Ellisville, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 31°36′4″N 89°12′8″W / 31.60111°N 89.20222°W | |
List of countries | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Jones |
Government | |
• Type | City |
• Mayor | Lynn Buckhaults |
Area | |
• Total | 10.55 sq mi (27.32 km2) |
• Land | 10.44 sq mi (27.04 km2) |
• Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,652 |
• Density | 445.59/sq mi (172.05/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 39437 |
Area code(s) | 601, 769 |
FIPS code | 28-22020 |
GNIS feature ID | 0669746 |
Website | cityofellisvillems |
Ellisville is a town in and the first county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 4,448 at the time of the 2010 census,[2] up from 3,465 at the 2000 census. The Jones County Courthouse is located here, as is much of the county government.
The state legislature authorized a second county seat at Laurel, to the northeast, which developed as the center of lumber and textile mills, with a much larger population. Ellisville is part of the Laurel micropolitan statistical area.