:Waxahachie, Texas

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Some sources state that the name means "cow" or "buffalo" in an unspecified Native American language. One possible Native American origin is the Alabama language, originally spoken in the area of Alabama around Waxahatchee Creek by the Alabama-Coushatta people, who had migrated by the 1850s to eastern Texas. In the Alabama language, waakasi hachi means "calf's tail" (the Alabama word waaka being a loan from Spanish vaca).{{cite web|url=http://www.ling.unt.edu/~montler/Alabama/Dictionary/|title=On-line Alabama-English Dictionary|website=unt.edu|access-date=2013-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414191942/http://www.ling.unt.edu/~montler/Alabama/Dictionary/|archive-date=2012-04-14|url-status=dead}}

A Waxahatchee Creek near present-day Shelby, Alabama, suggests that Waxahachie shares the same name etymology. Many place names in Texas and Oklahoma have their origins in the Southeastern United States, largely due to forced removal of various southeastern Indian tribes. The area in central Alabama that includes Waxahatchee Creek was for hundreds of years the home of the Upper Creek moiety of the Muscogee Creek Nation. Again, this would suggest a Muscogee Creek-language origin of Waxahachie. "Waxahachie", therefore, may be an anglicized pronunciation of the Muscogee compound word wakvhvce from the Muscogee words wakv (meaning "cow" derived from the Spanish vaca) and the Muscogee word hvcce (meaning "river" or "creek").Many place names in the Southern U.S. end with "hatchee" or "hachie" such as, famously, "Tallahatchie Bridge". Whether "hatchee" or "hatchie", these names oftentimes derive from either the Muscogee word hvce (tail) or hvcce (a river or a stream). For example, 'Tvlvhvcce (English "Tallahatchie") may be interpreted as "River City" from 'Tvlv (city or town) and hvcce (river or stream).

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File:Confederate Monument, Waxahachie, TX IMG 5589.JPG Monument was unveiled in 1912 at the Ellis County Courthouse in Waxahachie.]]

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Waxahachie was founded in August 1850 as the seat of the newly established Ellis County on a tract of land donated by early settler Emory W. Rogers, a native of Lawrence County, Alabama, who migrated to Texas in 1839.{{cite web| title=Waxahachie| url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hew02| website=Handbook of Texas| first=Margaret L. |last=Felty |publisher=Texas State Historical Association| access-date=5 June 2014}}{{cite web| title=Our History| url=http://www.waxahachie.com/AboutWaxahachie/History| publisher=City of Waxahachie, Texas| access-date=5 June 2014}} It was incorporated on April 28, 1871, and in 1875, the state legislature granted investors the right to operate a rail line from Waxahachie Tap Railroad to Garrett, Texas, which greatly increased the population of Waxahachie.

From 1902 to 1942, Waxahachie was the second home of Trinity University, which was a Presbyterian-affiliated institution founded in 1869. Then-Trinity's main administration and classroom building is today the Farmer Administration Building of Nelson University. Trinity's present-day location is in San Antonio.

The town is the namesake of the former United States Naval Ship Waxahachie (YTB-814).

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 {{convert|87.1|km|order=flip}}. Seventeen shafts were sunk and {{convert|23.5|km|order=flip}} of tunnel were bored{{cite web| author=Staff, Wire services |date=December 29, 2009 |url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/qampa-texas-supercollider-project-scrapped/1062063 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103103638/http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/qampa-texas-supercollider-project-scrapped/1062063 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 3, 2010 |title=Q & A: Texas supercollider project scrapped |work=tampabay.com |publisher=St. Petersburg Times |access-date=2010-07-11}} before the project was cancelled by Congress in 1993.

