Ellis County, Kansas

Ellis County (county code EL) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In the 2010 census, 28,452 people lived there. The county seat and biggest city is Hays.
History.
Ellis County was created on February 26, 1867.
Geography.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that is land and (0.05%) is water.
People.
The Hays Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Ellis County.
Communities.
Townships.
Ellis County is divided into nine townships. The cities of Ellis and Hays 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.