Editing Ellis, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Ellis County, Kansas}}
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'''Ellis''' is a city in [[Ellis County, Kansas|Ellis County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 1,958.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Ellis, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2020450 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=December 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206165804/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2020450 |archive-date=December 6, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== History ==
The [[Kansas Pacific Railway]] built a [[Water stop|water station]] at the site of present-day Ellis in 1867 and then purchased the site under the [[Homestead Act]]. Three years later, in 1870, the [[United States Post Office Department|U.S. Post Office Department]] opened a [[post office]] at Ellis, marking the town's foundation.<ref name=City>{{cite web | title = Welcome to...Ellis, Kansas | publisher = City of Ellis | url = http://www.ellis.ks.us/ | access-date = 2010-02-06}}</ref> Kansas Pacific laid out the town in 1873, establishing a depot, a hotel, and a few shops.<ref name=Blackmar>{{Citation | contribution = Ellis | title = Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. | editor-last = Blackmar | editor-first = Frank W. | volume = 1 | pages = 577–578 | place = [[Chicago]] | publisher = Standard | year = 1912 | contribution-url = http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/e/ellis.html | access-date = 2010-02-06 | archive-date = December 2, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071202081030/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/e/ellis.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> That same year, settlers from [[Syracuse, New York]], and later from [[Louisville, Kentucky]], arrived to work for the railroad.<ref>{{cite web | title = Ellis County, Kansas - City of Ellis | work = The KSGenWeb Project | url = http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/ellis/ellis.html | access-date = 2010-02-06 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110604062417/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/ellis/ellis.html | archive-date = 2011-06-04 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The first church opened in Ellis in 1873, the first school in 1874. Starting in 1875 and for the rest of the 1870s, Ellis was a [[American frontier#Cowtowns|cowtown]], serving as a shipping point for cattle herds from the south.<ref name=City/> [[Bukovina Germans]] began settling in the area in 1886.<ref>{{cite web | title = Homesteading in Ellis County - Ellis | work = Kansas Heritage Project | publisher = [[Fort Hays State University]] | url = http://www.fhsu.edu/library/ksheritage/Ellis/ | access-date = 2010-02-06 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100602143800/https://www.fhsu.edu/library/ksheritage/Ellis/ | archive-date = 2010-06-02 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Ellis [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] as a city in January 1888.<ref name=City/>

Long ago, Ellis (as well as Hays) was once a [[sundown town]], where African Americans were not welcome after dark.<ref>{{cite interview|first=Angela|last=Bates|interviewer=[[Frank Stasio]]|title=Black History Month: Postcard from Kansas|work=[[Talk of the Nation]]|publisher=NPR|location=Washington, D.C.|date=February 17, 2005|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4503065|quote=Ellis ... did have the Jim Crow laws that actually existed in the West, also. They did have what was called sundown laws.}}</ref>

==Geography==
Ellis is located at {{Coord|38|56|10|N|99|33|33|W|type:city}} (38.936211, -99.559269),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> at an elevation of 2,120 feet (646 m).<ref name="GNIS"/> Located in northwestern Kansas on [[Interstate 70 in Kansas|Interstate 70]], Ellis is {{convert|13|mi|km}} west-northwest of [[Hays, Kansas|Hays]], the [[county seat]].<ref name=CountyMap>{{cite web | title = General Highway Map - Ellis County, Kansas | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | date = 2010-06-01 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/county-pdf/ellis.PDF | access-date = 2010-12-18}}</ref> It is approximately {{convert|146|mi|km}} northwest of [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] and {{convert|260|mi|km}} west of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]].<ref>{{cite web | title = City Distance Tool | publisher = [[Geobytes]] | url = http://www.geobytes.com/citydistancetool.htm | access-date = 2010-04-17 | archive-date = October 5, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005175701/http://geobytes.com/CityDistanceTool.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Ellis lies on the western edge of the [[Smoky Hills]] region of the [[Great Plains]].<ref name=KDOT>{{cite web | title = 2003-2004 Official Transportation Map | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | year = 2003 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/2003-04Mapside.pdf | access-date = 2010-12-18}}</ref> [[Big Creek (Kansas)|Big Creek]], a tributary of the [[Smoky Hill River]], runs east through the city and has been [[dam]]med to form a long, narrow [[reservoir]], Big Creek Lake.<ref name=City/><ref>{{cite web | title = City of Ellis [Map] | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | date = June 2007 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/ellis.pdf | access-date = 2014-09-18}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.64|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

