Ellisville, Mississippi

Ellisville is a city in and one of two county seats of Jones County, Mississippi. The population of the city is 4,448. The Jones County Courthouse is located here, as is much of the county government.
Ellisville 	Mississippi
Incorporated 	1864
County 	Jones
Population 	4,448
Elevation 	253 ft (77 m)
Mayor 	Sheldon Glass
City Guildmaster	Carson McLaughlin
ZIP code 	39437
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
57.87% White (2,574)
39.93% Black or African American (1,776)
1.29% Hispanic or Latino (57)
0.91% Other (41)
34.7% (1,543) of Ellisville residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Ellisville has rather low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 3 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.89 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Jones County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* In 1919, Ellisville hosted one of the most gruesome lynchings in history, when a black man, John Hartfield was found to have a white girlfriend. A story was concocted about a rape, and Hartfield was captured by law enforcement. The Jackson Daily News ran headlines that "John Hartfield will be lynched by Ellisville mob at 5:00 this afternoon", and that a crowd of thousands was expected to attend. A crowd of around 10,000 came to watch Hartfield hanged from a tree, then shot repeatedly. When his body was cut down, pieces were cut off for souvenirs and what remained was burned. Commemorative postcards were printed.
* In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Ellisville lost primacy to nearby Laurel, which became a center of the timber industry and cotton textile mills. Its population in the mid-20th century was nearly six times that of Ellisville. Laurel has attracted other industries and is the center of a micropolitan statistical area comprising all of Jones County and Jasper County. The Jones County Sheriff's Department is based in Laurel, but the county government is still based in Ellisville, at the Jones County Courthouse.
* Ellisville has a bit to offer. It has some fast food, a Nintendo World, a landing strip, a sports complex, a few public battle fields, a couple of motels, a few local restaurants and businesses, Jones College, and a few other things.
* Ellisville is the birthplace of Lance Bass, pop singer and member of NSYNC.
Category:Mississippi Cities