Ellis County, Texas
Encyclopedia
As of the census
of 2000, there were 111,360 people, 37,020 households, and 29,653 families residing in the county. The population density
was 118 people per square mile (46/km²). There were 39,071 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.63% White
, 8.64% Black
or African American
, 0.59% Native American
, 0.35% Asian
, 0.02% Pacific Islander
, 7.90% from other races
, and 1.86% from two or more races. 18.42% of the population were Hispanic
or Latino
of any race.
There were 37,020 households out of which 42.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.80% were married couples
living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.90% were non-families. 16.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.31.
In the county, the population was spread out with 30.20% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 9.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $50,350, and the median income for a family was $55,358. Males had a median income of $37,613 versus $26,612 for females. The per capita income
for the county was $20,212. About 6.80% of families and 8.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.10% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.
Ellis is a staunchly Republican
county in presidential elections. The last Democratic
presidential candidate to carry the county was Jimmy Carter
in 1976
. Only three times since 1980
has the Republican candidate failed to gain more than two-thirds of the vote in Ellis County. In 2008
, Republican John McCain
won more than 70% of the vote in the county.
/Fort Worth
Television media market in North Central Texas. Local News media outlets are: KDFW-TV, KXAS-TV
, WFAA-TV
, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV
, KTXA-TV, KDFI-TV, KDAF-TV, KFWD-TV, and KDTX-TV
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Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 111,360 people, 37,020 households, and 29,653 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 118 people per square mile (46/km²). There were 39,071 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.63% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 8.64% Black
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.59% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.35% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.02% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 7.90% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.86% from two or more races. 18.42% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or Latino
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
of any race.
There were 37,020 households out of which 42.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.80% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.90% were non-families. 16.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.31.
In the county, the population was spread out with 30.20% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 9.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $50,350, and the median income for a family was $55,358. Males had a median income of $37,613 versus $26,612 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the county was $20,212. About 6.80% of families and 8.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.10% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
| Year | GOP Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
DEM Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 2008 United States presidential election, 2008 The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365... |
70.7% 38,078 | 28.5% 15,333 | 0.8% 442 |
| 2004 United States presidential election, 2004 The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator... |
74.5% 34,602 | 25.1% 11,640 | 0.4% 202 |
| 2000 United States presidential election, 2000 The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Republican candidate George W. Bush, then-governor of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush , and Democratic candidate Al Gore, then-Vice President.... |
69.9% 26,091 | 28.5% 10,629 | 1.6% 587 |
| 1996 United States presidential election, 1996 The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee and the Republican national ticket of former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas for President and former Housing Secretary Jack... |
53.9% 16,046 | 36.4% 10,832 | 9.7% 2,888 |
| 1992 United States presidential election, 1992 The United States presidential election of 1992 had three major candidates: Incumbent Republican President George Bush; Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, and independent Texas businessman Ross Perot.... |
40.5% 13,564 | 28.5% 9,537 | 31.1% 10,394 |
| 1988 United States presidential election, 1988 The United States presidential election of 1988 featured no incumbent president, as President Ronald Reagan was unable to seek re-election after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Reagan's Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the... |
59.2% 16,422 | 40.3% 11,169 | 0.6% 158 |
| 1984 United States presidential election, 1984 The United States presidential election of 1984 was a contest between the incumbent President Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate, and former Vice President Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate. Reagan was helped by a strong economic recovery from the deep recession of 1981–1982... |
67.6% 16,873 | 32.1% 8,029 | 0.3% 72 |
| 1980 United States presidential election, 1980 The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent, Ronald Reagan, as well as Republican Congressman John B. Anderson, who ran as an independent... |
51.3% 10,046 | 47.1% 9,219 | 1.6% 315 |
| 1976 United States presidential election, 1976 The United States presidential election of 1976 followed the resignation of President Richard Nixon in the wake of the Watergate scandal. It pitted incumbent President Gerald Ford, the Republican candidate, against the relatively unknown former governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter, the Democratic... |
