Ellsworth, Kansas Ellsworth, Kansas Ellsworth water fortress as seen from Kansas State Highway 156 (2012) Ellsworth water fortress as seen from Kansas State Highway 156 (2012) Location inside County and Kansas Location inside County and Kansas KDOT map of Ellsworth County (legend) KDOT map of Ellsworth County (legend) County Ellsworth Ellsworth is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 3,120. Known as a cow town in the 1870s, when the Kansas Pacific Railroad directed a stockyard here for shipping cattle to easterly markets, in the 21st century, it serves as the trading center of the non-urban county.
Ellsworth in 1867 Once called "The Wickedest Cattletown in Kansas", the town/city is titled for Fort Ellsworth, which was assembled in 1864. Due to speculation on imminent barns construction, the populace of Ellsworth boomed to over two thousand by the time it was incorporated in 1867.
It has since been said, "Abilene, the first, Dodge City, the last, but Ellsworth the wickedest".
Ellsworth was a bustling cattle town for a time amid the late 1860s, when the Kansas Pacific Railroad had a stop and demolished there.
In 1875 Kansas Pacific closed its cattle pens, moving to another location.
During the late 1860s into the 1870s, Ellsworth was known for being one of the "wickedest" cattle towns, the scene of various killings following shootouts between drunken cowboys.
The town sported various saloons, brothels and gambling halls, with prostitution being rampant. Wild Bill Hickok ran for Ellsworth County Sheriff in 1868, but was defeated by veteran Union Army soldier E.
Violence in Ellsworth was commonplace among the cowboys and citizens associated with them. Ellsworth marshal Will Semans was shot and killed on September 26, 1869, while attempting to disarm a rowdy man in a dance hall. 1915-1918 Railroad Map of Ellsworth County Lawman Wyatt Earp served in Ellsworth for a short time.
But Thompson was arrested by Deputy Ed Hogue after his brother Billy Thompson accidentally shot and killed Ellsworth County Sheriff Chauncey Whitney in 1873. Billy Thompson fled, fearing that he would be lynched for the death of the prominent sheriff.
Cattle drives were directed to other market cities, such as Dodge City and Abilene, Kansas.
Ellsworth suffered economically. Ellsworth has been developing tradition tourism related to its unique 19th-century history.
The town/city and activists have plans to restore Ellsworth's Signature Insurance Building for use as the National Drovers Hall of Fame.
Ellsworth is positioned at 38 43 55 N 98 13 45 W (38.731924, -98.229204) at an altitude of 1,539 feet (469 m). The town/city lies on the north side of the Smoky Hill River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.
Oak Creek, a tributary of the Smoky Hill, flows south past the easterly side of the town/city to its confluence with the river southeast of the city.
Ellsworth is positioned at the intersection of K-14, K-140, and K-156 in central Kansas roughly 27 miles (43 km) west-southwest of Salina, Kansas.
Ellsworth is approximately 82 miles (132 km) northwest of Wichita and 192 miles (309 km) west-southwest of Kansas City. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.43 square miles (6.29 km2), all land. Lying in the transition zone between North America's humid subtropical climate (Koppen Cfa) and humid continental climate (Koppen Dfa), Ellsworth experiences hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters.
The average temperature is 53 F (12 C), and the average annual rain is 27.3 inches (694 mm). Snowfall averages 16.7 inches (424 mm) per year. On average, July is the warmest month, January is the coldest month, and May is the wettest month.
The hottest temperature recorded in Ellsworth was 117 F (47 C) in 1936; the coldest temperature recorded was -30 F (-34 C) in 1913. Climate data for Ellsworth, Kansas The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 87.9% White, 9.3% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.7% from other competitions, and 1.1% from two or more competitions.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 88.40% White, 7.55% African American, 0.94% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other competitions, and 1.62% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 17.3% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The Ellsworth government consists of an propel mayor and five council members, who are also elected.
School unification merged Ellsworth, Geneseo and Kanopolis schools into USD 327.
The precinct high school, Ellsworth Jr/Sr High School, is positioned in Ellsworth.
The Ellsworth High School mascot is Ellsworth Bearcats. Ellsworth has a weekly newspaper, the Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter. K243 - AR, a translator of airways broadcast KRSL in Russell, Kansas, broadcasts from Ellsworth on 96.5 FM playing a Christian format. Smoky Hill Wind Farm near Ellsworth In 2008, Trade - Wind Energy and Enel North America made Ellsworth and Lincoln counties home to the Smoky Hills Wind Farm.
The first four episodes in 1955 of the ABC/Desilu tv series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, starring Hugh O'Brian in the title part , are set in Ellsworth.
Subsequent seasons were set in Dodge City, Kansas, and Tombstone, Arizona.
Ellsworth Federal Penitentiary appears in the game Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent, indirectly referring to "Ellsworth" (its locale is listed as simply "Ellsworth Federal Penitentiary, Kansas").
The Ellsworth Correctional Facility is directed by the state of Kansas Department of Corrections.
Ellsworth - Directory of Public Officials a b "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status".
Ellsworth - History "Ellsworth, Kansas History", Drovers Mercantile website "Ellsworth Marshal Will Semans", Officer Down Memorial Website "Kansas: Ellsworth", Legends of America website "Ellsworth Cattle Drive", National Drovers Association "City Distance Tool".
"Historical Weather for Ellsworth, Kansas, United States of America".
"Average weather for Ellsworth, KS".
"About this Newspaper: Ellsworth reporter".
"Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter".
Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter.
"Smokey Hill Wind Farm", Kansas Travel Meghan Lawrence, "Homeier adds value by burgeoning energy on his Ellsworth Co.
Kansas : A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc; 3 Volumes; Frank W.
Guide Map of the Best and Shortest Cattle Trail to the Kansas Pacific Railway; Kansas Pacific Railway Company; 1875.
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