File:Sagu.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Waxahachie
Sign in to saveAlso known as Waxahachie, Texas, Waxahachie, TX
city in and county seat of Ellis County, Texas, United States
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Waxahachie is referenced by 872 other articles, and connects out to Fort Worth, African Americans and United States Census Bureau.
The entry is geolocated on the map in TX.
It is catalogued under topics including Cities in Ellis County, Texas, Cities in Texas and County seats in Texas.
Its subject is documented across 50 Wikipedia language editions.
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Official name
- Waxahachie
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Ellis County
- Population
- 41140
- Area
- 126.604412
- Elevation
- 170
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Capital of
- Ellis County
- Official website
- www.waxahachie.com
- Image
- Ellis county courthouse.JPG
- Households
- 12522
- Dialing code
- 972
Show 12 more facts
- P8168
- Pedyol
- 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
Sources (9)
via Wikidata · CC0
~14 min read
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.