Local city information for Ennis, TX

Ennis is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 16,045 at the 2000 census.

In 1871, the Houston and Texas Central Railroad (H&TC) purchased of land in Ellis County at a price of $5.00 per acre, establishing the line's northern terminus. On May 8, 1872 this site was established as the City of Ennis. The namesake of the town was Cornelius Ennis, an early official of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad. Ennis served as Mayor of Houston (1856-1857), was an incorporator and director of the Great Northern Railroad, and served as a director of the H&TC Railroad.

Some people attempt to pronounce Ennis like "Enos." The proper pronunciation rhymes with "tennis."

Ennis is located at (32.332296, -96.624030).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.4 square miles (47.7 km²), of which, 18.0 square miles (46.6 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (2.17%) is water.

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