Ellis, South Dakota

Ellis is an unincorporated community in south-central Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States.[1] Ellis is located approximately one mile west of the Sioux Falls city limits on Ellis Road, or 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of South Dakota Highway 42. The Ellis & Eastern Railroad is based in Ellis, running 14.5 miles (23.3 km) to Brandon to the east. In 1995, the two largest commodities carried by trains were non-metallic minerals and chemicals, mostly for factories near Sioux Falls.[2] The community is considered a part of the Sioux Falls metropolitan area.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference GNIS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "South Dakota Rail Plan" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. April 1997. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Sioux Falls Metro Area Profile - Local Employment Dynamics (LED)". South Dakota Department of Labor and Resources. Retrieved March 6, 2015.