Waxahachie

Waxahachie

Waxahachie is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States, and a southern suburb of Dallas. The population was 29,621 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Ellis County. Waxahachie was the birthplace of Tom Blasingame, considered the oldest cowboy in the history of the American West, R&B singer Tevin Campbell, Bill Ham , Byron Nelson, a professional golf legend and Academy Award winning director Robert Benton, who made his 1984 film " Places in the Heart" in his hometown. It was said that Edward McDaniel was from Waxahachie, but he was born in Bernice, Oklahoma. In 1988 the area...
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quick facts
County:Ellis County
State:Texas
Population:29,535
Area:41.2 sq. mi.
Time zone:Central Time zone
Also known as:Waxahachie, Texas, Ellis County / Waxahachie city

Famous landmarks in Waxahachie

William Lewis House
William Lewis House

William Lewis House in Waxahachie, Texas is a Queen Anne style house. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Population history for Waxahachie

YearEstimated Population
2009 29,535
2008 28,454
2007 27,179
2006 26,188
2005 25,106
2004 24,307
2003 23,796
2002 23,002
2001 22,045
2000 21,683
1999 23,059
1998 22,189
1997 21,479
1996 20,686
1995 19,955
1994 19,592
1993 19,241
1992 18,787
1991 18,433
1990 18,221
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Colleges and universities in Waxahachie

Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Founded:1941
Enrollment:2,064 (2011)

Famous people born in Waxahachie

Byron Nelson
Byron Nelson
Author, TV Actor

John Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946. Nelson and two other well-known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam...
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Frederic Forrest
Frederic Forrest
Film Actor, TV Actor

Frederic Fenimore Forrest, Jr. is an American actor. Forrest was born in Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Virginia Allie and Frederic Fenimore...
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Tevin Campbell
Tevin Campbell
Musical Artist, Film Actor

Tevin Jermod Campbell is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actor. Born in Waxahachie, Texas, Tevin Campbell had a passion for singing at a...
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Dick Murdoch
Dick Murdoch
Film Actor, TV Actor

Hoyt Richard "Dick" Murdoch was an American professional wrestler. A second-generation wrestler, the son of 1950s Texas wrestler Frankie Hill...
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Mackenzie Fitzgerald
Mackenzie Fitzgerald
Film Actor

Mackenzie started modeling when she was 2 years old, and fell into acting with her first lead role when she was 4 years old. By the time she was 5,...
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Charles Gunning
Charles Gunning
Film Actor

Charles Gunning was an actor.

Eryn Brooke
Eryn Brooke
Film Actor

Eryn Brooke is an actress.

Airports in or near Waxahachie

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Airport code:DFW
Majors Airport
Majors Airport
Airport code:GVT
Waco Regional Airport
Waco Regional Airport
Airport code:ACT
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
Airport code:FTW

U.S. state

Texas
Texas
Population:14,225,512 (1980)

Texas is the second most populous and the second most extensive of the 50 United States, and the most extensive state of the 48 contiguous United States. The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in East Texas. Located in the South Central United States, Texas shares an international border with the Mexican states of...
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