Ellis County, Kansas

Ellis County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF ELLIS GUS Population: 29,007 (2024) ID: 201798	County	Official County Government	Contact: COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR PO BOX 720, HAYS KS 67601-0720
CITY OF HAYS GUS Population: 21,213 (2024) ID: 126894	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER PO BOX 490, HAYS KS 67601-0490
TOWNSHIP OF BIG CREEK GUS Population: 2,610 (2024) ID: 190261	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TRUSTEE 1631 200TH AVE, HAYS KS 67601
CITY OF ELLIS GUS Population: 1,918 (2024) ID: 104693	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK 815 JEFFERSON ST, STE A, ELLIS KS 67637-2201
TOWNSHIP OF HERZOG GUS Population: 1,642 (2024) ID: 225566	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ELLIS COUNTY CLERK 1106 GRANT ST, VICTORIA KS 67671-9416
TOWNSHIP OF BUCKEYE GUS Population: 1,133 (2024) ID: 165105	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TRUSTEE 2073 250TH AVE, HAYS KS 67601-9418
CITY OF VICTORIA GUS Population: 1,129 (2024) ID: 208099	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK PO BOX 87, VICTORIA KS 67671-0087
TOWNSHIP OF FREEDOM GUS Population: 491 (2024) ID: 165106	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ELLIS COUNTY CLERK PO BOX 720, HAYS KS 67601-0720
CITY OF SCHOENCHEN GUS Population: 170 (2024) ID: 164728	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 25, SCHOENCHEN KS 67667-0025