Ellsworth, Kansas
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Ellsworth is a city in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. The population was 2,965 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ellsworth County[Geographic references#6GR6].
The city is named for Fort Ellsworth, which was built in 1864. Due to speculation on imminent railroad construction, the population of Ellsworth boomed to over two thousand by the time it was incorporated in 1867.
Today, the largest employer in Ellsworth is the Kansas State Ellsworth Correctional Facility. Ellsworth also has a local newspaper, the Ellsworth County Independent/Reporter.
Geography
Ellsworth is located at (38.731924, -98.229204)[Geographic references#1GR1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 2,965 people, 995 households, and 641 families residing in the city. The population density was 545.1/km² (1,413.3/mi²). There were 1,141 housing units at an average density of 209.8/km² (543.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.40% White, 7.55% African American, 0.94% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other races, and 1.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.95% of the population.There were 995 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the city the population 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 median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 132.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 139.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $45,156. Males had a median income of $30,233 versus $19,762 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,396. About 3.8% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.
Ellsworth was picked as the worst town in Kansas, by Maurice Crow in his book "The Worst Towns in the U.S.A."
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