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Also known as Waxahachie, Texas, Waxahachie, TX

city in and county seat of Ellis County, Texas, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Texas
County
Ellis
Type
Council-manager
City council
Mayor Melany Contreras , Mayor Pro Tem Chris Wright , Patrick Souter , Travis Smith , Tres Atkins
City manager
Ana Hernandez
Total
50.73 sq mi (131.40 km )
Land
49.50 sq mi (128.21 km )
Water
1.23 sq mi (3.19 km )
Elevation
623 ft (190 m)
Estimate 2025
50,504
Density
767.4/sq mi (296.31/km )
Demonym
Waxahachian
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC−5 (CDT)
Zip codes
75165, 75167, 75168
Area codes
214, 469, 945, 972
Fips code
48-76816

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
county seat
Official name
Waxahachie
Located in
Ellis County
Population
41140
Area
126.604412
Elevation
170
Capital of
Ellis County
Official website
www.waxahachie.com
Image
Ellis county courthouse.JPG
Households
12522
Dialing code
972
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topic's main category
Category:Waxahachie, Texas
Commons category
Waxahachie, Texas
postal code
75168
inception
1850-00-00
category of associated people
Category:People from Waxahachie, Texas
category for people born here
Q32663743
different from
Waxahatchee
water as percent of area
2.5167
per capita income
29962
IPA transcription
ˌwɒksəˈhætʃi
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Encyclopedic overview

Waxahachie (/ˌwɒksəˈhætʃi/ WOK-sə-HATCH-ee) is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County, Texas, United States. Its population was 41,140 in 2020. The city was founded in 1850, and incorporated in 1871. Much of the employment is provided by a number of industries and by educational institutions, including primary and secondary schools, a community college and a private university. In the mid-1980s, the city became a filming location for a number of movies and occasional episodes of television series.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Waxahachie” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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