Editing Waco, Georgia

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'''Waco''' is a city in [[Haralson County, Georgia|Haralson County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States, located near the [[Alabama]] state line. The population was 516 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1379808
| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Waco city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=May 17, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 469 at the 2000 census.

==History==
The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Waco in 1885.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://georgia.gov/cities-counties/waco | title=Waco | publisher=GeorgiaGov | accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> Waco is a name derived from the [[Muskogean languages|Muskogean language]] meaning "heron".<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/w.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=244 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

==Geography==

Waco is bordered to the south and east by the city of [[Bremen, Georgia|Bremen]]. [[U.S. Route 78]] passes through the center of town, leading east {{convert|2.5|mi}} to the center of Bremen and northwest {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Tallapoosa, Georgia|Tallapoosa]]. [[Interstate 20]] forms the southern border of Waco and provides access from Exit 9 (Atlantic Avenue). I-20 leads east {{convert|48|mi}} to [[Atlanta]] and west {{convert|98|mi}} to [[Birmingham, Alabama]].<ref>''Bremen, GA,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973 (1983 rev.)</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Waco has a total area of {{convert|4.8|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 357
|1900= 345
|1910= 326
|1920= 333
|1930= 208
|1940= 304
|1950= 328
|1960= 381
|1970= 431
|1980= 471
|1990= 461
|2000= 469
|2010= 516
|2020= 536
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Waco racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1379808&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-12|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|490
|91.42%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|17
|3.17%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|2
|0.37%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|3
|0.56%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|18
|3.36%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|6
|1.12%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 536 people, 200 households, and 151 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 469 people, 189 households, and 130 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|291.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 203 housing units at an average density of {{convert|126.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 97.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.49% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.85% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.21% from two or more races.

There were 189 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,667, and the median income for a family was $40,417. Males had a median income of $29,000 versus $21,094 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,076.  About 9.5% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.wacoga.net/ City of Waco official website]

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Haralson County, Georgia]]