Ellis County, Texas
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Location in the state of Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
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Founded	1829
Seat	Waxahachie
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	952 sq mi (2,466 km²) 940 sq mi (2,435 km²) 12 sq mi (31 km²), 1. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Waxahachie is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 21426 at the 2000 census Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 23%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	111,360 119/sq mi (46/km²)
Website: www.co.ellis.tx.us

Bardwell Dam and Lake in Ellis County near the town of Ennis

Ellis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. In 2000, its population was 111,360. It forms part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The Dallas – Fort Worth – Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U It is named for Richard Ellis, president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence. Richard Ellis ( 1781 - December 20, 1846) was an American plantation owner politician and judge on the Fourth Circuit Court of Alabama The Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution. The seat of the county is Waxahachie^[1]. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Waxahachie is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 21426 at the 2000 census

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 952 square miles (2,465 km²), of which, 940 square miles (2,434 km²) of it is land and 12 square miles (30 km²) of it (1. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 23%) is water.

Major highways

• Interstate 35E
• Interstate 45
• U.S. Highway 67
• U.S. Highway 77
• U.S. Highway 287
• State Highway 34

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 111,360 people, 37,020 households, and 29,653 families residing in the county. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 118 people per square mile (46/km²). Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There were 39,071 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 80. 63% White, 8. 64% Black or African American, 0. 59% Native American, 0. 35% Asian, 0. 02% Pacific Islander, 7. 90% from other races, and 1. 86% from two or more races. 18. 42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 37,020 households out of which 42. 10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64. 80% were married couples living together, 11. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19. 90% were non-families. 16. 60% of all households were made up of individuals and 6. 50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 96 and the average family size was 3. 31.

In the county, the population was spread out with 30. 20% under the age of 18, 9. 30% from 18 to 24, 29. 80% from 25 to 44, 21. 50% from 45 to 64, and 9. 20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98. 30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95. 40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $50,350, and the median income for a family was $55,358. Males had a median income of $37,613 versus $26,612 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,212. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 6. 80% of families and 8. 60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 10% of those under age 18 and 10. 40% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Towns

• Alma
• Garrett
• Italy
• Milford
• Oak Leaf
• Palmer
• Venus

Unincorporated areas

• Avalon, Texas
• Forreston
• Telico

References

1. ^ Find a County. Bardwell is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 583 at the 2000 census Cedar Hill is a city in Dallas and Ellis Counties in the US state of Texas. Ennis is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 16045 at the 2000 census. Ferris is a city in Dallas and Ellis Counties in the US state of Texas. Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant Counties in the U Glenn Heights is a city in Dallas and Ellis Counties in the U Mansfield is a city in Ellis, Johnson, and Tarrant Counties in the U Maypearl is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 746 at the 2000 census Midlothian is a city in northwest Ellis County, Texas, United States. Ovilla is a city in Dallas and Ellis Counties in the US state of Texas. Pecan Hill is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 672 at the 2000 census Red Oak is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 4301 at the 2000 census Waxahachie is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 21426 at the 2000 census Alma is a town in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 302 at the 2000 census Garrett is a town in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 448 at the 2000 census Italy is a town in Ellis County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census the town has a total population of 1993 Milford is a town in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 685 at the 2000 census Oak Leaf is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1209 at the 2000 census Palmer is a town in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1774 at the 2000 census Venus is a town in Ellis and Johnson Counties in the US state of Texas. Avalon is an unincorporated community in southern Ellis County, Texas, United States. Forreston is an unincorporated community in Ellis County, Texas, United States. Telico is an unincorporated community in east central Ellis County, Texas, United States. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes

External links

• Ellis County government's website
• Ellis County from the Handbook of Texas Online
• Memorial and biographical history of Ellis county, Texas ..., published 1892, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
• The Texas spirit of '17: a pictorial and biographical record of the gallant and courageous men from Ellis County who served in the Great War, hosted by the Portal to Texas History

Coordinates: 32°21′N 96°47′W / 32.35, -96.79