41.0% 6,996 | 58.6% 9,991 | 0.4% 68 |
| 1972 United States presidential election, 1972 The United States presidential election of 1972 was the 47th quadrennial United States presidential election. It was held on November 7, 1972. The Democratic Party's nomination was eventually won by Senator George McGovern, who ran an anti-war campaign against incumbent Republican President Richard... |
69.5% 8,779 | 30.4% 3,839 | 0.1% 8 |
| 1968 United States presidential election, 1968 The United States presidential election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennial United States presidential election. Coming four years after Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson won in a historic landslide, it saw Johnson forced out of the race and Republican Richard Nixon elected... |
31.4% 3,794 | 45.0% 5,431 | 23.5% 2,842 |
| 1964 United States presidential election, 1964 The United States presidential election of 1964 was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had come to office less than a year earlier following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. Johnson, who had successfully associated himself with Kennedy's... |
27.6% 2,779 | 72.3% 7,278 | 0.0% 5 |
| 1960 United States presidential election, 1960 The United States presidential election of 1960 was the 44th American presidential election, held on November 8, 1960, for the term beginning January 20, 1961, and ending January 20, 1965. The incumbent president, Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, was not eligible to run again. The Republican Party... |
38.4% 3,666 | 61.2% 5,841 | 0.4% 36 |
Ellis is a staunchly Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
county in presidential elections. The last Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
presidential candidate to carry the county was Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
in 1976
United States presidential election, 1976
The United States presidential election of 1976 followed the resignation of President Richard Nixon in the wake of the Watergate scandal. It pitted incumbent President Gerald Ford, the Republican candidate, against the relatively unknown former governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter, the Democratic...
. Only three times since 1980
United States presidential election, 1980
The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent, Ronald Reagan, as well as Republican Congressman John B. Anderson, who ran as an independent...
has the Republican candidate failed to gain more than two-thirds of the vote in Ellis County. In 2008
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
, Republican John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
won more than 70% of the vote in the county.
Local media
Ellis County is part of the DallasDallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
/Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
Television media market in North Central Texas. Local News media outlets are: KDFW-TV, KXAS-TV
KXAS-TV
KXAS-TV, virtual channel 5 , is the NBC television station for the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The station was Texas' first television station when the station made its debut on September 28, 1948. Its transmitter is located in Cedar Hill...
, WFAA-TV
WFAA-TV
WFAA, channel 8, is an ABC-affiliated television station serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex, one of the top ten media markets in North America. The station is the flagship of Belo Corporation and the largest ABC affiliate not owned and operated by the network...
, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV
KERA-TV
KERA-TV, virtual channel 13 , is the PBS member station in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Licensed to Dallas, it broadcasts from a transmitter located in Cedar Hill. However, it also serves as the default PBS station for the Abilene, San Angelo and Tyler/Longview/Lufkin/Nacogdoches markets, as...
, KTXA-TV, KDFI-TV, KDAF-TV, KFWD-TV, and KDTX-TV
KDTX-TV
KDTX-TV is a religious television station in Dallas, Texas, broadcasting on digital channel 45 as a Trinity Broadcasting Network O&O. Its studios are located in TBN's International Production Center in Irving, Texas....
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Cities
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- BardwellBardwell, TexasBardwell is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 649 in 2009.-Geography:Bardwell is located at...
- Cedar HillCedar Hill, TexasCedar Hill is a city in Dallas and Ellis Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located approximately sixteen miles southwest of downtown Dallas and is situated along the eastern shore of Joe Pool Lake and Cedar Hill State Park. The population was 32,093 at the 2000 census...
(small southern portion) - EnnisEnnis, TexasEnnis is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States, and a southeastern suburb of Dallas. The population was 16,045 at the 2000 census.In 1871, the Houston and Texas Central Railroad purchased of land in Ellis County at a price of , establishing the line's northern terminus. On May 8, 1872,...
- FerrisFerris, TexasFerris is a city in Dallas and Ellis Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 2,175 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ferris is located at ....
(Most of Ferris, southern portion) - Grand PrairieGrand Prairie, TexasGrand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas and is a part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Grand Prairie is a suburb of both Dallas and Fort Worth and had a population of 175,396 at the 2010 census.- History :The city of...
(Far south areas) - Glenn HeightsGlenn Heights, TexasGlenn Heights is a city in Dallas and Ellis Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 7,224 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Glenn Heights is located at ....
