{"id":7928,"date":"2023-09-14T22:02:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T22:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7928"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:30:21","slug":"ellis-county-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/ellis-county-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellis County, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ellis County is a county in Texas, United States, about 30 miles south of Dallas via Interstate
\n35E and Interstate 45. It had a population of 192,455 at the 2020 census, an estimated 240,867 by
\n2025, and covers 952 square miles (2,470 km2) centred near 32\u00b021\u2032N 96\u00b047\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Waxahachie is the county seat and the largest city entirely within the county; its postal code is 75165. The county holds 15 cities, 5 incorporated towns and 1 census-designated place, plus 10
\nunincorporated communities, and it runs on Central Time. Its FIPS code is 48139.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Ellis County<\/h2>\n

Ellis County has 31 named places on record: 15 incorporated cities, 5 incorporated towns, one
\ncensus designated place (Bristol), and 10 unincorporated communities with no local government of
\ntheir own. Seven of the incorporated cities — Cedar Hill, Ferris, Glenn Heights, Grand Prairie,
\nMansfield, Ovilla and Venus — extend across a county line, so most of each one’s population
\nlives outside Ellis County even where the population figure below is citywide.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Waxahachie<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n41,140<\/td>\n75165<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ennis<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n20,159<\/td>\n75119<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Midlothian<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n35,125<\/td>\n76065<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Red Oak<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n14,222<\/td>\n75154<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glenn Heights<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n15,819<\/td>\n75154<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grand Prairie<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n196,100<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mansfield<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n72,602<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cedar Hill<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n49,148<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venus<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n4,361<\/td>\n76084<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ovilla<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n4,304<\/td>\n75154<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ferris<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n2,788<\/td>\n75125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oak Leaf<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n1,552<\/td>\n75154<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italy<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n1,926<\/td>\n76651<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palmer<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n2,393<\/td>\n75152<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pecan Hill<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n735<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bardwell<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n625<\/td>\n75101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maypearl<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n939<\/td>\n76064<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bristol<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n714<\/td>\n75119<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Garrett<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n829<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milford<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n722<\/td>\n76670<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alma<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n373<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Auburn<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Avalon<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crisp<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forreston<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ike<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
India<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rankin<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rockett<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telico<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trumbull<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Grand Prairie’s and Mansfield’s totals above are citywide — both cities sit
\nmostly in Tarrant and Dallas Counties, with only a small southern or eastern edge reaching into
\nEllis. Cedar Hill is the same pattern: most of it is in Dallas County, and only its southern tip
\ncrosses into Ellis. Glenn Heights, Ovilla and Ferris are more evenly split, and Venus straddles
\nthe Ellis–Johnson County line. Auburn, Avalon, Crisp, Forreston, Ike, India, Rankin,
\nRockett, Telico and Trumbull have no incorporated government, no population figure of their own,
\nand no ZIP separate from a neighboring town’s.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n