Ellsworth

Also known as Ellsworth, Kansas, Ellsworth, KS

city in Kansas

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Kansas
County: Ellsworth
Founded: 1860s
Named after: Fort Ellsworth
Type: Mayor–Council
Mayor: Dan Finnegan
Total: 2.39 sq mi (6.20 km )
Land: 2.39 sq mi (6.20 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 1,545 ft (471 m)
Density: 1,280/sq mi (495/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CST )

Article

Ellsworth is a city in and the county seat of Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,066. Known as a cow town in the 1870s, when the Kansas Pacific Railroad operated a stockyard here for shipping cattle to eastern markets. In the 21st century, Ellsworth is the trading center of the rural county.

History