Who is the Morris County County Attorney?

Michelle Brown is the County Attorney of Morris County, Kansas.

Who is the Morris County County Clerk?

Chelsey Schmidt is the County Clerk of Morris County, Kansas.

Who is the Morris County Register of Deeds?

Corrine Blosser is the Register of Deeds of Morris County, Kansas.

Who is the Morris County Sheriff?

Scott Coover is the Sheriff of Morris County, Kansas.

Who is the Morris County County Treasurer?

Kelsey Sharr is the County Treasurer of Morris County, Kansas.

Who are the Morris County commissioners?

Kenneth Wayne Kohler (District 1); David L. Fox (District 2); Jim Barber (District 3).

What is the population of Morris County?

About 5,340 people, with a median age of 46.4; the median household income is $58,686 and 12.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Morris County?

3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 96 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,982, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Morris County?

33 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 6 township, 1 school district and 18 special district governments.

Morris County, KS elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Morris County: 8 seats on 6 elected bodies.

Board of County Commissioners

Morris County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner, District 1	Kenneth Wayne Kohler source
County Commissioner, District 2	David L. Fox source
County Commissioner, District 3	Jim Barber source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
County Attorney	Michelle Brown source
County Clerk	Chelsey Schmidt source
Register of Deeds	Corrine Blosser source
Sheriff	Scott Coover source
County Treasurer	Kelsey Sharr source

How many local governments Morris County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 33 local governments in Morris County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (7 municipal, 6 township)	13	0
School districts (school boards)	1	0
Special districts (elected boards)	18	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Morris County

5,340people

46.4median ageU.S.: 38.9

$58,686 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

29.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$129,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

11.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.9%U.S.: 8.4%

25.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

24.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 4.3% · White 90% · Black 0% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 4.9% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Morris County

3.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.0%. Kansas: 3.8%.

96people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

2,886people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

2,982in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.2%	96	2,886	2,982
August 2026	3.9%	113	2,774	2,887
July 2026	3.6%	106	2,856	2,962
June 2026	3.6%	109	2,901	3,010
May 2026	3.2%	93	2,833	2,926
April 2026	2.9%	84	2,837	2,921
March 2026	3.2%	90	2,750	2,840
February 2026	3.7%	108	2,804	2,912
January 2026	3.5%	100	2,755	2,855
December 2025	2.9%	86	2,845	2,931
November 2025	3.0%	86	2,825	2,911
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.0%	89	2,850	2,939
August 2025	3.5%	100	2,770	2,870
July 2025	3.1%	90	2,835	2,925
June 2025	3.0%	89	2,864	2,953
May 2025	2.7%	76	2,774	2,850
April 2025	2.9%	82	2,795	2,877
March 2025	3.1%	87	2,737	2,824
February 2025	3.6%	103	2,757	2,860
January 2025	3.6%	104	2,791	2,895
December 2024	2.5%	73	2,813	2,886
November 2024	2.9%	85	2,818	2,903
October 2024	3.1%	92	2,875	2,967

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.1%	90	2,804	2,894
2024	3.0%	85	2,783	2,868
2023	2.7%	77	2,739	2,816
2022	2.5%	72	2,811	2,883
2021	2.6%	76	2,853	2,929
2020	4.1%	119	2,812	2,931
2019	2.8%	80	2,820	2,900
2018	2.7%	80	2,834	2,914
2017	3.1%	91	2,805	2,896
2016	4.0%	116	2,817	2,933

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Kansas's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.8% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Morris County

258.3 per 100,0002022. Kansas: 446.9.

1,033.2 per 100,0002022. Kansas: 2,121.9.

0murders2022, 15 violent crimes in all.

2022 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2022	15	258.3	60	1,033.2
2021	24	392.1	42	686.2
2020	10	162.5	57	926.4
2019	14	232.3	36	597.4
2018	10	168.7	55	927.8
2017	14	230.3	62	1,019.9
2016	4	65.2	79	1,287.3

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Morris County Sheriff's Office	2025	0	15	3,160
Council Grove Police Department	2021	8	21	2,090

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Kansas · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.79 per 1,000 residents2024, 2 agencies serving 5,376 people.

15sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

6civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (2), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Morris County Sheriff's Office	9	6	3,253
Council Grove Police Department	6	0	2,123

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	15	2.79	6	2
2023	16	2.99	6	2
2022	16	2.99	6	2
2020	14	2.51	6	2
2019	15	2.75	5	2
2018	13	2.42	6	2
2017	15	2.72	6	2
2016	14	2.52	6	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Morris County County Attorney?: Michelle Brown is the County Attorney of Morris County, Kansas.
Who is the Morris County County Clerk?: Chelsey Schmidt is the County Clerk of Morris County, Kansas.
Who is the Morris County Register of Deeds?: Corrine Blosser is the Register of Deeds of Morris County, Kansas.
Who is the Morris County Sheriff?: Scott Coover is the Sheriff of Morris County, Kansas.
Who is the Morris County County Treasurer?: Kelsey Sharr is the County Treasurer of Morris County, Kansas.
Who are the Morris County commissioners?: Kenneth Wayne Kohler (District 1); David L. Fox (District 2); Jim Barber (District 3).
What is the population of Morris County?: About 5,340 people, with a median age of 46.4; the median household income is $58,686 and 12.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Morris County?: 3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 96 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,982, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Morris County?: 33 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 6 township, 1 school district and 18 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from each county's own website, the Secretary of State's list of county election officers (the county clerks) and its 2024 official vote totals (district attorneys); officials appointed since a page was updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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