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Ness CountyKansas

Ness County is a county in Kansas with its seat in Ness City. It was created on February 26, 1867.

  • Founded1867
  • County seatNess City
  • Land area1,075 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
  • Population2,687 2020 Census
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Where it is

Ness 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.

Ness County was created from Marion County and Non-County Area 2, which was attached to Riley County, though Ness was not fully organized at that time. For several years, Ness was attached to Ellis County for judicial purposes until it was fully organized and detached from Ellis on October 23, 1873. In 1881, Lane County was attached to Ness for judicial purposes, and Ness gained territory from Non-County Area 6 in 1873.

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

  1. 1867
    Ness County created Ness created from Marion and Non-County Area 2 attached to Riley; Ness not fully organized.
    from Marionfrom Riley
    · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 33, sec. 36/p. 56
  2. 1868
    Changed Ness attached to Ellis "for judicial purposes."
    Ellis
    · Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., gen., ch. 28, sec. 2/p. 310; Millbrook, Ness, 64
  3. 1872
    Changed Ness remained attached to Ellis "for judicial purposes."
    Ellis
    · Kans. Laws 1872, 12th leg., ch. 113, sec. 2/p. 253
  4. 1873
    Gained territory Ness gained from Non-County Area 6. · Kans. Laws 1873, 13th leg., ch. 72, sec. 10/p. 148
  5. 1873
    Changed Ness fully organized, detached from Ellis.
    Ellis
    · Andreas, 1524; Millbrook, Ness, 66-70
Show all 8 changes (3 more)
  1. 1867
    Ness County created Ness created from Marion and Non-County Area 2 attached to Riley; Ness not fully organized.
    from Marionfrom Riley
    · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 33, sec. 36/p. 56
  2. 1868
    Changed Ness attached to Ellis "for judicial purposes."
    Ellis
    · Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., gen., ch. 28, sec. 2/p. 310; Millbrook, Ness, 64
  3. 1872
    Changed Ness remained attached to Ellis "for judicial purposes."
    Ellis
    · Kans. Laws 1872, 12th leg., ch. 113, sec. 2/p. 253
  4. 1873
    Gained territory Ness gained from Non-County Area 6. · Kans. Laws 1873, 13th leg., ch. 72, sec. 10/p. 148
  5. 1873
    Changed Ness fully organized, detached from Ellis.
    Ellis
    · Andreas, 1524; Millbrook, Ness, 66-70
  6. 1881
    Changed Lane attached to Ness "for judicial purposes." According to this act, Scott was also to be attached to Ness, but other acts suggest it was attached to Ford.
    LaneScottFord
    · Kans. Laws 1881, 19th leg., ch. 99, sec. 5/p. 200
  7. 1886
    Changed Chapter 81 stated that Greeley and Wichita were attached to Ness prior to this date; other acts attached Greeley and Wichita to Finney.
    GreeleyWichitaFinney
    · Kans. Laws 1886, spec. sess., ch. 81/p. 116
  8. 1886
    Changed Lane fully organized, detached from Ness.
    Lane
    · Kansas Counties, KSHS, http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.htm, 20 October 2004

Land and parcels

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People and land

Ness by the Census

Population
2,687 2020 Census count
Housing units
1,548 2020 Census count
Land area
1,075 square miles
Water area
0.3 square miles
People per sq mi
3 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

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Questions

Common questions about Ness County

When was Ness County founded?
Ness County was founded in 1867, formed from Marion County and Riley County.
What is the county seat of Ness County?
The county seat of Ness County is Ness City.
Is there an online parcel map for Ness 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 Ness County's boundary or name changed?
Ness County was created in 1867 from Marion County and Riley County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 7 later changes, chiefly involving Ellis County, Lane County and Finney County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Ness 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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