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Ellsworth CountyKansas

Ellsworth County is a Kansas county with its seat in Ellsworth, established in 1867 and named after Fort Ellsworth.

  • Founded1867
  • County seatEllsworth
  • Named forFort Ellsworth
  • Land area716 sq mi + 7.7 sq mi water
  • Population6,376 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped6,856 checked 14 October 2026
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LincolnSaline Ellsworth Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Ellsworth on the map of Kansas

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History

Formed in 1867 from Marion County and Riley County

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

Ellsworth County was formed in 1867 from Marion County and Riley County, and named after Fort Ellsworth. Ellsworth is the county seat.

Deeds and plats from before 1867 for land now in Ellsworth County may have been recorded in Marion County and Riley County.

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

  1. 1867
    Ellsworth County created Ellsworth created from Marion and Non-County Area 2 attached to Riley; Ellsworth not fully organized.
    from Marionfrom Riley
    · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 33, sec. 15/p. 53
  2. 1867
    Changed Ellsworth attached to Saline "for judicial purposes."
    Saline
    · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 52, sec. 16/p. 89
  3. 1867
    Changed Ellsworth fully organized, detached from Saline.
    Saline
    · Andreas, 1275
  4. 1868
    Changed Barton and Russell attached to Ellsworth "for judicial purposes." Rice detached from Marion, attached to Ellsworth "for judicial purposes."
    BartonRussellRiceMarion
    · Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., gen., ch. 28, sec. 2/p. 310 and sec. 5/p. 311
  5. 1869
    Changed Pratt and Stafford detached from Marion, attached to Ellsworth "for judicial purposes." Rice remained attached to Ellsworth "for judicial purposes."
    PrattStaffordMarionRice
    · Kans. Laws 1869, 9th leg., ch. 36, sec. 8/p. 121
Show all 10 changes (5 more)
  1. 1867
    Ellsworth County created Ellsworth created from Marion and Non-County Area 2 attached to Riley; Ellsworth not fully organized.
    from Marionfrom Riley
    · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 33, sec. 15/p. 53
  2. 1867
    Changed Ellsworth attached to Saline "for judicial purposes."
    Saline
    · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 52, sec. 16/p. 89
  3. 1867
    Changed Ellsworth fully organized, detached from Saline.
    Saline
    · Andreas, 1275
  4. 1868
    Changed Barton and Russell attached to Ellsworth "for judicial purposes." Rice detached from Marion, attached to Ellsworth "for judicial purposes."
    BartonRussellRiceMarion
    · Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., gen., ch. 28, sec. 2/p. 310 and sec. 5/p. 311
  5. 1869
    Changed Pratt and Stafford detached from Marion, attached to Ellsworth "for judicial purposes." Rice remained attached to Ellsworth "for judicial purposes."
    PrattStaffordMarionRice
    · Kans. Laws 1869, 9th leg., ch. 36, sec. 8/p. 121
  6. 1871
    Changed Rice fully organized, detached from Ellsworth.
    Rice
    · Andreas, 753; Kans. Laws 1872, 12th leg., ch. 28/p. 32
  7. 1872
    Changed Barton and Russell remained attached to Ellsworth "for judicial purposes."
    BartonRussell
    · Kans. Laws 1872, 12th leg., ch. 113, sec. 2/p. 253
  8. 1872
    Changed Barton fully organized, detached from Ellsworth.
    Barton
    · Andreas, 763; Kansas Counties, KSHS, http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.htm, 20 October 2004
  9. 1872
    Changed Russell fully organized, detached from Ellsworth.
    Russell
    · Andreas, 1284
  10. 1873
    Changed Pratt detached from Ellsworth, attached to Reno "for judicial purposes." Stafford detached from Ellsworth, attached to Barton "for judicial purposes."
    PrattRenoStaffordBarton
    · Kans. Laws 1873, 13th leg., ch. 79, secs. 4-5/p. 166

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Ellsworth

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

Ellsworth by the Census

Population
6,376 2020 Census count
Housing units
3,080 2020 Census count
Land area
716 square miles
Water area
7.7 square miles
People per sq mi
9 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.

Permits

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Ellsworth County

When was Ellsworth County founded?
Ellsworth County was founded in 1867, formed from Marion County and Riley County, and named after Fort Ellsworth.
What is the county seat of Ellsworth County?
The county seat of Ellsworth County is Ellsworth.
Is there an online parcel map for Ellsworth County?
Yes. Ellsworth County publishes a parcel map of 6,856 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Ellsworth County's boundary or name changed?
Ellsworth County was created in 1867 from Marion County and Riley County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 9 later changes, chiefly involving Barton County, Rice County and Russell County.
Who issues septic and well permits in Ellsworth County?
The county's page on septic systems and wells: Health department: septic and well.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Ellsworth 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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