Ellis County, Texas

Ellis County
County
Map of Texas highlighting Ellis County
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°21′N 96°47′W / 32.35°N 96.79°W / 32.35; -96.79
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1850
Named forRichard Ellis
SeatWaxahachie
Largest cityWaxahachie
Area
 • Total952 sq mi (2,470 km2)
 • Land936 sq mi (2,420 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total192,455
 • Density200/sq mi (78/km2)
DemonymEllisite
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district6th
Websitewww.co.ellis.tx.us
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Across from the courthouse is the Ellis County Museum.

Ellis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2020, its population was estimated to be 192,455.[1] The county seat is Waxahachie.[2] The county was founded in 1849 and organized the next year.[3] It is named for Richard Ellis,[4] president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence. Ellis County is included in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area.

  1. ^ "Ellis County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 117.