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Ellis County Texas Last Updated: 03/25/2025 |
Ellis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2020, its population was estimated to be 192,455. Waxahachie, the largest town and county seat, is on Interstate Highway 35E thirty miles south of Dallas. Ellis County comprises 939 square miles of the Blackland Prairie. Away from the streams it is almost treeless except for scattered mesquite, cacti, and shrubs. | |
Native vegetation consists mainly of bunch and short grasses, including Indian, buffalo, grama, big and little bluestems, and three-awn. Such native trees as ash, cottonwood, pecan, hackberry, bois d'arc, oak, and elm grow along watercourses. |
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Waxahachie Place Β» City Waxahachie is the county seat of Ellis County, Texas, United States. Its population was 41,140 in 2020. Waxahachie is a vibrant, authentic small town Texas community and the βCrape Myrtle Capital of Texas!β Each summer, the cityβs historic streets are lined with hundreds of beautiful pink crape myrtles in full bloom, celebrated by the Crape Myrtle Festival in July. 16 views π 1Texas |
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