Ellis, South Dakota

Ellis is an unincorporated community in south central Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States.^[1] Ellis is located about 1 mile west of the Sioux Falls city limits on Ellis Road, or 1.5 miles north of South Dakota Highway 42. The Ellis & Eastern Railroad is based in Ellis, running 14.5 miles to Brandon to the east. In 1995, the two largest commodities carried by trains were non-metallic minerals and chemicals, mostly for factories near Sioux Falls.^[2] The community is considered a part of the Sioux Falls metropolitan area.^[3]

History

Ellis was founded on April 27, 1893, and was originally called Scoopville.^[1] The present name most likely honors A. B. Ellis, a railroad employee.^[4]

References

1 2 "Ellis". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
↑ "South Dakota Rail Plan" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. April 1997. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
↑ "Sioux Falls Metro Area Profile - Local Employment Dynamics (LED)". South Dakota Department of Labor and Resources. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 36.

Municipalities and communities of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States

County seat: Sioux Falls

Cities	Baltic Brandon Colton Crooks Dell Rapids Garretson Hartford Sioux Falls‡ Valley Springs

Towns	Humboldt Sherman

CDPs	Anderson Meadow View Addition Pine Lakes Addition Renner Corner

Other unincorporated communities	Benclare Booge Corson Ellis Lyons Morefield Renner Rowena

Townships	Benton Brandon Buffalo Burk Clear Lake Dell Rapids Edison Grand Meadow Hartford Highland Humboldt Logan Lyons Mapleton Palisade Red Rock Split Rock Sverdrup Taopi Valley Springs Wall Lake Wayne Wellington

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 43°33′45″N 96°49′50″W / 43.56250°N 96.83056°W / 43.56250; -96.83056

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