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Waxahachie (/ˌwɒksəˈhætʃi/ WOK-sə-HA-chee) is the seat of government of Ellis County, Texas, United States. Its population was 41,140 in 2020.

Waxahachie city overview:
Name:	Waxahachie city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Ellis County
Founded:	1850
Elevation:	558 ft (170 m)
Total Area:	50.73 sq mi (131.40 km²)
Land Area:	49.50 sq mi (128.21 km²)
Water Area:	1.23 sq mi (3.19 km²)
Total Population:	41,140
Population Density:	767.43/sq mi (296.31/km²)
Area code:	972
FIPS code:	4876816
GNISfeature ID:	1349560
Website:	www.waxahachie.com

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History

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. 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 Southwestern Assemblies of God University. Trinity’s present-day location is 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 54.1 miles (87.1 km). Seventeen shafts were sunk and 14.6 miles (23.5 km) of tunnel were bored 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.” The controversy was resolved amicably when Little worked with Polk to relocate him to another office.

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Geography

Climate

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.