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  • FIPS 40045
  • Largest town: Shattuck

Ellis County, Oklahoma

Ellis County had 3,601 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,231.5 square miles of land. It ranks 73rd of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 12th by land area.

Population
3,601
#73 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,916 in US
Area
1,231.5 sq mi
#12 of 77 in Oklahoma · #495 in US
Density
2.9 / sq mi
#74 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,911 in US
Median household income
$57,212
#29 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,107 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Ellis County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Ellis County population, land area and income

Ellis County had 3,601 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,231.5 square miles of land. It ranks 73rd of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 12th by land area. That works out to 2.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Oklahoma has 20,577 residents, so Ellis County has 18% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,212 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

3,601

3144th1st

2916th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,231 sq mi

3144th1st

495th of 3,144 (US)

Density

2.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2911th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,212

3143rd1st

2107th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

3,601

77th1st

73rd of 77 (OK)

Land area

1,231 sq mi

77th1st

12th of 77 (OK)

Density

2.9 / sq mi

77th1st

74th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$57,212

77th1st

29th of 77 (OK)

How Ellis County's population changed since 2020

Ellis County lost 145 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.9%. That ranks 74th of 77 in Oklahoma for growth. The median Oklahoma county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +3.3%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Ellis County recorded 148 births and 265 deaths, a natural change of -117. Net international migration added +44 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -80. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 117 people.

3,74620203,74020213,69320223,63720233,6012024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
148
Deaths
265
Net international migration
+44
Net domestic migration
-80
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-36

Where Ellis County is

The Census internal point of Ellis County is at 36.224300, -99.750100. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Oklahoma's 77 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Ellis County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Kingfisher County: +4.2%Okfuskee County: +0.8%Creek County: +2.9%Carter County: +2.3%Hughes County: +0.2%Murray County: -0.9%Haskell County: +2.2%Cherokee County: +3.5%Grady County: +6.3%Canadian County: +16.9%Caddo County: -2.1%Garvin County: +1.9%Custer County: -0.6%Pushmataha County: +0.1%Mayes County: +2.8%Stephens County: +2.9%Dewey County: -4.6%Greer County: -1.1%Logan County: +8.3%Atoka County: +3.1%Nowata County: +2.5%Beckham County: -0.4%Cimarron County: -6.9%Harper County: -1.2%Cleveland County: +2.6%Texas County: -3.4%Marshall County: +5.3%Tulsa County: +3.4%McIntosh County: +4.0%Grant County: -1.3%Seminole County: -0.7%Garfield County: -1.1%Jackson County: -0.8%Blaine County: -1.5%Lincoln County: +4.4%Alfalfa County: +0.0%Jefferson County: +0.8%Okmulgee County: +1.1%Major County: -2.3%Noble County: -0.2%Oklahoma County: +2.3%Pawnee County: +3.5%Bryan County: +8.6%Payne County: +3.1%Adair County: +1.9%Harmon County: -6.5%Love County: +2.6%Craig County: +2.6%Rogers County: +6.3%Muskogee County: +0.8%Sequoyah County: +3.3%Delaware County: +3.4%Johnston County: +0.5%Pittsburg County: -0.9%Le Flore County: +3.4%McClain County: +15.6%Woodward County: -2.1%Ottawa County: +0.6%Choctaw County: -0.2%Cotton County: -0.6%Roger Mills County: -3.6%Washita County: -0.6%Coal County: +2.5%Pontotoc County: +0.6%Kiowa County: -2.8%Tillman County: -3.0%Ellis County: -3.9%Wagoner County: +12.1%Beaver County: -0.1%McCurtain County: -0.1%Kay County: -0.4%Pottawatomie County: +2.6%Osage County: +1.5%Comanche County: +0.2%Washington County: +2.8%Woods County: -0.2%Latimer County: +0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.1%
  2. < +0.0%
  3. < +2.2%
  4. < +3.3%
  5. ≥ +3.3%
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Orange pin: Ellis County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
36.224300, -99.750100
DMS
36°13'27.48"N 99°45'0.36"W
UTM
14N 432586.6E 4009087.8N
Geohash
9y3n44kjy
Plus code
868266FX+PX

Towns in Ellis County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Ellis County, 1,191 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Ellis County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Shattuck with 1,191.

  1. 01Shattuck1,191
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Ellis County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Ellis County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Woodward County, OK, with 19,991 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 135.6 miles ESE of Ellis County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Oklahoma City, OK (population 712,919), 135.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Woodward, OK (population 11,750), 23.7 miles away.

Ellis County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Ellis County is 40045: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 045. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,212.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Ellis County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 3,601. That is down 145 people (3.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 3,746.

What is the FIPS code of Ellis County?

40045. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (045) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Ellis County?

Shattuck, with 1,191 residents inside Ellis County in 2024.

Which counties border Ellis County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Woodward County, OK; Beaver County, OK; Dewey County, OK; Roger Mills County, OK; Harper County, OK; Hemphill County, TX; Lipscomb County, TX.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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