Ellis County, Kansas

Ellis County (county code EL) is a located in Northwest, in the. The population was estimated to be 26,926 in the year 2006. Its and most populous city is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,332 (900 ), of which 2,331 km² (900 sq mi) is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi), or 0.06%, is water.

Politics
Ellis County is an anomaly in western Kansas, having voted several times for presidential candidates, even when the vast majority of the state's 105 counties went for the  nominee. Ellis County bucked the national and statewide trend by voting for over winner  in ], one of only two Kansas counties to go for Dukakis. Ellis County gave a plurality to over Bush and  in, but has been in the GOP column in each of the past three elections.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Major highways

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 * [[Image: US 183.svg|25px]]

Demographics
Ellis County's population was estimated to be 26,926 in the year 2006, a decrease of 503, or -1.8%, over the previous six years.

As of the, there were 27,507 people, 11,193 households, and 6,771 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (31/sq mi). There were 12,078 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The of the county was 96.10%, 0.67%  or , 0.21% , 0.82% , 0.02% , 1.31% from other races, and 0.89% from. or of any race were 2.37% of the population.



There were 11,193 s out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.00% were living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.50% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.40% under the age of 18, 18.40% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 19.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The in the county was $32,339, and the median income for a family was $44,498. Males had a median income of $29,885 versus $21,269 for females. The for the county was $18,259. About 6.50% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the, including 9.20% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 19,841 (county seat)
 * , 1,830
 * , 1,175
 * , 213

Unincorporated places

 * Antonino
 * Catharine
 * Emmeram
 * Munjor
 * Pfeifer
 * Toulon
 * Walker
 * Yocemento

Townships
Ellis County is divided into nine. The cities of and  are considered governmentally independent and are excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.



Unified school districts

 * Ellis USD 388
 * Victoria USD 432
 * Hays USD 489

Trivia
Ellis County is the official German Capital of Kansas. German immigrants settled in Hays, Ellis, Victoria, and nearby villages in the 1870s and 1880s.