Ellis County, Kansas property search
Search an address or an owner in Ellis County, Kansas with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 16,061 lots are mapped here, covering 562,037 acres. 3,212 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Ellis County received $15.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,132 recipients. 24,287 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $6.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 16,061
- Lots mapped
- 562,037
- Acres
- 3,212
- Institutional
Land use in Ellis County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Ellis County, Kansas| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| R | 9,574 | 5,625 |
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| A | 3,739 | 451,500 |
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| C | 1,026 | 4,564 |
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| F | 704 | 86,978 |
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| V | 554 | 500 |
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| E | 400 | 12,406 |
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| U | 42 | 242 |
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| O | 8 | 19 |
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| N | 2 | 51 |
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Largest landowners in Ellis County
Largest landowners by acreage in Ellis County, Kansas| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| SCHMEID RANCH LLC | 21 | 5,601 |
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| MHW ENTERPRISES INC | 14 | 5,343 |
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| TDI FARMS LLC | 31 | 4,292 |
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| FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY | 19 | 3,574 |
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| KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY | 15 | 3,126 |
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| MILL IRON LLC | 14 | 2,839 |
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| PFEIFER FARMS | 13 | 2,803 |
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| HADLEY FOUNDATION INC | 16 | 2,684 |
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| M & L INVESTMENTS LLC | 28 | 2,571 |
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| KARLIN WILFRIC J & ALFREDA C FAMILY LTD PART | 10 | 2,491 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Kansas
Federal farm payments in Ellis County
- $15.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,132
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Ellis County, Kansas, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $6.7M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $5.8M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $1.5M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $894K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $190K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $41K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Ellis County
- 24,287
- Acres disclosed
- 75
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Ellis County, Kansas, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 23,812 |
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| Bermuda | 475 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Ellis County, Kansas| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| INVENERGY WIND DEVELOPMENT LLC (CANADA) | 23,812 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Ellis County
- 1,157
- Policies
- 249,901
- Insured acres
- $6.4M
- Claims paid
- 0.82
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Ellis County, Kansas, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Wheat | $2.1M |
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| Grain Sorghum | $1.9M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $1.2M |
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| Corn | $952K |
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| Annual Forage | $135K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 20,934
- CRP acres, 2025
- 14
- Substations
- 2
- 345 kV and up
- 345 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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This copy of Ellis County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.