Waco, Texas
About Waco
Waco, TX is a mid-size city located in central Texas with an estimated population of 146,608. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#191 nationwide).
Officially, Waco is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 91 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,611 residents per square mile.
📰 Waco News Today
- Fire breaks out during demolition at old Waco glass plant KWTX · Aug 17
- Gov. Greg Abbott visits Waco to discuss new education initiative for Texas schools KXXV · Aug 17
- CITY OF WACO LEGALS - Waco Tribune-Herald Waco Tribune-Herald · Aug 17
- Gov. Greg Abbott announces teacher-led initiativein Waco KCENTV.com · Aug 18
- Abbott Proposes Bold Plans for Struggling School Districts - KWKT KWKT - FOX 44 · Aug 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Waco Unique
- A top-25 city in Texas by population (#24 of 1,224 incorporated places).
- One of 5 places in the US named Waco — but the Texas one has a character all its own.
- Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
- Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Waco
- 7 Brew Coffeee — coffee shop (café)
- King Noodle — asian
- Shipley Do-nuts — donut
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Taqueria El Mexicano Grill #9 — mexican
- Cafe Cappuccino — breakfast (café)
- Cathay House — chinese
- Cotton Patch
- HTeaO — coffee shop (café)
- Moroso Italian Ristorante — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Cameron Park Zoo · Zoo
- East Terrace House Museum · Museum
- Hawaiian Falls Waco · Water park
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Waco
- 🏞️ Waco Mammoth National Monument · National Park reviews ★
- Mitchell Park reviews ★
- Airport Park reviews ★
- Bosque Park reviews ★
- Brazos Park East reviews ★
- Cameron Park reviews ★
- Koehne Park reviews ★
- Mcc park reviews ★
- Mountainview Park reviews ★
- North Waco Park reviews ★
- Rachel's Park Memorial Gardens reviews ★
- S.J. Guthrie Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Waco
- AUDRE AND BERNARD RAPOPORT ACADEMY
- BOSQUEVILLE DAEP
- BOSQUEVILLE EL
- BOSQUEVILLE H S
- BOSQUEVILLE MIDDLE
- CHALLENGE ACADEMY
- CHINA SPRING EL
- HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (WACO)
- METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME
- PAUL AND JANE MEYER PUBLIC H S
- PREMIER H S OF WACO
- QUINN CAMPUS PUBLIC MIDDLE
- WACO CHARTER SCHOOL
- WACO CTR FOR YOUTH
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Hillcrest ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Ascension Providence ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Oceans Behavioral Hospital Of Waco · Psychiatric
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.