Waco is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 113,726 (however, 2005 estimates place the population at 120,465^*). The Waco MSA consists of McLennan County and has a population of 222,439.

History

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Prior to the founding of the town, a Wichita Native American group known as the "Waco" or "Hueco" lived on the land of contemporary downtown Waco west of the Brazos River. In 1824, on an expedition to the Waco village, Thomas M. Duke reported the following to Stephen F. Austin: "town is situated on the West Bank of the River about half a mile from the Riverspring almost as cold as Ice itselfAll we want is some Brandy and Sugar to have Ice ToddyThey have about four hundred acres planted in corn beans pumpkins and melons and that tended in good order [sic." target="_blank" >^* I think they cannot raise more than One Hundred Warriors." After Austin aborted the first attempt to destroy their village in 1825, he made a treaty with them. The Wacos were soon forced to abandon their village due to a Cherokee Indian invasion in 1830 and moved upstream to what is now Palo Pinto County (due west of Dallas).

Neil McLennan settled in an area near the South Bosque River in 1838. Jacob De Cordova bought McLennan's property and hired a former Texas Ranger and surveyor named George B. Erath to inspect the area. In 1849, Erath designed the first block of the city. Property owners wanted to name the city "Lamartine", but Erath convinced them to name the area Waco Village, in honor of the Native Americans who had lived there.

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foursquare or gowalla? Both sound like so much fun! Maybe gowalla since foursquare isn't in Waco where I am for most of the year.
cate_w (Cate Westenhover) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:51:12 -0000
foursquare or gowalla? Both sound like so much fun! Maybe gowalla since foursquare isn't in Waco where I am for most of the year.
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Joces411 (Jocelyn Cooper) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:50:46 -0000
Made it to Tx so all u Txns...we gotta hang out!! shoot me comment on fun activites going on in Waco.
@MattChandler74 prayin here in Waco, Matt...that the "rest of the righteous" would fall on you. Be well.
bamills (Brett Mills) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:46:51 -0000
@MattChandler74 prayin here in Waco, Matt...that the "rest of the righteous" would fall on you. Be well.
@Wittimus why are u in Waco?
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@Wittimus why are u in Waco?
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