In 2020, County Judge Todd Little came into the national spotlight when the county's only elected African American, Constable Curtis Polk, Jr., protested having his office located in the basement of the courthouse next to a segregation-era sign that read "Negroes".{{Cite news|last=Branham|first=Dana|date=November 17, 2020|title=Ellis County moves Black constable's office near segregation-era 'negroes' sign|work=Dallas Morning News|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2020/11/17/ellis-county-moves-black-constables-office-near-segregation-era-negroes-sign/|access-date=}}{{Cite news|date=November 20, 2020|title=Black Texas official speaks out against old 'Negroes' sign|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.ktre.com/2020/11/20/black-texas-official-speaks-out-against-old-negroes-sign/|access-date=2022-04-13}}{{Cite news|last=Spearman|first=Kahron|date=November 20, 2020|title=Video: Black constable moved to courthouse basement with Jim Crow 'Negroes' sign|work=Daily Dot|url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/black-constable-negroes-texas-courthouse/|access-date=2022-04-13}} The controversy was resolved amicably when Little worked with Polk to relocate him to another office.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, Waxahachie has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps.{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=225914&cityname=Waxahachie,+Texas,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Waxahachie, Texas Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}

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{{US Census population

| 1880 = 1354

| 1890 = 3076

| 1900 = 4215

| 1910 = 6205

| 1920 = 7958

| 1930 = 8042

| 1940 = 8655

| 1950 = 11204

| 1960 = 12749

| 1970 = 13452

| 1980 = 14624

| 1990 = 18168

| 2000 = 21426

| 2010 = 29621

| 2020 = 41140

| estyear = 2023

| estimate = 47201

| estref = {{cite web|title=QuickFacts: Waxahachie city, Texas|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/waxahachiecitytexas|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 8, 2022}}

| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}

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{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Census.gov |language=en}}

As of the 2020 United States census, 41,140 people, 12,522 households, and 9,073 families resided in the city.

Employment opportunities in the city are highly oriented toward industry. Owens Corning, Georgia-Pacific, International Paper, James Hardie Industries, Berry Global, Americase, Cardinal Glass, Magnablend, and Dart Container are located within a few miles of each other. Nonindustrial employers include Baylor Scott & White Health, Waxahachie Independent School District, Walgreens Distribution Center, Walmart, H-E-B, Navarro College, and Nelson University.{{cite web|url=http://www.crossroadsoftx.com/SiteLocationCenter/TopEmployers|title=Top Employers - Waxahachie Economic Development|website=www.crossroadsoftx.com}}

The Scarborough Renaissance Festival (also called Scarborough Faire) is located southwest of the town. It opens annually during April and May, and has been in operation since 1981.{{cite web|title=Scarborough Renaissance Festival|url=http://www.srfestival.com/|publisher=Scarborough Renaissance Festival|access-date=5 June 2014}} The Scarborough grounds are also home to Screams Halloween Theme Park in October.

The city's annual Gingerbread Trail Festival features tours of many of the Gingerbread homes.{{cite web|title=Annual Gingerbread Trail Tour of Homes|url=http://www.waxahachiedowntown.com/gingerbread.htm|publisher=Waxahachie Downtown|access-date=5 June 2014}}

The Crossroads of Texas Festival, featuring artists, craftsmen, music, and food from around Texas, takes place in downtown on the last Saturday in October. The festival was known as the Texas Country Reporter Festival from 1996 to 2023.{{cite web |title=Festival {{!}} Texas Country Reporter |url=http://texascountryreporter.com/festival |access-date=2016-11-30 |website=texascountryreporter.com}}

Bethlehem Revisited, a re-enactment of the birth of Jesus, occurs behind Central Presbyterian Church in early December.{{Cite news|url=http://www.waxahachiecvb.com/events/event-category-1|title=www.waxahachiecvb.com/events/event-category-1|access-date=2016-11-30}}

Waxahachie is locally known for its elaborate Richardsonian Romanesque courthouse.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/10855|title=Unrequited Love Carvings, Waxahachie, Texas|website=RoadsideAmerica.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080703112920/http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/10855 | archive-date = July 3, 2008 }} The town also features many examples of Victorian architecture and Gingerbread-style homes, several of which have been converted into bed and breakfast inns. The Ellis County Art Association hosts ART on the Square (Cultural Attractions- Events and Facilities; 113 West Franklin Street).

