Editing Ellis, Kansas (section)

==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/>