| Official Name: | Ellerslie, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Ellerslie |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Harris |
| Established Date: | 1828 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1053 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 220 |
| Elevation Ft: | 722 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 31807 |
| Area Code: | 706 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 331650 |
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.[1]
It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,053.[2]
A post office called Ellerslie has been in operation since 1828.[3] [4] 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.[5]
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.[6]
Ellerslie is located along Alternate U.S. Route 27 and Georgia State Route 85, which run northeast to southwest through the city, leading southwest to Columbus and northeast 5miles 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 by road to the northeast. Ellerslie is approximately above sea level. It is located in the Piedmont region of the state.
Ellerslie was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 census.
| 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 | 1.14% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 4 | 0.38% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 40 | 3.80% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 37 | 3.51% | |
| Total | 1,053 | 100.00% |
The community is home to one of the seven schools in the county: