Welcome to McLennan County ...
Time Zone: McLennan County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Waco is the Seat for McLennan County.
McLennan County was founded in 1850. McLennan was created by taking area from Limestone and Milam Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> McLennan had a population of 256,623 people. This is an increase of 8.78% since the last Census (which gave a population of 235,917 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, McLennan represented 0.94% of the total population of Texas.
Below are some of the communities located in McLennan County:
- Bellmead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County (TX)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Crawford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gholson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gholson is located in McLennan County (TX)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Hallsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hallsburg is located in McLennan County (TX)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Hewitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hewitt is located in McLennan County (TX)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
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- Lacy - Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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- Mart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mart is located in McLennan County (TX)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
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- Moody
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moody is located in McLennan County (TX)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
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- Riesel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Robinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in McLennan County (TX)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
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- Waco
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waco is located in McLennan County (TX)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
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- West
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West is located in McLennan County (TX)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
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- Woodway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Texas
- Websites specific to McLennan County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Bosque County
- Coryell County
- Falls County
- Hill County
- Limestone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |