Editing Lacy Lakeview, Texas (section)

==History==
Lacy Lakeview is the combination of two independent communities, with a third later merging.<ref>[http://www.lacylakeview.org/history.html History of Lacy Lakeview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519060323/http://www.lacylakeview.org/history.html |date=2009-05-19 }}</ref>

Lacy (the older of the two communities) was named for William David Lacy, who sold lots in the area in the 1880s.  Lakeview was named for its location near spring-fed lakes, and was the location of the school for both communities.  Lacy and Lakeview were stations on the [[Texas Electric Railway]], also known as the Interurban which ran between Dallas and Waco.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

Neither town grew quickly; by the 1940s the combined population of the two communities was barely 120 with only four businesses.

In 1953, the two communities formed a common city government.  Thereafter, the population of the new combined community quickly grew to over 2,000 residents by the early 1960s, its economy almost wholly dependent on nearby Waco.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

In 1998, the city of [[Northcrest, Texas|Northcrest]] merged with Lacy Lakeview; this allowed the consolidated area to qualify under Texas law for [[home rule]] status.