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Welcome to Ellisville ...

The city of Ellisville is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellisville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ellisville has a population of 9,873 people<2> (see below for details).

Ellisville is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ellisville had an population of 9,873 people. This is an increase of 8.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ellisville had a population of 9,133 people. This makes Ellisville the county's 21st most populous community.

The population of Ellisville represents 0.15% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 80th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,133 people, the population of Ellisville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,104 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ellisville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Ellisville - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Ontario, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Ellisville ...

Official Website: www.ellisville.mo.us/

Communities near Ellisville ...

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

  • O'Fallon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
  • Saint Charles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Saint Peters
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Florissant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
  • University City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • Kirkwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
  • Maryland Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
  • Hazelwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Webster Groves
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
  • Arnold
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>

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 Ellisville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ellisville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ellisville. 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 Ellisville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellisville ...

Looking for more information about Ellisville? 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 Ellisville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ellisville.

Adding Ellisville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ellisville 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 (so far) for Ellisville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ellisville post office opened in 1843. The Ellisville post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellisville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ellisville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellisville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/