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Owing to the lumber operations in the area, Ellsinore grew rapidly. In 1910 it was the largest town in the county with a population of 813, and boasted many prominent businesses, including several sawmills, a hotel, and a bank, and a high school was established in 1913.<ref>Robert Sidney Douglass, ''History of Southeast Missouri'' (1912), p. 373.</ref> By the 1920s, however, most of the forests had been cut, and the economy went into a sharp decline. By 1930, Ellsinore's population had dropped to only 238, with a very slow recovery following. A number of historic buildings from the early 20th century are still standing, and the creation of a new school district for the Ellsinore area in the 1960s has provided a new anchor for community life.<ref>Dr. Gene Oakley, "A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition" (2007), p. 83-92.</ref>
Owing to the lumber operations in the area, Ellsinore grew rapidly. In 1910 it was the largest town in the county with a population of 813, and boasted many prominent businesses, including several sawmills, a hotel, and a bank, and a high school was established in 1913.<ref>Robert Sidney Douglass, ''History of Southeast Missouri'' (1912), p. 373.</ref> By the 1920s, however, most of the forests had been cut, and the economy went into a sharp decline. By 1930, Ellsinore's population had dropped to only 238, with a very slow recovery following. A number of historic buildings from the early 20th century are still standing, and the creation of a new school district for the Ellsinore area in the 1960s has provided a new anchor for community life.<ref>Dr. Gene Oakley, "A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition" (2007), p. 83-92.</ref>
==Geography==
Ellsinore is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 60 and State Route A in eastern Carter County, about 15 miles southeast of [[Van Buren, Missouri|Van Buren]] and eight miles northeast of [[Grandin, Missouri|Grandin]]. Its exact coordinates are 36°56’04”N 90°44’47”W.
The city sits in an upland region between Brushy and Cane Creeks, both of which flow into the Black River. It has a total land area of 0.49 square miles, and an average elevation of 745 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>
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