Welcome to Ellsworth ...

The village of Ellsworth is located in McLean County<1>.

The location of Ellsworth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellsworth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ellsworth has a population of 198 people<3> (see below for details).

Ellsworth is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Ellsworth lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Ellsworth: (309)

The ZIP code for Ellsworth: 61737<5>

Websites for Ellsworth ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mcleancochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ellsworth, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ellsworth had an population of 198 people. This is an increase of 1.54% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 26.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ellsworth had a population of 195 people. This makes Ellsworth the county's 19th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 195 people, the population of Ellsworth decreased 28.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 271 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ellsworth.

Communities Also Named Ellsworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Ellsworth: This one is located in McLean County and the other is located in Cook County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 27 communities that are also named Ellsworth - they are located in Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ellsworth.

Communities near Ellsworth ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ellsworth.

• Bloomington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <6>
• Normal
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
  • Normal is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <6>
• Le Roy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <6>
• Gibson City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
  • Gibson City is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
  • Gibson City has also been known as:
  • Gibson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <6>
• Heyworth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth
  • Heyworth is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <6>
• Lexington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
• Farmer City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City
  • Farmer City is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmer City <6>
• Hudson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <6>
• Colfax
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <6>
• Downs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Downs is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downs <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ellsworth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ellsworth.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ellsworth. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellsworth.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellsworth. See our Newspapers Page for Ellsworth.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellsworth ...

Looking for more information about Ellsworth? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ellsworth, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ellsworth.

Adding Ellsworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ellsworth in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ellsworth was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

We also found Ellsworth in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Ellsworth post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellsworth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellsworth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov