Ellington is a town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States.

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 2,535 people, 847 households, and 704 families residing in the town.

There were 870 housing units at an average density of 25.0 per square mile (9.6/km2).

There were 847 households, out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.8% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families.

13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.