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Ellaville, Georgia
City
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountySchley
Unit prefImperial
Area total8.22 km²
Area land8.19 km²
Area water0.04 km²
Area total3.18 sq mi
Area land3.16 sq mi
Area water0.01 sq mi
Population as of2020
Population total1595
Population density194.86 km²
Population density504.75 sq mi
Time zoneEastern (EST) (UTC-5)
Time zone (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
Coordinates32°14′20″N 84°18′34″W
Elevation174 m
Elevation571 ft
ZIP code31806
Area code229
FIPS code13-26980[1]
GNIS feature ID0355674[2]
Websitewww.ellavillega.org

Ellaville is a city in Schley County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ellaville had a population of 1,595.[3] The city is the county seat of Schley County.[4]

Ellaville is part of the Americus micropolitan statistical area.

History

A town named Pond Town was established in 1812 along the stage coach in the area that is now the location of the Ellaville City Cemetery. The area was then part of the lands belonging to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. In 1821, after the Treaty of Indian Springs the area became part of the state of Georgia. In 1826, it served as temporary county seat for Lee County upon the creation of the then vast county. Pond Town soon became a lively town noted for horse racing and whiskey. In 1831, the area became part of Sumter County.

Ellaville was founded in 1857 as county seat of the newly formed Schley County. It was incorporated as a town in 1859.[5] The community was named after the daughter of a first settler.[6]

Lynchings

  • The hanging of Charles Blackman occurred in Ellaville, Georgia, on January 25, 1889
  • In January 1911 a white man died in a Black owned store. He was taken for his own safety to Columbus for three months but when he returned three months later a mob 200 strong lynched Dawson Jordan, Charles Pickett, and Murray Burton as well as burning down three black lodges, a church and a school.[7]
  • October 1912, a prisoner seized from the Sumter County sheriff near Oglethorpe was hung from a bridge and shot dead
  • June 1913, twenty-four-year-old Will Redding was dragged from the Ellaville's city jail strung up on a street corner and riddled with bullets.[8]
  • Will Jones was lynched in Ellaville, Georgia by a white mob on February 13, 1922.[9]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Ellaville had a population of 1,595. The median age was 35.3 years. 29.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 82.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 78.1 males age 18 and over.[10][11]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[12]

There were 609 households, including 438 families, in Ellaville. Of all households, 38.1% had children under the age of 18, 38.8% were married-couple households, 15.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 39.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[10]

There were 730 housing units, of which 16.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.5%.[10]

Ellaville racial composition as of 2020[13]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)95159.62%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)50731.79%
Native American10.06%
Asian70.44%
Pacific Islander20.13%
Other/Mixed513.2%
Hispanic or Latino764.76%

Education

Schley County School District

The Schley County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school and one middle-high school.[14] The district has 66 full-time teachers and over 1,126 students.[15]

Infrastructure

Ellaville is served by U.S. Route 19, Georgia State Route 26 and Georgia State Route 153.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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  3. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  5. ^ Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 229. ISBN 978-1135948597. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  6. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins. Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 71. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  7. ^ Grant 2001, p. 165.
  8. ^ Buchanan 2020.
  9. ^ Americus Times-Recorder, February 17, 1922, p. 1.
  10. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  11. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  12. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  13. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  14. ^ Georgia Board of Education[dead link], Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  15. ^ School Stats, Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  16. ^ Barrow, Bill (2023-03-17). "Reaching out despite 'tough audience'". Visalia Times-Delta. pp. A8. Retrieved 2023-04-25. – via Newspapers.com.