===Climate===
On average in Ellis, January is the coolest month, and July is both the warmest month and the wettest month. The hottest temperature recorded in Ellis was 110&nbsp;°F (43&nbsp;°C) in 2003; the coldest temperature recorded was -24&nbsp;°F (-31&nbsp;°C) in 1989.<ref name=TWC>{{cite web | url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USKS0172 | title=Average weather for Ellis, KS | access-date= 2010-02-06 | publisher=[[The Weather Channel]]}}</ref>

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==Demographics==
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|1900= 932
|1910= 1404
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|1930= 1957
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===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 1,958 people, 845 households, and 521 families in Ellis.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Ellis%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,181.7 per square mile (456.2/km{{sup|2}}). There were 935 housing units at an average density of 564.3 per square mile (217.9/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Ellis%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 92.44% (1,810) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (91.16% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.15% (3) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.36% (7) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.92% (18) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 0.97% (19) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.16% (101) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Ellis%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 3.73% (73) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Ellis%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 845 households, 29.5% had children under the age of 18; 49.1% were married couples living together; 25.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 33.0% of households consisted of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 3.3.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Ellis%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 19.4% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Ellis%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

24.7% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 108.2 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $55,441 (with a margin of error of +/- $19,244) and the median family income was $79,792 (+/- $6,198).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Ellis%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $45,699 (+/- $4,570) versus $31,369 (+/- $7,789) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $39,181 (+/- $5,900).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Ellis%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 15.0% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.9% of those under the age of 18 and 10.3% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Ellis%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Ellis%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], there were 2,062 people, 868 households, and 556 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,718.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 959 housing units at an average density of {{convert|799.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.9% [[White American|White]], 0.2% [[African American]], 1.0% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics and Latinos]] of any race were 3.0% of the population.<ref name=Census2010>{{cite web | title = U.S. Census website | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] | url = https://www.census.gov | access-date = 2011-09-13}}</ref>

There were 868 households, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32, and the average family size was 2.91.<ref name=Census2010/>

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males age 18 and over.<ref name=Census2010/>

The median income for a household in the city was $40,682, and the median income for a family was $57,750. Males had a median income of $40,511 versus $25,982 for females.  The [[per capita income]] for the city was $22,568. 6.8% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2010/>

==Economy==
As of 2012, 69.3% of the population over the age of 16 was in the labor force. 1.4% was in the armed forces, and 67.9% was in the civilian labor force with 66.5% being employed and 1.5% unemployed. The composition, by occupation, of the employed civilian labor force was:  32.1% in management, business, science, and arts; 24.3% in sales and office occupations; 14.8% in production, transportation, and material moving; 14.5% in service occupations; and 14.2% in natural resources, construction, and maintenance. The three industries employing the largest percentages of the working civilian labor force were:  educational services, and health care and social assistance (28.8%); retail trade (14.9%); and construction (11.3%).<ref name=Census2010/>

The cost of living in Ellis is relatively low; compared to a U.S. average of 100, the cost of living index for the community is 81.1.<ref name=CityData/> As of 2012, the median home value in the city was $85,300, the median selected monthly owner cost was $1,036 for housing units with a mortgage and $397 for those without, and the median gross rent was $564.<ref name=Census2010/>

==Government==
Ellis has a [[mayor-council government|mayor-council]] form of government with a [[city council]] consisting of six members. The [[mayor]] and all council members are elected for two-year terms.<ref>{{cite web | title = City Officials | publisher = City of Ellis | url = http://www.ellis.ks.us/citygov/Cityofficials.html | access-date = 2010-02-06}}</ref> The council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month.<ref name=lkm>{{cite web | title = Ellis | work = Directory of Kansas Public Officials | publisher = The League of Kansas Municipalities | url = http://www.lkm.org/directory/cities.php?ID=311 | access-date = 2014-09-18 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131014165711/http://www.lkm.org/directory/cities.php?ID=311 | archive-date = 2013-10-14 }}</ref>

Ellis lies within [[Kansas's 1st congressional district|Kansas's 1st U.S. Congressional District]]. For the purposes of representation in the [[Kansas Legislature]], the city is located in the 40th district of the [[Kansas Senate]] and the 110th district of the [[Kansas House of Representatives]].<ref name=lkm/>

