Local Wiki
Ellsworth County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- Every Monday at 9:00 a.m.
- Meeting location
- Commission Room, Ellsworth County Courthouse, 210 N. Kansas Ave., Ellsworth, KS 67439.
- County Clerk
- Shelly Vopat · 210 N. Kansas Ave., Ellsworth, KS 67439
- Agendas posted at
- https://ellsworthcounty.org
- Board of County Commissioners
- Board of County Commissioners consisting of 3 members elected by district. District 1: Dennis Rolfs. District 2 (Commission Chairman): Gregory Bender. District 3: Shawn Thomas.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (5)
- Ellsworth (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Holyrood
- Kanopolis
- Lorraine
- Wilson (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (1)
- Ellsworth
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (9)
- Beverly Rural Fire Department
- Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Department
- Geneseo Fire Department
- Holyrood Fire Department
- Kanopolis Fire Department
- Lorraine Volunteer Fire Department
- McPherson County Fire District #2
- Saline County Fire District 3
- Wilson Fire Department
Source: Kansas Fire Districts (Kansas Forest Service)