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Parks in Waxahachie include Spring Park, Getzendaner Memorial Park, Richards Park, Chapman Park, and Brown-Singleton Park.{{cite web|title=Waxahachie, Texas|url=http://www.city-data.com/city/Waxahachie-Texas.html|publisher=2013 Onboard Informatics|access-date=4 June 2014}} Getzendaner Park features the historic Chautauqua Auditorium, built in 1902. Lake Waxahachie features a range of camping and fishing areas.{{Cite web |title=Fishing Lake Waxahachie |url=https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/recreational/lakes/waxahachie/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=tpwd.texas.gov}}

The city of Waxahachie is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.

Waxahachie is represented in the Texas Senate by Republican Brian Birdwell, District 22, and in the Texas House of Representatives by Republican Brian Harrison, District 10.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates the Waxahachie District Parole Office in Sherman."[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff2.htm Parole Division Region II] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820012820/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff2.htm |date=2011-08-20 }}." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.

At the federal level, the two U.S. senators from Texas are Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz; since 2003, Waxahachie has been part of Texas's 6th congressional district, which is currently represented by Republican Jake Ellzey.

The United States Postal Service operates the Waxahachie Post Office."[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/waxahachie-316-n-college-st-waxahachie-tx-1386713 Post Office Location - WAXAHACHIE]." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on May 16, 2010.

Almost all of Waxahachie is served by the Waxahachie Independent School District (WISD), which currently has eight elementary campuses, three middle-school campuses, and two high schools. WISD offers advanced-placement and dual-credit courses, and varied career and technology courses.

Waxahachie High School, classified as 6A, offers a range of extracurricular activities to its students, including football, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, concert and marching band, drama, choir, drill team, and dozens of academic teams and clubs. The football program made the playoffs every year from 1989 to 2010.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}Waxahachie Global High School, an ECHS T-STEM school emphasizing instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in a small-learning-community environment, opened on August 27, 2007.

The city limits of Waxahachie extend into the Ferris, Midlothian, and Red Oak ISDs.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48139_ellis/DC20SD_C48139.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ellis County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-09-26}}

In addition to the district schools, Life School, a public charter-school system, operates a 7–12 grade campus."[http://www.lifeschools.net/contact-us Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903014431/http://www.lifeschools.net/contact-us |date=2011-09-03 }}." Life School. Retrieved on September 2, 2011. "950 South I-35E Lancaster, TX 75146" On April 15, 2014, Life School broke ground on a new high school in Waxahachie, planned to accommodate about 1,000 9th–12th graders.{{cite web|url=http://www.lifeschools.net/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=373186&id=0|title=Life School Breaks Ground on New High School in Waxahachie|website=www.lifeschools.net}}

The several private schools include Waxahachie Preparatory Academy (K-12), Mercy Preparatory Academy (K-12), First Christian Day School (through 8th grade),{{cite web |url=https://fcdswaxahachie.org/about |website=First Christian Day School about us page |access-date=24 May 2024 |title=About }} and St. Joseph Catholic School (through 8th grade). {{cn|date=May 2024}}

Two postsecondary educational institutions have campuses in the city of Waxahachie: Navarro College, a community college based in Corsicana, Texas, and Nelson University, a private, four-year university affiliated with the Assemblies of God, which offers accredited undergraduate and graduate degrees.

File:Sagu.jpg|Nelson University in Waxahachie

File:Second Trinity University Campus 1.JPG|alt=Second Trinity University Campus 1|The Farmer Administration Building on the campus of Nelson University. The building was formerly home to Trinity University.