==Education==

===Primary and secondary education===
The community is served by [[Ellis USD 388]] public school district, and operates two [[Public school (government funded)#United States|public schools]] in the city:<ref name=CityData>{{cite web | title = Ellis, Kansas | publisher = City-Data.com | url = http://www.city-data.com/city/Ellis-Kansas.html | access-date = 2014-09-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = About USD 388 | publisher = USD 388 | url = http://www.usd388.k12.ks.us/home/about.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081231203328/http://www.usd388.k12.ks.us/home/about.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = December 31, 2008 | access-date = 2010-02-06 }}</ref>
*Washington Grade School ([[Education in the United States#School grades|Grades]] K-6)
*Ellis High School (7–12)

The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina]] oversees one [[Catholic school]] in Ellis:  St. Mary Grade School (Pre-K-6).<ref name=CityData/><ref>{{cite web | title = St. Mary Grade School | publisher = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina]] | url = http://salinadiocese.org/parishes/school-listing/229-schools/527-st-mary-grade-school-ellis | access-date = 2014-09-18 | archive-date = October 28, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151028172654/http://salinadiocese.org/parishes/school-listing/229-schools/527-st-mary-grade-school-ellis | url-status = dead }}</ref>

The Ellis Railroaders have won the following [[Kansas State High School Activities Association|Kansas State High School]] championships:
* 1985 Boys Track & Field - Class 3A 
* 2009 Girls Track & Field - Class 2A<ref>{{cite web | title = Track & Field | publisher = KSHSAA | url = http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Track/HistoryBoys.cfm | access-date = 6 January 2017 | archive-date = 13 November 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161113174817/http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Track/HistoryBoys.cfm | url-status = dead }}</ref>
*2016 Speech - Class 2A
*2017 Speech - Class 2A
*2018 Speech - Class 2A<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/SpeechDrama/History.cfm|title=Speech & Drama|website=www.kshsaa.org|access-date=2018-07-30|archive-date=June 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614133116/http://kshsaa.org/Public/SpeechDrama/History.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
[[Interstate 70 (Kansas)|Interstate 70]] and [[U.S. Route 40 in Kansas|U.S. Route 40]] run [[concurrency (road)|concurrently]] east-west immediately north of Ellis. [[K-247 (Kansas highway)|Kansas Highway 247 (K-247)]] runs north–south from I-70 to 3rd Street in northern Ellis.<ref name=CountyMap/>

[[Union Pacific Railroad]] operates one freight rail line, the Kansas Pacific (KP) line, through Ellis. It runs east–west through the city.<ref name=CountyMap/><ref>{{cite web | title = UPRR Common Line Names | publisher = [[Union Pacific Railroad]] | url = http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/maps/attachments/upcomnam.pdf | access-date = 2010-04-17}}</ref>

===Utilities===
The city government's Public Works department is responsible for sanitation, sewer maintenance, and water provision and distribution.<ref>{{cite web | title = Public Works Department | publisher = City of Ellis| url = http://www.ellis.ks.us/Public%20Works/PW%2520&%2520Build%2520Info.html | access-date = 2014-09-18}}</ref> Midwest Energy, Inc. provides electricity to local residents. Eagle Communications and Golden Belt Telephone provide landline telephone service and offer cable television.<ref name=Everything>{{cite web | title = Everything You Ever Needed to Know about the City of Ellis but Didn't Know Who or What to Ask | publisher = City of Ellis | date = 2012-01-19 | url = http://www.ellis.ks.us/Customer%20Book%20January%2010m%202012.pdf | access-date = 2014-09-18}}</ref> Most residents use [[natural gas]] for heating fuel; service is provided by Midwest Energy, Inc.<ref name=CityData/><ref name=Everything/>

==Media==
''The Ellis Review'' is the local newspaper, published weekly.<ref>{{cite web | title = About this Newspaper: The Ellis review | work = Chronicling America | publisher = [[Library of Congress]] | url = http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84029681/ | access-date = 2009-09-27}}</ref>

Ellis is in the [[Media in Wichita, Kansas#Television|Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Kansas | work = TV Market Maps | publisher = EchoStar Knowledge Base | url = http://dishuser.org/TVMarkets/Maps/kansas.gif | access-date = 2014-09-18 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110726000406/http://dishuser.org/TVMarkets/Maps/kansas.gif | archive-date = 2011-07-26 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Culture==

===Points of interest===
Ellis is the site of [[Walter Percy Chrysler|Walter P. Chrysler]] Boyhood Home and Museum. Chrysler, founder of the [[Chrysler Corporation]], grew up in Ellis. When he was 17, he began his career working in the railroad [[Railway roundhouse|roundhouse]], where he became a machinist's apprentice and developed his expertise for metal working and machinery.<ref>{{cite web | title = Walter P. Chrysler's boyhood home | publisher = Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home and Museum | url = http://www.ellis.ks.us/Chrysler/chrysler.html | access-date = 2010-12-18}}</ref> In the summer of 1993, the Chrysler Corporation recognized Chrysler's hometown by sponsoring a parade and Chrysler festival, attended by several members of the Chrysler family. A prototype [[Dodge Viper]] was loaned to the museum for one year.

