| Official Name: | Ellaville, Georgia |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.22 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.19 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.18 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.16 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population Total: | 1595 |
| Population Density Km2: | 194.86 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 504.75 |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 32.2389°N -84.3094°W |
| Elevation M: | 174 |
| Elevation Ft: | 571 |
| Postal Code: | 31806 |
| Blank Info: | 13-26980[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0355674[3] |
Ellaville is a city in Schley County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,812 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Schley County.[4]
Ellaville is part of the Americus micropolitan statistical area.
A town named Pond Town was established in 1812 along the stage coach in the area that is now the location of the Ellaville City Cemetery. The area was then part of the lands belonging to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. In 1821, after the Treaty of Indian Springs the area became part of the state of Georgia. In 1826, it served as temporary county seat for Lee County upon the creation of the then vast county. Pond Town soon became a lively town noted for horse racing and whiskey. In 1831, the area became part of Sumter County.
Ellaville was founded in 1857 as county seat of the newly formed Schley County. It was incorporated as a town in 1859.[5] The community was named after the daughter of a first settler.[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2sqmi, all land.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 951 | 59.62% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 507 | 31.79% | |
| Native American | 1 | 0.06% | |
| Asian | 7 | 0.44% | |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.13% | |
| Other/Mixed | 51 | 3.2% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 4.76% |
The Schley County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school and one middle-high school.[8] The district has 66 full-time teachers and over 1,126 students.[9]
Ellaville is served by U.S. Route 19, Georgia State Route 26 and Georgia State Route 153.