Welcome to Ellendale ...

The city of Ellendale is located in Dickey County<1> and is the County Seat for Dickey County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellendale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ellendale has a population of 1,245 people<3> (see below for details).

Ellendale is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Ellendale is within the boundaries of the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ellendale had an population of 1,245 people. This is a decrease of 10.69% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ellendale had a population of 1,394 people (which is 26.36% of the total population of Dickey County). This makes Ellendale the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Ellendale represents 0.21% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 44th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,394 people, the population of Ellendale decreased 10.58% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,559 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ellendale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Ellendale - they are located in Delaware, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Ellendale ...

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

• Winship
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winship is located in Brown County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,862 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winship
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Winship
• Spring Creek Colony
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Creek Colony is located in McPherson County (SD)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 268 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Colony
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Spring Creek Colony
• Hecla
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hecla is located in Brown County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Hecla
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla <5>
• Frederick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Frederick is located in Brown County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Frederick
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Fullerton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fullerton is located in Dickey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Fullerton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <5>
• Forbes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forbes is located in Dickey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Forbes
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forbes <5>
• Monango
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Monango is located in Dickey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monango
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Monango
• Ludden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ludden is located in Dickey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Ludden
• Merricourt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Merricourt is located in Dickey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merricourt
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Merricourt
• Guelph
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Guelph is located in Dickey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Guelph

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellendale. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ellendale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellendale ...

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

Adding Ellendale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ellendale 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 Ellendale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ellendale post office opened in 1882.

We also found Ellendale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellendale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/