Founded in 1994, the Ellis Railroad Museum features items and photographs from Ellis's railroading past. A {{convert|5000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} model train exhibit is also on display. Outside the museum is a miniature railroad that runs on a one-mile (1.6&nbsp;km) loop track, called the BK&E Railroad.<ref>{{cite web | title = Railroad Museum | publisher = Ellis Railroad Museum Committee | url = http://www.ellis.ks.us/rrmuseum.html | access-date = 2010-12-18}}</ref> This stands for the "Buddy King and Ellis Railroad", named for its primary donor the late Francis "Buddy" King, a former mayor of Ellis who died in office in 1994.

==Notable people==
{{See also|List of people from Ellis County, Kansas}}
Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Ellis include:
* [[Martha L. Addis]] (1878–1942), jeweler in Topeka
* [[Walter Chrysler]] (1875–1940), founder of the [[Chrysler Corporation]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Walter P. Chrysler | work = Kansapedia | publisher = [[Kansas Historical Society]] | url = http://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/walter-p-chrysler/12015 | access-date = 2010-12-18}}</ref>
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* {{anchor|Kepple Disney}} [[Walt Disney]]'s grandfather Kepple Disney established family farms {{convert|3|mi|km}} east of Ellis in 1878. For a time after Walt Disney established [[Disneyland]], the family farms there were known locally as "Disneyland, KS".<ref name= DisneyKS>{{cite news |author= Kittie Dale |url= https://newspapers.com/image/1314669/? |newspaper= The Hays Daily News |date= April 29, 1962 |page= 12 |title= Kansas' Disneyland is Preserved in Tradition for Generations to Come}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=41e-Ru0wRkEC&q=Congregational|isbn=9780679757474|title=Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination|year=2007|publisher=Vintage Books |page= 571 }} ''Triumph of the American Imagination'' repeatedly discusses Ellis, not Hays, not Hog Back, not Yocemento. Page 571 briefly adds, that besides the Missouri farm, Walt wanted to develop the Ellis farm as an attraction, but [[Roy O. Disney|Roy]] blocked those developments.</ref><ref name= Atlas1922 >{{cite book|publisher= Geo. A. Ogle & Co. |title= Standard Atlas of Ellis County, Kansas |year= 1922 |access-date = November 30, 2018 |url= https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223993/page/29 |location= Chicago }} [Thomas Disney was Kepple Disney's brother. North of the siding is the Beaver Bank school where some of the Disneys taught.]</ref><ref name= DisneyHome>{{cite news |url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/427127066/?terms=%22hogback%22&match=1 |newspaper= The Ellis Review-Headlight |date= May 1, 1925 |page= 6 |title= Community Notes |quote= Mrs. Thomas Disney returned to her home at '''Hogback''' (siding). }}</ref>

==Gallery==
* [http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/kw/towns.asp?town=Ellis&county=Ellis Historic Images of Ellis], Special Photo Collections at [[Wichita State University]] Library
<gallery>
Image:Ellischurch.jpg|The Bukovina Society of the Americas (2007)
Image:Ellishome.jpg|A [[Victorian house#North America|Victorian]] house in Ellis (2007)
Image:Ellisbigcreek.jpg|Big Creek Lake (2007)
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of sundown towns in the United States]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{See also|Ellis County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Ellis County, Kansas}}
* ''Guide Map of the Best and Shortest Cattle Trail to the Kansas Pacific Railway''; Kansas Pacific Railway Company; 1875. <small>[https://archive.today/20130625020007/http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101074863513;view=1up;seq=1 (Read Online)]</small><small>[http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/214328 (Map)]</small>

==External links==
{{Commons category|Ellis, Kansas}}
* [https://ellis.ks.us/ City of Ellis]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260675 Ellis - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://kansastravel.org/ellisrailroadmuseum.htm Ellis Railroad Museum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206082016/http://www.kansastravel.org/ellisrailroadmuseum.htm |date=2021-12-06 }}
* [http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/kw/towns.asp?town=Ellis%20&county=Ellis Historic Images of Ellis], Wichita State University Library
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/ellis.pdf Ellis city map], KDOT
* [https://archive.org/download/usgs_drg_ks_38099_h5/o38099h5.tif Topo Map of Ellis area], USGS

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