Ellis County, Kansas

Ellis County
Ellis County
County
	Ellis County Courthouse in Hays (1979)
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 38°55′N 99°19′W / 38.917°N 99.317°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	1867
Named for	George Ellis
Seat	Hays
Largest city	Hays
Area
• Total	900 sq mi (2,000 km2)
• Land	899 sq mi (2,330 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1 km2) 0.05%
Population (2020)
• Total	28,934
• Density	32.2/sq mi (12.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code	785
Congressional district	1st
Website	ellisco.net

Ellis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Hays.^[3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 28,934.^[2] The county was named for George Ellis, a first lieutenant of the Twelfth Kansas Infantry.^[1] Ellis County is the official German Capital of Kansas. German immigrants settled in Hays, Ellis, Victoria, and nearby villages in the 1870s and 1880s.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Blackmar 1912a, p. 578.
^ ^a ^b "QuickFacts; Ellis County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Tidbits: Did You Know...". Publishing Group of America (americanprofiles.com). p. 13.

[FOOTNOTEBlackmar1912a578-1] Blackmar 1912a, p. 578.

[QF-2] "QuickFacts; Ellis County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

[GR6-3] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[Tidbits-4] "Tidbits: Did You Know...". Publishing Group of America (americanprofiles.com). p. 13.

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