waco

     

Waco (pronounce /ˈweɪkoʊ/) is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. The city has a 2005 estimated total population of 120,465. It is the 26th largest city by population in Texas, and 195th in the US. The Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of McLennan County and has a population of 226,189. It is served by Waco Regional Airport.

Trivia about waco

  • Janet Reno was made U.S. Attorney General during the 1993 FBI-Branch Davidian standoff near this city
  • This Texas city, the home of Baylor University, still remembers the tornado of 1953
  • Texas city on the Rio Brazos
  • On April 19, 1993 the Branch Davidian compound near this Texas city burned to the ground after a 51-day siege
  • This Texas radio station's call letters spell out the name of the city it's in