Ellisville is a village in Fulton County,

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. The population was 87 at the 2020 census.

Historical

Ellisville is named for its founder, Levi D. Ellis.

Geography

Ellisville is located in northwestern Fulton County on the west side of the

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, a south-flowing tributary of the

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. Ellisville is northwest of Canton and northeast of Bushnell. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Ellisville has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 87 people, 40 households, and 31 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 32 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.85%

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, 0.00%

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, 1.15% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population. There were 40 households, out of which 7.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.00% were married couples living together, 27.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.50% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.40. The village's age distribution consisted of 6.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 17.8% from 25 to 44, 23% from 45 to 64, and 43.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $7,292 versus $34,375 for females. The

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for the village was $32,255. No families and 7.3% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

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