Ellsworth

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Ellsworth

Total population

482

Median home value

$149,000

20.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$77,500

Ellsworth$78k

National$74k

Elevation330 m

Land area2.32 km²

Weather67°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates42.31°, -93.58°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ellsworth is a city in Hamilton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 508 at the time of the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Ellsworth, IA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Iowa

• Jewell Junction
  2.9 mi away
• Randall
  5.2 mi away · pop. 142
• Radcliffe
  7.6 mi away
• Kamrar
  9.3 mi away · pop. 145
• Garden City
  10.5 mi away
• Stanhope
  11 mi away
• Williams
  12.5 mi away
• Zearing
  17.9 mi away
• Ames
  19.7 mi away · pop. 67,669
• Nevada
  21 mi away · pop. 6,983
• Popejoy
  21.1 mi away · pop. 109
• Woolstock
  22.1 mi away

Browse all places in Iowa →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ellsworth

The Ellsworth Student

Ellsworth Community College (Iowa Falls, Iowa) · 1909

Stars over Clear Lake

Loretta Ellsworth · 2017

Soil survey of Humboldt County, Iowa

Ellsworth M. Richlen · 1961

Soil survey, Humboldt County, Iowa

Ellsworth Mark Richlen · 1961

Geology and natural history of Fremont County, Iowa

Richard Ellsworth Call · 1880

Ellsworth College

1990

Key to the families of flowering plants of Central Iowa

Henry Shoemaker Conard · 1921

The mission of the Christian college

Elmer Ellsworth Reed · 1907

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Seen 2026-09-16

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Seen 2026-08-29

water smartweed

Persicaria amphibia

Seen 2026-08-18

prairie milkweed

Asclepias sullivantii

Seen 2026-08-18

Banded Harvestman

Leiobunum vittatum

Seen 2026-08-16

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-08-09

compass plant

Silphium laciniatum

Seen 2026-07-26

wild carrot

Daucus carota

Seen 2026-07-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 05:15 UTC.