Editing Ellis County, Kansas (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|900|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|900|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.5|sqmi}} (0.05%) is water.<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Geology and hydrology===
The county is crossed by the Saline River across the north, with its principal branch being Eagle Creek.{{sfn|Sims|Wheeler|1887|p=209}}{{sfn|Blackmar|1912a|p=578}}
Other rivers include Big Creek, with its principal tributary Victoria Creek, which is in turn a tributary of the Smoky Hill River which flows across the south.{{sfn|Sims|Wheeler|1887|p=209}}{{sfn|Blackmar|1912a|p=578}}
The county had several salt marshes in 1886.{{sfn|Sims|Wheeler|1887|p=209}}{{sfn|Blackmar|1912a|p=578}}

The river banks had a lot of limestone, and around Hays City in the 19th century there were great quantities of clay.{{sfn|Blackmar|1912a|p=578}}

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Rooks County, Kansas|Rooks County]] (north)
* [[Osborne County, Kansas|Osborne County]] (northeast)
* [[Russell County, Kansas|Russell County]] (east)
* [[Rush County, Kansas|Rush County]] (south)
* [[Ness County, Kansas|Ness County]] (southwest)
* [[Trego County, Kansas|Trego County]] (west)

===Major highways===
* [[Image:I-70.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 70 in Kansas|Interstate 70]]
* [[Image:US 183.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 183 in Kansas|US-183]]

===Airport===
[[Hays Regional Airport]] is located within the county. Used primarily for [[general aviation]], it hosts one commercial airline, [[United Express]], which offers daily jet service to [[Denver International Airport|Denver, Colorado]].