Ellis County, Texas facts for kids
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Ellis County
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The Ellis County Courthouse in Waxahachie
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas
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Country | United States |
State | Texas |
Founded | 1850 |
Named for | Richard Ellis |
Seat | Waxahachie |
Largest city | Waxahachie |
Area | |
• Total | 952 sq mi (2,470 km2) |
• Land | 936 sq mi (2,420 km2) |
• Water | 16 sq mi (40 km2) 1.7% |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 192,455 |
• Density | 202.16/sq mi (78.05/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 6th |
Ellis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2020, its population was estimated to be 192,455. The county seat is Waxahachie. The county was founded in 1849 and organized the next year. It is named for Richard Ellis, president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Ellis County is included in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area.
Contents
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 952 square miles (2,470 km2), of which 935 square miles (2,420 km2) is land and 16 square miles (41 km2) (1.7%) is water.
Major highways
- Interstate 35E
- Interstate 45
- U.S. Route 67
- U.S. 77
- U.S. 287
- State Highway 34
- State Highway 342
Adjacent counties
- Dallas County (north)
- Kaufman County (northeast)
- Henderson County (east)
- Navarro County (southeast)
- Hill County (southwest)
- Johnson County (west)
- Tarrant County (northwest)
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1850 | 989 | — | |
1860 | 5,246 | 430.4% | |
1870 | 7,514 | 43.2% | |
1880 | 21,294 | 183.4% | |
1890 | 31,774 | 49.2% | |
1900 | 50,059 | 57.5% | |
1910 | 53,629 | 7.1% | |
1920 | 55,700 | 3.9% | |
1930 | 53,936 | −3.2% | |
1940 | 47,733 | −11.5% | |
1950 | 45,645 | −4.4% | |
1960 | 43,395 | −4.9% | |
1970 | 46,638 | 7.5% | |
1980 | 59,743 | 28.1% | |
1990 | 85,167 | 42.6% | |
2000 | 111,360 | 30.8% | |
2010 | 149,610 | 34.3% | |
2020 | 192,455 | 28.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1850–2010 2020 |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 97,987 | 106,495 | 65.49% | 55.34% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 13,161 | 23,738 | 8.80% | 12.33% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 565 | 710 | 0.38% | 0.37% |
Asian alone (NH) | 811 | 1,525 | 0.65% | 0.79% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 87 | 202 | 0.06% | 0.10% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 155 | 790 | 0.10% | 0.41% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 1,683 | 6,963 | 1.12% | 3.62% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 35,161 | 52,032 | 23.50% | 27.04% |
Total | 149,610 | 192,455 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
Communities
Cities (multiple counties)
- Cedar Hill (mostly in Dallas County)
- Ferris (small part in Dallas County)
- Glenn Heights (partly in Dallas County)
- Grand Prairie (mostly in Dallas and Tarrant counties)
- Mansfield (mostly in Tarrant County and a small part in Johnson County)
- Ovilla (small part in Dallas County)
Cities
- Bardwell
- Ennis
- Maypearl
- Midlothian
- Oak Leaf
- Pecan Hill
- Red Oak
- Waxahachie (county seat)
Towns
Census-designated place
Unincorporated communities
Notable people
- Clyde Barrow of Bonnie and Clyde
- J. D. Grey, clergyman, pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Ennis, 1931–1934; later president of the Southern Baptist Convention
- Ernest Tubb, country singer and songwriter
- Donnie Fleeman professional light-heavyweight boxer, only Ellis County native to fight 3 world champion heavyweights; Sonny Liston, Ezzard Charles, and Muhammad Ali (formerly Cassius Clay). 47 national/international fights in his professional career. 37 wins, 22 KOs. Won State Heavyweight Title (Golden Gloves) in 1953 - contender for National Heavyweight Title, but lost to Sonny Liston. Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) was Fleeman's last professional fight, and took place in Miami, FL in 1961. This was Clay's 5th professional fight. [1]
- Lecil Travis Martin, known more commonly as Boxcar Willie, country singer and songwriter
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Ellis (Texas) para niños