PROFILPELAJAR.COM

Ellis County
Ellis County
County
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°21′N 96°47′W / 32.35°N 96.79°W
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)
Population (2020)
• Total	192,455
• Density	200/sq mi (78/km2)
Demonym	Ellisite
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	www.co.ellis.tx.us

Ellis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2020, its population was estimated to be 192,455.^[1] The county seat is Waxahachie.^[2] The county was founded in 1849 and organized the next year.^[3] It is named for Richard Ellis,^[4] president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence. Ellis County is included in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area.

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) are land and 16 square miles (41 km²) (1.7%) are covered by water.^[5]

Lake Waxahachie is located about five miles south of Waxahachie in Ellis County, Texas. Owned and operated by Ellis County Water Control and Improvement District Number One on behalf of the city of Waxahachie, the lake was formed by impounding the Waxahachie Creek in 1956. The water covers about 650 acres and has a maximum depth around 50.^[6]^[7] The former community of South Prong was located beside the creek before the lake was created.^[8] There has been a country club and a two-acre public park with boat ramp since the lake was completed.^[9] The lake is a recreational resource for the entire county.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Dallas County (north)
Kaufman County (northeast)
Henderson County (east)
Navarro County (south)
Hill County (southwest)
Johnson County (west)
Tarrant County (northwest)

Communities

Cities (multiple counties)

Cedar Hill (mostly in Dallas County)
Ferris (small part in Dallas County)
Glenn Heights (mostly in Dallas County)
Grand Prairie (mostly in Dallas and Tarrant Counties)
Mansfield (mostly in Tarrant County and a small part in Johnson County)
Venus (mostly in Johnson County)
Ovilla (small part in Dallas County)

Cities

Towns

Census-designated place

Bristol

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
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	192,445	28.6%
2023 (est.)	222,829	15.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[10] 1850–2010^[11] 2020^[12]

**Ellis County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition**
*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 may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000^[13]	Pop 2010^[14]	Pop 2020^[12]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	79,401	97,987	106,495	71.30%	65.49%	55.34%
Black or African American alone (NH)	9,514	13,161	23,738	8.54%	8.80%	12.33%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	473	565	710	0.42%	0.38%	0.37%
Asian alone (NH)	368	811	1,525	0.33%	0.65%	0.79%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	10	87	202	0.01%	0.06%	0.10%
Other race alone (NH)	82	155	790	0.07%	0.10%	0.41%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	1,004	1,683	6,963	0.90%	1.12%	3.62%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20,508	35,161	52,032	18.42%	23.50%	27.04%
Total	111,360	149,610	192,455	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

According to the census^[15] of 2000, 111,360 people, 37,020 households, and 29,653 families resided in the county. The population density was 118 people per square mile (46 people/km²). The 39,071 housing units averaged 42 units per square mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.63% White, 8.64% African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 7.92% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. About 18.42% of the population was Hispanic or Latinos of any race. By 2020, its population increased to 192,455.^[12] The racial makeup in 2020 was 55.34% non-Hispanic white, 12.33% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.79% Asian American, 0.41% some other race, 3.62% multiracial, and 27.04% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

A Williams Institute analysis of 2010 census data found about 3.2 same-sex couples per 1,000 households were in the county.^[16]

American Community Survey 2023 Racial Data

The United States Census Bureau estimated that in 2023, Ellis County’s population was 222,829. It was also estimated that the county was 28.4% Hispanic or Latino, 51.9% NH White, 16.5% NH Black, 1.0% NH Asian, 0.4% NH Native, 0.1% NH Pacific Islander, and 1.7% NH Multiracial.^[17]

Race	Total	Percentage
Hispanic or Latino	63,319	28.4%
NH White	115,601	51.9%
NH Black	36,823	16.5%
NH Asian	2,261	1.0%
NH Native American	837	0.4%
NH Pacific Islander	222	0.1%
NH Multiracial	3,766	1.7%

Politics

Ellis is a staunchly Republican county in presidential elections. The last Democratic presidential candidate to carry the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976, and since 2000, Republican presidential candidates have won with more than 66% of the vote.

United States presidential election results for Ellis County, Texas^[18]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	56,717	66.19%	27,565	32.17%	1,406	1.64%
2016	44,941	70.10%	16,253	25.35%	2,916	4.55%
2012	39,574	72.94%	13,881	25.59%	799	1.47%
2008	38,078	70.71%	15,333	28.47%	442	0.82%
2004	34,602	74.50%	11,640	25.06%	202	0.43%
2000	26,091	69.94%	10,629	28.49%	587	1.57%
1996	16,046	53.91%	10,832	36.39%	2,888	9.70%
1992	13,564	40.50%	9,537	28.47%	10,394	31.03%
1988	16,422	59.18%	11,169	40.25%	158	0.57%
1984	16,873	67.56%	8,029	32.15%	72	0.29%
1980	10,046	51.31%	9,219	47.08%	315	1.61%
1976	6,996	41.02%	9,991	58.58%	68	0.40%
1972	8,779	69.53%	3,839	30.41%	8	0.06%
1968	3,794	31.44%	5,431	45.01%	2,842	23.55%
1964	2,779	27.62%	7,278	72.33%	5	0.05%
1960	3,666	38.42%	5,841	61.21%	36	0.38%
1956	3,585	40.65%	5,211	59.08%	24	0.27%
1952	4,183	39.91%	6,275	59.86%	24	0.23%
1948	1,055	13.76%	5,792	75.56%	818	10.67%
1944	666	8.02%	7,065	85.08%	573	6.90%
1940	692	8.07%	7,881	91.87%	5	0.06%
1936	319	5.34%	5,644	94.46%	12	0.20%
1932	527	6.93%	7,033	92.49%	44	0.58%
1928	3,569	44.72%	4,399	55.12%	13	0.16%
1924	1,220	13.50%	7,678	84.93%	142	1.57%
1920	819	13.98%	4,081	69.68%	957	16.34%
1916	324	6.32%	4,718	92.02%	85	1.66%
1912	293	7.42%	3,483	88.24%	171	4.33%

Law enforcement

The Ellis County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement services to the county. The current sheriff is Brad Norman. The agency also operates the Ellis County Jail in Waxahachie.^[19]

Media

Ellis County is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth television media market in North Texas. Stations in the market are KDFW-TV, KXAS-TV, WFAA-TV, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV, KTXA-TV, KDFI-TV, KDAF-TV, KFWD-TV, and KDTX-TV.

The county is home to one local radio station KBEC 1390 AM and 99.1 FM. The station has been in continuous operation since 1955 and is the oldest Family owned radio station in Texas. A weekly newspaper, the Ellis County Press, is based in Ferris and published Thursdays. The Waxahachie Daily Light and Waxahachie Sun are published biweekly; other weekly newspapers are The Ennis News and Midlothian Mirror.

Education

School districts include:^[20]

It is in the service area of Navarro College.^[21]

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
Lecil Travis Martin, known more commonly as Boxcar Willie, country singer and songwriter