File:Revised, Waxahachie Daily Light office IMG 5613.JPG.{{Cite web |author=Staff Writer |title=Daily Light to move downtown |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/business/real-estate/2020/05/05/daily-light-to-move-downtown/1243297007/ |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Austin American-Statesman |language=en-US}}]]

The first newspaper in Waxahachie, the now-defunct Waxahachie Argus, was established in 1870. The Waxahachie Daily Light has served the town since 1891.{{Cite news |title=WHS Student Traces Origin of Waxahachie Daily Light - Newspapers.com |language=en |work=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21454690/whs_student_traces_origin_of_waxahachie/ |access-date=2018-07-19}} Additionally, 47 radio stations are within close listening range of Waxahachie.{{cite web|url=http://radio-locator.com|title=Radio-Locator.com|website=radio-locator.com}} KBEC radio has served the community and surrounding area since 1955.{{Cite web |title=DFWRETROPLEX.COM - History of Radio in Dallas - Fort Worth, Texas - AM |url=https://www.dfwretroplex.com/amlist.html |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=www.dfwretroplex.com}}

File:Downtown Waxahachie 2 Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Downtown Waxahachie, at the intersection of Rogers and West Franklin Streets

File:Downtown Waxahachie 1 Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|West Franklin Street between South College and Rogers Streets, downtown Waxahachie

Both Altus Emergency Center and Baylor Scott & White Health at Waxahachie provide emergency services locally, as does Ennis Regional Medical Center, about 14 miles away in Ennis. Between 2003 and 2010, Waxahachie's healthcare industry added 555 jobs, making it the city's fourth-largest employment sector."Economic Development Strategic Plan 2012," http://www.crossroadsoftx.com/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117005301/http://www.crossroadsoftx.com/ |date=January 17, 2015 }}

• 25px Interstate 35E is a major north-south freeway serving as a bypass around the west side of Waxahachie. The freeway connects with Red Oak, DeSoto/Lancaster, and Dallas to the north; Italy, Hillsboro, and Waco to the south.
• 30px U.S. Route 287, also a freeway, runs in a northwest-southeast direction through the north side of the city. The freeway connects with Midlothian, Mansfield, and Fort Worth to the west and Ennis to the east.
• 25px U.S. Route 77, a north-south highway, serves as the main thoroughfare through the city, passing through downtown and the north side of the city. The highway parallels Interstate 35 and reconnects with the interstate just outside the city limits. Many of the city's commercial developments line Highway 77.

• Robert Benton, won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Places in the Heart, filmed in Waxahachie.{{cite web|title=Robert Benton|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1396901/Robert-Benton|publisher=2014 Encyclopædia Britannica|accessdate=4 June 2014}}
• Jammal Brown, professional football player {{cite web|title=Waxahachie, Texas|url=http://www.city-data.com/city/Waxahachie-Texas.html|publisher=City-Data.com|accessdate=5 June 2014}}
• Tevin Campbell, Grammy-nominated R&B singer {{cite book|last1=Hartman|first1=Gary|title=The History of Texas Music|publisher=Texas A&M University Press, 2008|page=98|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DeQOMJVKgkUC&q=Tevin+Campbell+Waxahachie&pg=PT113|accessdate=4 June 2014|isbn=9781603443944|year=2008}}
• Emanuel Cleaver, U.S. Representative
• Bessie Coleman, first female African-American pilot (born in Atlanta, Texas; moved to Waxahachie at age 2) {{cite web|url=http://www.bessiecoleman.com/Other%20Pages/release_1.html |title=Press Releases |publisher=BessieColeman.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-28}}
• Elizabeth Otis Dannelly, poet {{cite book|last1=Willard|first1=Frances Elizabeth|last2=Livermore|first2=Mary Ashton Rice|title=A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_zXEEAAAAYAAJ|year=1893|publisher=Moulton|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_zXEEAAAAYAAJ/page/n231 227]–28}}
• Frederic Forrest, Oscar-nominated actor{{cite web|title=Frederic Forrest|url=http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-biography/frederic-forrest/|publisher=2014 Microsoft|accessdate=4 June 2014}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Robert J. Groden, JFK assassination expert, released the Zapruder film on national TV on March 6, 1975
• Josie Briggs Hall, author of A Scroll of Facts and Advice 1905, the first book published by a black woman Texan {{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wZahAwAAQBAJ|title=Black Texas Women: 150 Years of Trial and Triumph|last=Winegarten|first=Ruthe|date=2010-07-22|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=9780292786653|language=en}}
• Bill Ham, manager for ZZ Top{{cite web|title=Bill Ham|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bill-ham-mn0000078925|publisher=2014 AllMusic, a division of All Media Network, LLC.|accessdate=4 June 2014}}
• Dale Hansen, sports anchor WFAA-TV Channel 8 Dallas, Texas{{cite web|url=https://www.wfaa.com/video/features/why-dale-hansen-loves-waxahachie/287-1890936|publisher=wfaa.com|accessdate=2022-04-13 |title=Why Dale Hansen loves Waxahachie |date=2016-02-18}}
• John Paul Jackson, Charismatic minister, prophet and teacher
• Desmond Mason, professional basketball player
• Julie Miller, songwriter, singer, and recording artist
• Dick Murdoch, professional wrestler
• Byron Nelson, professional golfer {{cite news|title=Byron Nelson|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 26 September 2006|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/26/sports/golf/26cnd-nelson.html?ex=1162616400&en=6fed6abefdbd45cb&ei=5070&_r=0|accessdate=4 June 2014|last1 = Goldstein|first1 = Richard}}
• Jim Pitts, former member of the Texas House of Representatives{{cite web|url=http://www.jimpitts.net|title=Jim Pitts Campaign Website|publisher=jimpitts.net|accessdate=September 16, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026205210/http://www.jimpitts.net/|archivedate=October 26, 2015}}
• Jalen Reagor, professional football player
• Montae Reagor, former defensive tackle for the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts.
• Paul Richards, Major League Baseball player, manager and executive {{cite web|title=Paul Richards|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/richapa01.shtml|publisher=2000-2014 Sports Reference LLC.|accessdate=4 June 2014}}
• Aldrick Robinson, professional football player and coach
• Broderick Sargent, professional football player
• Brian Waters, professional football player
• John Wray, former member of the Texas House of Representatives and former mayor of Waxahachie{{cite web|url=http://wrayfortexas.com/about.html|title=About John Wray|publisher=wrayfortexas.com|accessdate=September 16, 2015}}

