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    • Waco in 1886 Suspension Bridge, Waco, Texas. In 1866, Waco's leading citizens embarked on an ambitious project to build the first bridge to span the wide Brazos River. They formed the Waco Bridge Company to build the 475-foot (145 m) brick Waco Suspension Bridge, which was completed in 1870. See more

    Overview

    Waco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a U.S. census estimated 2023 population … See more

    History

    Indigenous peoples occupied areas along the river for thousands of years. In historic times, the area of present-day Waco was occupied by the Wichita Indian tribe known as the "Waco" (Spanish: Hueco or Huaco).
    In 1824, Th… See more

    CountryUnited States
    StateTexas
    CountyMcLennan
    Elevation522 ft (159 m)
    Geography

    According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 95.5 square miles (247 km ), of which 84.2 square miles (218 km ) is land and 11.3 square miles (29 km ) is covered by water. The total area is 11.85% wa… See more

    Demographics

    As of the 2020 United States census, there were 138,486 people, 50,108 households, and 29,014 families residing in the city.
    At the census of 2010, 124,805 people resided in the city, organized into 51,452 household… See more

    Arts and culture

    Waco is served by the Waco-McLennan County Library system. The Armstrong Browning Library, on the campus of Baylor University, houses collections of English poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. … See more

    Sports

    The Baylor Bears athletics teams compete in Waco. The football team has won or tied for nine conference titles, and have played in 24 bowl games, garnering a record of 13–11. The women's basketball team won the … See more

    Parks and recreation

    A seven-mile scenic riverwalk along the east and west banks of the Brazos River stretches from the Baylor campus to Cameron Park Zoo. This multiuse walking and jogging trail passes underneath the Waco Susp… See more

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  1. Waco, city, seat (1850) of McLennan county, north-central Texas, U.S. Waco lies along the Brazos River some 100 miles (160 km) south of Dallas. It was founded in 1849 on the site of a Waco (Hueco) Indian village near a Texas Ranger fort (1837) in a farming and plantation area.

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    Chartered in 1856, Waco began as a tiny frontier town on the banks of a river which was often too volatile to cross. Despite its dangers, the river served as an ideal water source for farming. The cotton industry developed as farmers realized the…

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    Where is Waco Texas located?
    It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a U.S. census estimated 2023 population of 144,816, making it the 24th-most populous city in the state. [ 9 ][ 10 ] The Waco metropolitan statistical area consists of McLennan, Falls and Bosque counties, which had a 2020 population of 295,782. [ 11 ]

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    What is Waco History?
    Developed by the The Institute for Oral History and Texas Collection at Baylor University, Waco History lets you explore the people, places, and moments that have shaped the community’s history. Learn about the region through layered, map-based, multimedia presentations, and experience curated historical tours of Central Texas.

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    When was Waco built?
    The city is built on the site of an ancient agricultural village of Waco Indians. About 1830 a group of Cherokee Indians moved into the area and drove the Wacos from the village. Fort Fisher, a Texas Rangers outpost and the first White settlement in the area, was established in 1837, but was abandoned after only a few months.

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    Who occupied Waco?
    In historic times, the area of present-day Waco was occupied by the Wichita Indian tribe known as the " Waco " (Spanish: Hueco or Huaco). In 1824, Thomas M. Duke was sent to explore the area after violence erupted between the Waco people and the European settlers. His report to Stephen F. Austin, described the Waco village: [ 13 ]

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    What is Waco Texas known for?
    Waco is the site of a municipal zoo, the popular Texas Sports Hall of Fame (1992), and the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum (1976). Other notable attractions include the Dr. Pepper Museum (where the soft drink was first bottled) and Baylor’s Mayborn Museum Complex, which includes a natural history museum and a historic village.

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    Where did the Waco tribe settle?
    The Waco were eventually pushed out of the region, settling north near present-day Fort Worth. In 1872, they were moved onto a reservation in Oklahoma with other Wichita tribes. In 1902, the Waco received allotments of land and became official US citizens. Neil McLennan settled in an area near the South Bosque River in 1838. [ 14 ]

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    Apr 1, 2021 · When two other railroads, the St. Louis and Southwestern and the Missouri-Kansas-Texas lines, built into Waco in the early 1880s, the city became the hub of a transportation network linking the area's cotton farmers and …

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    Near the turn of the twentieth century, a booming cotton industry was quickly establishing Waco as one of the major urban centers of the South, encouraging many residents to more readily invest and spend their money locally.

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