Waco

city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States
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Waco

Summary

Waco is a city in the United States[1]. Waco ranks in the top 1% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,346 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Waco was a member of GovAI Coalition[3].
  • Waco is located in McLennan County[4].
  • Waco is in the country of United States[5].
  • Waco is on the body of water Brazos River[6].
  • Waco's head of government is recorded as Dillon Meek[7].
  • Waco's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[8].
  • Waco's instance of is recorded as big city[9].
  • Waco's instance of is recorded as county seat[10].
  • Waco tribe is named after Waco[11].
  • Waco's postal code is recorded as 76701[12].
  • Waco's postal code is recorded as 76702[13].
  • Waco's postal code is recorded as 76703[14].
  • Waco's postal code is recorded as 76704[15].
  • Waco's postal code is recorded as 76705[16].
  • Waco's postal code is recorded as 76706[17].
  • Waco's postal code is recorded as 76707[18].
  • Waco's postal code is recorded as 76708[19].
  • Waco's postal code is recorded as 76710[20].
  • Waco's postal code is recorded as 76711[21].
  • Waco's postal code is recorded as 76714[22].
  • Waco's postal code is recorded as 76715[23].
  • Waco's postal code is recorded as 76716[24].
  • Waco's postal code is recorded as 76797[25].
  • Waco's postal code is recorded as 76798[26].
  • Waco's postal code is recorded as 76799[27].

Body

Geography

Waco is in the country of United States[5]. Waco is located in McLennan County[4]. Waco is on the body of water Brazos River[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+262.411283'}[28] and {'amount': '+262.268951'}[29]. Waco sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+143'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+124805'}[31], {'amount': '+138486'}[32], {'amount': '+20686'}[33], and {'amount': '+39000'}[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city in the United States[8], big city[9], and county seat[10].

History and Context

1849 marks the founding of Waco[35]. Waco tribe is named after Waco[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Waco include Waco Regional Airport[36], an airport[37], in United States[38] and TSTC Waco Airport[39], an airport[40], in United States[41].

Why It Matters

Waco ranks in the top 1% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,346 views/month).[2] Waco has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Waco is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for Waco include Waco Regional Airport[36], an airport[37], in United States[38] and TSTC Waco Airport[39], an airport[40], in United States[41].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Frettie · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nl cr aut id → ge1309035
    Wikidata description → city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P691]]: ge1309035, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790345292883"
  2. 8w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → waco
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46713|batch #46713]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 19w ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Waco tribe
    History of topic → timeline of Waco, Texas
    Named after → —
    Capital of → McLennan County
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q138812596]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258464|batch #258464]]"
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