Editing Woodway, Texas

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| subdivision_name2        = [[McLennan County, Texas|McLennan]]
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| population_total         = 9383
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'''Woodway''' is a city in [[McLennan County, Texas]], United States. The population was 9,383 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Waco, Texas|Waco]] [[Waco metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Originally founded in 1865 by [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=James M. Kendrick Jr. Papers, Inclusive: 1922-1945, Bulk: 1939-1944|url=https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/baytc/10107/btc-10107.html|last=Family and friends of James M. Kendrick|first=Jr|website=legacy.lib.utexas.edu|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref> veteran Burl Kendrick,<ref name="Woodway History {{!}} Woodway, TX">{{Cite web|title=Woodway History|url=https://woodwaytexas.gov/woodway-history/|website=www.woodwaytexas.gov|access-date=2024-09-24}}</ref> Woodway was named by a [[Citizens' Councils|committee of citizens]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ladino|first=Robyn Duff|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3_I3r53r1VgC&dq=mclennan+county+%22citizens%27+council%22&pg=PA41|title=Desegregating Texas Schools: Eisenhower, Shivers, and the Crisis at Mansfield High|date=2010-01-01|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=978-0-292-77792-7|language=en}}</ref> in the early 1950s. Following the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] decisions [[Brown v. Board of Education]] and [[Brown II]], the city of Waco mounted an attempt to desegregate the public school system.<ref>{{Cite thesis|title=A history of integration of the Waco public schools : 1954 to the present.|url=https://baylor-ir.tdl.org/handle/2104/10172|date=2018-01-22|degree=Masters|language=en-US|first=Wei-ling|last=Gong|publisher=Baylor University}}</ref> In response to the integration attempts, residents incorporated on June 20, 1955, under the name "Woodway," a [[portmanteau]] of the area's existing place names, Woodland West and the Village of Midway.<ref name="Woodway History {{!}} Woodway, TX"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 6.6&nbsp;square miles (17.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 1244
|1970= 4819
|1980= 7091
|1990= 8695
|2000= 8733
|2010= 8452
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=9383}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Woodway racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4880224&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|7,348
|78.31%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|380
|4.05%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|25
|0.27%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|230
|2.45%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|2
|0.02%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|10
|0.11%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|397
|4.23%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|991
|10.56%
|-
|Total
|9,383
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 9,383 people, 3,177 households, and 2,602 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 8,733 people, 3,382 households, and 2,759 families residing in the city. Of this population 49.38% were male and 50.62% were female. The population density was {{convert|1,324.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,481 housing units at an average density of {{convert|527.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.87% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.82% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.78% of the population.

There were 3,382 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 33.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $70,139, and the median income for a family was $80,161. Males had a median income of $57,363 versus $30,822 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $36,306. About 2.6% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Woodway Park.jpg|thumb|Woodway Park]]

The Carleen Bright Arboretum is a {{convert|15|acre|m2}} [[arboretum]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith |first1=Carrie |title=Longtime Woodway leader Carleen Bright dies at 100 |url=https://www.wacotrib.com/news/greater_waco/woodway/longtime-woodway-leader-carleen-bright-dies-at/article_38fdadac-7760-5f1d-83ab-dd9eae76715e.html |website=Waco Tribune-Herald |access-date=7 May 2019|date=23 October 2015}}</ref> containing {{convert|6|acre|m2}} of gardens, an amphitheater with covered gazebo, a chapel, and a rental facility. [[northern cardinal|Cardinal]]s, the official bird of Woodway, are sometimes seen in the arboretum.

==Education==
The city of Woodway is served by both the [[Midway Independent School District (McLennan County, Texas)|Midway Independent School District]] and the [[Waco Independent School District]].

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|https://www.woodwaytexas.gov/}}

{{McLennan County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in McLennan County, Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Texas]]