Additionally, the long-running television series Walker, Texas Ranger, starring Chuck Norris, was filmed in Waxahachie on occasion. Some scenes in Prison Break were filmed in Waxahachie. Scenes from Bonnie and Clyde (1967) were also shot here.Barth, Jack (1991). Roadside Hollywood: The Movie Lover's State-By-State Guide to Film Locations, Celebrity Hangouts, Celluloid Tourist Attractions, and More. Contemporary Books. Page 63. {{ISBN|9780809243266}}.

In 2018, an animated short film from Crypt TV titled Dark Vessel featured the town as its 1977-based setting.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/idZuan8s5w4 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200524191540/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idZuan8s5w4&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idZuan8s5w4| title = Dark Vessel {{!}} Short Animated Film {{!}} Crypt TV | website=YouTube| date = April 26, 2018 }}{{cbignore}}

In 2021, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall and Jack Ingram released a song named for the city on their acoustic album The Marfa Tapes. It was later recorded again with full production for inclusion on Lambert's solo album Palomino in 2022.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/miranda-lambert-palomino-new-album-1319412/|title=Miranda Lambert Covers Mick Jagger, Sings With the B-52's on New Album 'Palomino'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Hudak|first=Joseph|date=March 10, 2022|access-date=March 12, 2022}}

Sabinas in Coahuila, Mexico, has been proposed as Waxahachie's sister city. Sabinas is located about {{convert|70|mi}} south of Eagle Pass, Texas.{{cite web| title=Waxahachie, Texas| url=http://www.waxahachietx.com/news/sister-city/article_30a7549d-6f11-5bad-89d1-e3b9ce0aacaa.html?mode=jqm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030439/http://www.waxahachietx.com/news/sister-city/article_30a7549d-6f11-5bad-89d1-e3b9ce0aacaa.html?mode=jqm| archive-date=March 4, 2016| publisher=Daily Light| access-date=5 June 2014|url-status=dead}}

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• [http://www.waxahachie.com City of Waxahachie official website]
• [http://www.city-data.com/city/Waxahachie-Texas.html City-data.com]
• [https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hew02 Texas State Historical Association]

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