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Welcome to the Ellettsville Home page. The Ellettsville Home page provides as much information as possible on Ellettsville. Knowing Ellettsville’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Ellettsville’s Home page, you will also find Ellettsville’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Ellettsville has a population of 6650. 44.2% of Ellettsville’s inhabitants are Male, and 55.8 are female. 59.2% of Ellettsville is married and 83.2% own their own home. The Average Home price is $154,760, and the average rent is $672. Household median income in Ellettsville is $59,829, and the individual median income is $33,488. Ellettsville’s Ethnic is the following: White(96.6%), Multiple(1.9%), Black(1.1%), Asian(0.4%), Hispanic(0.3%).


Ellettsville was platted in 1837. In 1818, Edward Ellett, Sr, and his wife Eleanor settled in what is now known as Ellettsville with their four minor sons: David, Richard, Johnston and Barton. The first winter, they lived in a three-sided log cabin they built. Also settling that year were their two eldest sons, William and Samuel, with their wives and families.


Within a few years daughters Sarah, Phoebe and Nancy settled in the area with their husbands. In 1826, their third eldest son, Edward, Jr., also arrived in the town that was named Ellettsville in 1837. Samuel Ellett built the first courthouse in 1820. It was completed ahead of schedule and at the cost of $400.


By 1822, the first school opened and with Samuel Ellett's children attending.When Indiana celebrated its sesquicentennial in 1987, a historical marker was placed to mark the grave of the town's founder, Edward Ellett, Sr. (c.1762-1833). Two of Edward Ellett's sons, Samuel and Edward Jr., fought in The War of 1812.


In turn, three of the founder's grandsons fought to preserve the Union in the Civil War. Stephen R. Ellett fought with the 67th Indiana Infantry Regiment, at the Battle of Vicksburg, while his younger brothers, James W. Ellett and John H. Ellett, volunteered and fought with the 27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment at Gettysburg.


James Ellett died in service of his county in 1864 in Alabama while his brother, John Ellett, was wounded at Chancellorsville but survived the Civil War. The family tradition of loyal service to the U.S. was later followed by the founder's great great grandson, Dale Ellett, who volunteered and died in World War II in 1945 fighting against Nazi Germany.The post office at Ellettsville has been in operation since 1837.


The community was incorporated as a town in 1866.Ellettsville Downtown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.


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