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Welcome to Ellis County ...

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

The community of Waxahachie is the Seat for Ellis County.

Ellis County was founded in 1849 and was created by taking area from Navarro County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ellis had a population of 839,238 people. This is an increase of 4.44% since the last Census (which gave a population of 803,576 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ellis represented 3.2% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Ellis County:

  • Alma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alma is located in Ellis County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Bardwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ennis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ennis is located in Ellis County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ennis <2>
  • Garrett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Garrett is located in Ellis County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
  • Italy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Italy is located in Ellis County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,964 people
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  • Mansfield
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Maypearl
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Midlothian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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    • Milford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Leaf
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Palmer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Palmer is located in Ellis County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,169 people
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    • Pecan Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Red Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Red Oak is located in Ellis County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,098 people
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    • Venus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Venus is located in Ellis County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,588 people
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    • Waxahachie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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