- Location: Reynolds County, Missouri
- Legal status: Fourth-class city
- Population: 1,045 (Change since 1990: +5.1%)
- Founded: 1868 by William Copeland
- Name origin: Ellington family
- Previously known as: Logan's Creek and Barnesville
- Located at the intersection MO 21 and MO 106 south of Centerville
- Latitude: 37°14'21" N (+37.2391)
- Longitude: 90°58'11" W (-90.9697)
- Civil township: Logan
- Land area: 1.4 square miles
As the crow flies, Ellington is...
Name origin
Named for the Ellington family, who were some
of the original settlers.
Previous names
Barnesville was established by Thomas Barnes around 1837.
This village was destroyed during the Civil War and
the new town of Ellington was founded to replace it.
Timeline
- 1837
- Thomas Barnes built a mill on Logan Creek and the settlement becomes known as Barnesville
- ca. 1865
- Union soldiers destroyed Barnesville
- ca. 1868
- Ellington founded south of Logan Creek to replace Barnesville
- 1911
- Ellington incorporated.
| Year | Population | Percent change |
|---|
| 1920 | 452 | -- |
| 1930 | 655 | +44.9% |
| 1940 | 849 | +29.6% |
| 1950 | 777 | -8.5% |
| 1960 | 812 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 1,094 | +34.7% |
| 1980 | 1,215 | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 994 | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 1,045 | +5.1% |