Ellendale, Tennessee
Ellendale, Tennessee | |
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| Coordinates:35°13′50″N89°49′33″W/ 35.23056°N 89.82583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Shelby |
| Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6(Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5(CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38029 |
| Area code | 901 |
| GNISfeature ID | 1283661[1] |
Ellendaleis anunincorporated communityinShelby County,Tennessee,United States, in theMemphis metropolitan area.
History
[edit]The first railroad to Shelby County was the Memphis & Ohio Railroad, stretching from Memphis toParis, Tennesseein 1856. In 1872, the Louisville & Nashville, or L&N Railroad, bought the Memphis & Ohio Railroad and sponsored a contest to rename the community near Bond's Station depot. "Ellendale" was chosen as a play-on-words of the abbreviation L&N.[2]According to a source, it appears that Ellendale was eventually annexed by Bartlett in 1977.[3]
Location
[edit]Ellendale appears on theUnited States Geological Surveymap, bordered on the north by the community ofBrunswick,on the west by the neighborhood ofRaleigh,on the south by the city ofBartlett,and on the east by the city ofLakeland.
Ellendale has apost officewithZIP code38029.[4]
Demographics
[edit]Ellendale has a population of 25,882 with a density of 2,051 per square mile.[citation needed]The median age is 35.
References
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Municipalities and communities ofShelby County, Tennessee,United States | ||
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