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Ellis is an unincorporated community in south central Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. 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. The community is considered a part of the Sioux Falls metropolitan area.

History

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

Municipalities and communities of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States
Cities
Towns
CDPs
Other
unincorporated
communities
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 / 43.5625°N 96.83056°W / 43.5625; -96.83056


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