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Ellis County
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county in Texas, United States
Ellis County is a county located in Texas in the United States. It is home to several communities and serves as part of Texas's local government structure.
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 192455
- Area
- 2465
- Official website
- www.elliscountytx.gov
- Image
- Waxahachie Front.jpg
- Households
- 59399
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- Agave parviflora
- Commons category
- Ellis County, Texas
- inception
- 1849-12-20
- water as percent of area
- 1.7
- native label
- Ellis County
- per capita income
- 33629
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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. The county seat is Waxahachie. The county was founded in 1849 and organized the next year. It is named for Richard Ellis, president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence. Ellis County is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.