 432

★ Hays USD 489

See also


Trivia


Ellis County is the official German Capital of Kansas. German immigrants settled in Hays, Ellis, Victoria, and nearby villages in the 1870s and 1880s.[2]

References


1. Annual estimates of the population to 2006-07-01. Released 2007-03-22. Six year change is from 2000-07-01 to 2006-07-01.
2. Tidbits: Did You Know...

External links


'Official sites'

★ Ellis County
'Additional information'

★ Blue Skyways

★ Ellis County Sheriff's Department Wanted Page

★ Kansas Statistical Abstract

Gallery




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