McLennan County, Texas

McLennan County
McLennan County
County
	The McLennan County Courthouse in Waco
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	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°33′N 97°12′W / 31.55°N 97.2°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1850
Named for	Neil McLennan
Seat	Waco
Largest city	Waco
Area
• Total	1,060 sq mi (2,700 km2)
• Land	1,037 sq mi (2,690 km2)
• Water	23 sq mi (60 km2) 2.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	260,579
• Estimate (2023)	268,583
• Density	250/sq mi (95/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	17th
Website	www.co.mclennan.tx.us

McLennan County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in Central Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 260,579.^[1] Its county seat and largest city is Waco.^[2] The U.S. census 2023 county population estimate is 268,583.^[3] The county is named for Neil McLennan,^[4] an early Scottish settler who worked to evict the Native Americans in frontier Texas. McLennan County is included in the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "McLennan County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties in Texas: April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023 (CO-EST2023-POP-48) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division Release Date: March 2023
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 194.