Waxahachie, Texas : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Waxahachie, Texas

Official name

Waxahachie, Texas

Settlement type

Country

State

County

Government

Type

Council-Manager

City Council

Mayor N. B. "Buck" Jordan
John Wray
Chuck Beatty
Kevin Strength
Mark Singleton

City Manager

Paul Stevens

Geography

Total Area

41.2 sq mi (106.7 km2)

Land Area

40.0 sq mi (103.6 km2)

Water Area

1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2)

Elevation

558 ft (170.1 m)

Demography

Total Population

21426 (2000)

Density (pop.)

206.9/km² (536.1/sq mi)

Other information

Time zone

Central (CST) (UTC-6)

- Summer (DST)

CDT (UTC-5)

ZIP codes

75165, 75167, 75168

Area code

972

FIPS code

48-76816

GNIS feature ID

1349560

Home | Settlement W | Waxahachie, Texas

Waxahachie (-enˌwɒksəˈhætʃipron) is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States, and a southern suburb of Dallas. The population was 21,426 at the 2000 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 (manager for ZZ Top), and Byron Nelson, a professional golf legend. It was said that Edward (Chief Wahoo) McDaniel was from Waxahachie, but he was born in Bernice, Oklahoma.

In 1988 the area around Waxahachie was chosen as the site for the Superconducting Super Collider, which was to be the world's largest and most energetic particle accelerator, with a planned ring circumference of 87.1 km (54.1 mi). Seventeen shafts were sunk and 23.5 km (14.6 mi) of tunnel were bored before the project was cancelled by Congress in 1993.