ELLISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI

'Ellisville' is a city in Jones County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,465 at the 2000 census.

Contents

History

Geography

Demographics

Education

Notable Residents

External links

History

Named for Powhatan Ellis, a former U.S. Senator for Mississippi and descendant of Chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas. Ellisville was the major commercial and population center of Jones County (named after John Paul Jones) until being supplanted by nearby Laurel in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
During the U.S. Civil War, Ellisville and Jones County was a center of pro-Union resistance. Though there were many anti-secession movements and actions throughout the Confederacy, the "Free and Sovereign State of Jones" (or sometimes "Kingdom of Jones") had from the very beginning posed the most serious and persistent threat, and even went as far as drafting its own constitution.
Irregulars led by Newt Knight fought several skirmishes with Confederate units sent to crush the rebellion. Referenced in Ken Burns' monumental documentary The Civil War; Knight's rebellion was also dramatized in the 1948 motion picture "Tap Roots" (based on the book of the same name), where in a few exterior scenes there are prominent mountains in the background - which do not exist in Mississippi.

Geography

Ellisville is located at (31.601068, -89.202123).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.5 km² (5.6 mi²). 14.3 km² (5.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.61%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,465 people, 1,220 households, and 795 families residing in the city. The population density was 242.8/km² (628.9/mi²). There were 1,380 housing units at an average density of 96.7/km² (250.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.42% White, 30.91% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47% of the population.
There were 1,220 households out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,424, and the median income for a family was $27,955. Males had a median income of $26,477 versus $22,537 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,822. About 21.1% of families and 35.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.8% of those under age 18 and 28.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The City of Ellisville is served by the Jones County School District. South Jones High School is located in Ellisville. Their mascot is the Braves.
Ellisville is also home to Jones County Junior College. Their mascot is the Bobcats.

Notable Residents

★ Andy Webb, "The Morning Crew on ROCK104" @ WXRR radio station.

External links

★ Ellisville in City-data.com Database