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Ellinwood, Kansas

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Ellinwood City. It lies in ZIP code area 67526. The Survey maps it on the Ellinwood quadrangle. 2,011 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,791 feet above sea level.

Ellinwood within Barton County

On record in Ellinwood

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Ellinwood fell from 2,131 to 2,011 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20102,131
20202,011-120 (-6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

11 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Ellinwood between 1994 and 2017, burning about 96 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning5
Equipment and vehicle use2
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
21 June 1994Naturalunder an acreQuivira National Wildlife RefugeCITY SERV
4 March 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreBarton County408
4 March 1994Equipment and vehicle use75 acresQuivira National Wildlife RefugeSMITH
30 March 1994Debris and open burning15 acresQuivira National Wildlife RefugeBUNKHOUSE
22 March 2015Smokingunder an acreKansas Forest Service1500010
3 February 2017Debris and open burning1.0 acresBarton County1700007
29 February 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKansas Forest Service368
21 February 2017Debris and open burning1.0 acresBarton County1700012

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Barton County

Storms near this place

60 of 97 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ellinwood in 97 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 45 hail, 34 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 5 flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2011Tornado (EF1)Ellinwood1 hurt, $250,000The tornado touched down just outside of Ellinwood and moved to the northwest. The tornado caused considerable damage at one farmstead and moderate damage at two others. Most of the damage was limited to outbuildings such as barns and sheds. However, the residences did sustain some minor damage as well. One person was injured (direct).
May 2008Tornado (EF1)Ellinwood$125,000A house was pushed off of its foundation, and a barn was completely destroyed.
August 2013Flash FloodEllinwood$100,000Several homes reported basement flooding. Several roads were closed between Ellinwood and Great Bend due to high water flowing over the road.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindEllinwood$75,000Shed damaged, one house damaged (unspecified), windmill twisted, and door blown off a barn. In addition, power lines downed on west side of town with trees downed in various locations.
May 2019Tornado (EF1)Ellinwood$40,000Minimal damage to a residence was noted. However, significant damage to a few grain bin silos were noted.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindEllinwood$40,000Power poles were snapped along highway 56 blocking the road.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindEllinwood$25,000Several power poles were snapped in half, across the southeast part of the county.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindEllinwood$20,000The Ellinwood Police Department reported numerous power poles and branches were blown down in town. Crews were responding to clean up the damage.
August 2013Flash FloodEllinwood$20,000Flooding occurred on the north side of Ellinwood, north of 7th street. Water was reported up to the front of doors and window wells on homes.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindEllinwood$15,000Roof blown off a mobile home. A Parish Center sustained roof and structural damage when a roof fell onto it. One hayshed damaged on northeast side of town while a shed on southwest side had it's roof and door blown off. Tree damage was widespread. Area newspapers contributed to this report.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindEllinwood$10,000Law Enforcement reported powerlines down and large tree limbs down.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindEllinwood$10,000A Coop observer reported multiple six to eight inch tree limbs down from estimated 70 to 80 mph winds.
May 2008Tornado (EF0)Ellinwood$10,000The tornado touched down briefly in open country. Minor damage occurred to several trees, and 5 power poles were snapped.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindEllinwood$10,000KSNW Channel 3 weather lab. Three minutes later, at 1445 CST, an amateur radio operator reported that several power lines were snapped, several trees uprooted, and considerable damage (not specified) occurred at a school.
July 2022HailEllinwood$5,000A trained spotter reported the quarter size hail and some large tree limb damage.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindEllinwood$5,000A trained spotter reported a large tree limb down and quarter size hail.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindEllinwood$5,000Occurred on west side of town. One large tree uprooted, falling onto house.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindEllinwood$100A trained spotter reported wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph. Nickel sized hail and a four inch tree limb knocked down was also reported.
May 2015FloodEllinwood$100Law enforcement reported moderate street flooding in low lying areas.
June 2014FloodEllinwood$100Water was running across the road between 1st street and Humboldt and Kennedy.
August 2013FloodEllinwood$100Streets were flooded north of 7th street. A few basements were flooded in the northeast part of town.
June 2010FloodEllinwood$100A spotter reported water running across Highway 56 in Ellinwood, as well as some side streets became impassible.
June 2009Flash FloodEllinwood$100Highway 56 was closed due to high water.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindEllinwood-Estimated wind gusts around 60 mph along with nickel sized hail.
July 2025HailEllinwood-Nickel sized hail was reported along with 60 mph winds.
May 2024Tornado (EFU)Ellinwood-Tornado is documented from a video on social media. Location and time are estimated via radar.No tornadic damage was found in the area. Nearby damage to a farmstead indicated straight line wind damage.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindEllinwood-Wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 mph.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindEllinwood-A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph wind gust in Ellinwood.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindEllinwood-Estimated wind gusts around 55 to 60 mph.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindEllinwood-Estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph with 3 to 4-inch diameter tree limbs down.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindEllinwood-The winds speeds were estimated to be around 65 mph. There was also reports of large tree limbs down in town.
August 2023Heavy RainEllinwood-Rainfall in the past 24hours of 2.40 inches.
August 2023Heavy RainEllinwood-Rainfall in the past 24hours of 3.17 inches.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindEllinwood-Reported a gust range of 55 to 60 mph.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindEllinwood-There was a report of estimated 60 to 70 mph winds.
July 2022Heavy RainEllinwood-A Cocorahs observer reported 1.81 inches from the storm.
April 2021HailEllinwood-Most of the hail was pea to dime size, but some hail stones were as large as quarters.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindEllinwood-This was reported as an estimated gust.
April 2019HailEllinwood-The hail occurred in the 900 Block of East Barton County Rd.
May 2019HailEllinwood-The large hail caused extensive tree damage.
May 2018HailEllinwood-There were no reports of damage.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindEllinwood-There were no reports of damage.
May 2017HailEllinwood-The report was received via social media.
October 2017HailEllinwood-The trained spotter also reported 50 to 60 mph wind gusts.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindEllinwood-Reported by Law Enforcement.
April 2012Tornado (EF0)Ellinwood-Brief touchdown in an open field.
April 2011HailEllinwood-A storm chaser reported the large hail.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindEllinwood-Winds were estimated around 60 mph.
April 2010HailEllinwood-Relayed via Dodge City National Weather Service Office.
May 2010FloodEllinwood-Relatively minor flooding occurred countywide, which likely included some urban and rural flooding of typical flood prone areas. However, water covered Highway 4 near Claflin for a time. Damage estimates, if any, are unknown.
April 2008HailEllinwood-The quarter sized hail was also accompanied by estimated wind gusts of 65 MPH.
May 2007Tornado (EF0)Ellinwood-Brief touchdown in open country.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindEllinwood-5-inch diameter limbs downed.
July 2023HailEllinwood-no account filed
June 2019HailEllinwood-no account filed
May 2019HailEllinwood-no account filed
May 2018HailEllinwood-no account filed
May 2018HailEllinwood-no account filed
May 2018HailEllinwood-no account filed
April 2017HailEllinwood-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Barton County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Dartmouth3.5 miles16
Great Bend9.8 miles17
Claflin12.0 miles13
Redwing12.3 miles13
Anchorway12.5 miles17
Kanbrick13.2 miles17
Odin14.6 miles13
South Hoisington14.6 miles13

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on EllinwoodAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2343851The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 475775. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.