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Ellis CountyKansas

Ellis County is a county in Kansas with its seat in Hays, created on February 26, 1867.

  • Founded1867
  • County seatHays
  • Land area900 sq mi + 0.5 sq mi water
  • Population28,934 2020 Census
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RussellTrego Hays Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Ellis on the map of Kansas

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Counties of Kansas · Ellis highlighted

History

Formed in 1867 from Riley County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Ellis County was created from Riley County on February 26, 1867, though it was not fully organized until October 28, 1867. Between 1868 and 1881, several neighboring counties were attached to Ellis for judicial purposes as they were organized, including Graham, Ness, Rooks, Rush, Trego, Gove, and Wallace, gradually detaching as each became fully organized.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1867
    Ellis County created Ellis created from Non-County Area 2 attached to Riley; Ellis not fully organized.
    from Riley
    · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 33, sec. 28/p. 55
  2. 1867
    Changed Ellis fully organized. · Winter, 78
  3. 1868
    Changed Graham, Ness, Rooks, Rush, and Trego attached to Ellis "for judicial purposes."
    GrahamNessRooksRushTrego
    · Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., gen., ch. 28/pp. 310-311
  4. 1868
    Changed Gove and Wallace not fully organized, attached to Ellis "for judicial purposes."
    GoveWallace
    · Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., spec., ch. 14/p. 49 and Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., gen., ch. 28/p. 311
  5. 1872
    Changed Pawnee attached to Ellis "for judicial purposes." Ness, Rush, Trego, and Wallace remained attached to Ellis "for judicial purposes."
    PawneeNessRushTregoWallace
    · Kans. Laws 1872, 12th leg., ch. 113, sec. 2/p. 253
Show all 12 changes (7 more)
  1. 1867
    Ellis County created Ellis created from Non-County Area 2 attached to Riley; Ellis not fully organized.
    from Riley
    · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 33, sec. 28/p. 55
  2. 1867
    Changed Ellis fully organized. · Winter, 78
  3. 1868
    Changed Graham, Ness, Rooks, Rush, and Trego attached to Ellis "for judicial purposes."
    GrahamNessRooksRushTrego
    · Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., gen., ch. 28/pp. 310-311
  4. 1868
    Changed Gove and Wallace not fully organized, attached to Ellis "for judicial purposes."
    GoveWallace
    · Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., spec., ch. 14/p. 49 and Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., gen., ch. 28/p. 311
  5. 1872
    Changed Pawnee attached to Ellis "for judicial purposes." Ness, Rush, Trego, and Wallace remained attached to Ellis "for judicial purposes."
    PawneeNessRushTregoWallace
    · Kans. Laws 1872, 12th leg., ch. 113, sec. 2/p. 253
  6. 1872
    Changed Pawnee fully organized, detached from Ellis.
    Pawnee
    · Andreas, 1350
  7. 1872
    Changed Rooks fully organized, detached from Ellis.
    Rooks
    · Andreas, 1609
  8. 1873
    Changed Graham detached from Ellis, attached to Rooks "for judicial purposes."
    GrahamRooks
    · Kans. Laws 1873, 13th leg., ch. 76, sec. 2/p. 160
  9. 1873
    Changed Ness fully organized, detached from Ellis.
    Ness
    · Andreas, 1524; Millbrook, Ness, 66-70
  10. 1874
    Changed Rush fully organized, detached from Ellis.
    Rush
    · Andreas, 1585; Kans. Laws 1875, 15th leg., ch. 84, sec. 2/p. 121
  11. 1879
    Changed Trego fully organized, detached from Ellis.
    Trego
    · Andreas, 1297; Kansas Counties, KSHS, http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.htm, 20 October 2004
  12. 1881
    Changed Gove and Wallace detached from Ellis, attached to Trego "for judicial purposes."
    GoveWallaceTrego
    · Kans. Laws 1881, 19th leg., ch. 98/pp. 198-199 and ch. 100, sec. 3/p. 202

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Ellis

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Official
from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
a guide only; check the official record
Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Ellis by the Census

Population
28,934 2020 Census count
Housing units
13,166 2020 Census count
Land area
900 square miles
Water area
0.5 square miles
People per sq mi
32 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Records

Permits

Zoning and code

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Ellis County

When was Ellis County founded?
Ellis County was founded in 1867, formed from Riley County.
What is the county seat of Ellis County?
The county seat of Ellis County is Hays.
Is there an online parcel map for Ellis County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Ellis County's boundary or name changed?
Ellis County was created in 1867 from Riley County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 11 later changes, chiefly involving Trego County, Ness County and Rooks County.
Who issues building permits in Ellis County?
The county's page on building permits: Moving Permit. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
Who issues septic and well permits in Ellis County?
The county's page on septic systems and wells: Environmental Services.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Ellis County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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