(Southern portion) - MansfieldMansfield, TexasMansfield is a city in Ellis, Johnson, and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 56,368.In 2009, CNN/Money Magazine rated Mansfield as one of the "Best Places to Live" in the United States, ranking 24th out of the top 100 places.-History:The first...
(South areas)
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- MaypearlMaypearl, TexasMaypearl is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 956 in 2009.-Geography:Maypearl is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- MidlothianMidlothian, TexasMidlothian is a city in northwest Ellis County, Texas, United States. It is the hub for the cement industry in North Texas as it is the home to three separate cement production facilities, as well as a steel mill. Midlothian is also a fast growing community with a growth rate of 142% since 2000...
- OvillaOvilla, TexasOvilla is a city in Dallas and Ellis Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 3,405 at the 2000 census. The two L's are pronounced as a double L .-Original settlement:...
(Southern) - Pecan HillPecan Hill, TexasPecan Hill is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 672 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pecan Hill is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land....
- Red OakRed Oak, Texas-External links:* * * * * *...
- WaxahachieWaxahachie, TexasWaxahachie is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States, and a southern suburb of Dallas. The population was 21,426 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ellis County....
- LancasterLancaster, TexasLancaster is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. The population was 25,894 at the 2000 census.Lancaster is a suburb of Dallas, Texas and is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes Lancaster, Cedar Hill, DeSoto, and Duncanville. Most of the city is in Dallas County. But a...
(small southern portion)
Towns
- AlmaAlma, TexasAlma is a town in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 302 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Alma is located on Interstate 45 about southeast of Ennis....
- GarrettGarrett, TexasGarrett is a town in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 448 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Garrett is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
- ItalyItaly, TexasItaly is a town in Ellis County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town has a total population of 1,993.-Geography:Italy is located at .According to the United...
- MilfordMilford, TexasMilford is a town located in exteme Northern Central Texas in the southwestern corner of Ellis County, Texas United States. The population was 749 in 2008.-Geography:Milford is located at ....
- Oak LeafOak Leaf, TexasOak Leaf is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,209 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oak Leaf is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- PalmerPalmer, TexasPalmer is a town in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,774 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Palmer is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
- VenusVenus, TexasVenus is a town in Ellis and Johnson Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 2,426 in 2006.-Geography:Venus is located at ....
Unincorporated areas
- AvalonAvalon, TexasAvalon is an unincorporated community in southern Ellis County, Texas, United States.-History:Avalon is primarily a farming community located at the intersection of FM 55 & TX Hwy 34 in southern Ellis County, Texas. Avalon still operates one of the few county cotton gins...
- ForrestonForreston, TexasForreston is an unincorporated community in Ellis County, Texas, United States. It lies on U.S. Route 77 eight miles south of Waxahachie. The population was estimated to be 238 in 2008.-History:...
- IkeIke, TexasIke is an unincorporated community in Ellis County, Texas, USA. The community is served by Farm to Market Road 878. The nearest city to Ike is Waxahachie.-External links:* at Handbook of Texas Online...
- RankinRankin (Ellis County), TexasFor the county seat of Upton County, Texas, see: Rankin, Texas.Rankin is an unincorporated place in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 12 in the 2000 census. It was named for Frederick Harrison Rankin, who had settled on nearby Chambers Creek before 1874.-Geography:Rankin is...
- RockettRockett, TexasRockett is an unincorporated community in Ellis County, Texas, United States. It is located on FM 813, approximately five miles northeast of Waxahachie.-History:...
- TelicoTelico, TexasTelico is an unincorporated community in east central Ellis County, Texas, United States.The area that became Telico was settled before 1856...
- Bristol
- CrispCrisp, TexasCrisp is a ghost town located in Ellis County in North Texas, United States. It was the birthplace of country music star Ernest Tubb. It is located 21 miles east of Waxahachie, Texas....
- Garret
- BardwellBardwell, TexasBardwell is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 649 in 2009.-Geography:Bardwell is located at...
External links
- Ellis County government's website
- Memorial and biographical history of Ellis county, Texas ..., published 1892, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
- The Texas spirit of '17: a pictorial and biographical record of the gallant and courageous men from Ellis County who served in the Great War, hosted by the Portal to Texas History