Ellerslie, Georgia

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Ellerslie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harris County, Georgia, United States. Ellerslie is a part of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area.{{Cite web|url=http://georgia.hometownlocator.com/ga/harris/ellerslie.cfm|title = Ellerslie Populated Place Profile / Harris County, Georgia Data}}

It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,053.{{Cite web|title=Ellerslie CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1327064|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 7, 2022}}

History

A post office called Ellerslie has been in operation since 1828.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=13 May 2018}}{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/d.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=72 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}} The name of the community is believed to have origins from a character in the Waverley Novels written by Sir Walter Scott named Captain Ellerslie.http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/e.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}

The community was struck by a tornado on March 3, 2019, bringing down several trees and damaging the roofs of some homes in the area. No injuries or fatalities occurred.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrbl.com/news/local-news/tornado-rips-through-ellerslie/1825232563|title=Tornado rips through Ellerslie|date=4 March 2019}}

Geography

Ellerslie is located along Alternate U.S. Route 27 and Georgia State Route 85, which run northeast to southwest through the city, leading southwest {{convert|18|mi}} to Columbus and northeast {{convert|5|mi|0}} to Waverly Hall. The two highways meet Georgia State Route 315 in the city to form a very short concurrency in the city limits. Atlanta is {{convert|93|mi}} by road to the northeast. Ellerslie is approximately {{convert|722|ft}} above sea level. It is located in the Piedmont region of the state.

Demographics

{{US Census population

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Ellerslie was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 census.

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|+Ellerslie CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.}}

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2020{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Ellerslie CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1327064&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 2020

White alone (NH)

|844

|80.15%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|108

|10.26%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|8

|0.76%

Asian alone (NH)

|12