| Black Wolf, Kansas | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Image Map1: | Map of Ellsworth Co, Ks, USA.png |
| Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Ellsworth County (legend) |
| Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Black Wolf |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Kansas |
| Coordinates: | 38.7583°N -98.3619°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ellsworth |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 1565 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 475344 |
Black Wolf is an unincorporated community in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. It is approximately 6miles west of Ellsworth.
A post office was opened in Black Wolf in 1879, closed temporarily in 1908, reopened a few months later and remained in operation until it was closed in 1953.[1] According to tradition, "Black Wolf" was the name of a local Indian.[2] Black Wolf was a station on the Union Pacific Railroad.[3]
The community is served by Ellsworth USD 327 public school district.