Ellisville, Mississippi | |
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 Jones County courthouse in Ellisville | |
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 Location of Ellisville in Mississippi | |
  Ellisville, Mississippi Location in the United States | |
| 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.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Ellisville city, Mississippi". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2018.