Back مقاطعة مكلينان (تكساس) Arabic مكلينان كاونتى تكساس ARZ McLennan County, Texas BAR Мак-Ленан (акруга) Byelorussian Макленан (окръг, Тексас) Bulgarian ম্যাকলিন্নান কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস BPY McLennan Gông (Texas) CDO McLennan County CEB McLennan County Czech McLennan County, Texas Welsh
McLennan County | |
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 The McLennan County Courthouse in Waco | |
 Flag | |
 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 |
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.