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Area Code 254
234 North American area code 254 is a state of Texas telephone area code for numbers in the Waco/Temple/ Killeen area. It was created May 25, 1997, in a split from area code 817. Counties served by this area code: :Bell, Bosque, Callahan, Comanche, Coryell, Eastland, Erath, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Limestone, McLennan, Milam, Navarro, Robertson, Somervell, Stephens and Williamson Towns and cities served by this area code: : Abbott, Andice, Aquilla, Axtell, Bartlett, Belton, Bluff Dale, Blum, Brandon, Breckenridge, Bremond, Bruceville, Buckholts, Burlington, Bynum, Caddo, Cameron, Carbon, Carlton, Chilton, China Spring, Cisco, Clifton, Coolidge, Copperas Cove, Covington, Cranfills Gap, Crawford, Cross Plains, Davilla, Dawson, De Leon, Desdemona, Donie, Dublin, Eastland, Eddy, Elm Mott, Evant, Flat, Florence, Gatesville, Gholson, Glen Rose, Gorman, Groesbeck, Hamilton, Harker Heights, Heidenheimer, Hewitt, Hico, H ...
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North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean. Because it is on the North American Plate, North American Tectonic Plate, Greenland is included as a part of North America geographically. North America covers an area of about , about 16.5% of Earth's land area and about 4.8% of its total surface. North America is the third-largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa, and the list of continents and continental subregions by population, fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. In 2013, its population was estimated at nearly 579 million people in List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America, 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's population. In Americas (terminology)#Human ge ...
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Hamilton County, Texas
Hamilton County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,222. The county seat is Hamilton. The county was created in 1858. It is named for James Hamilton Jr., a former governor of South Carolina who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas. History Indigenous peoples were the first inhabitants of the area. Later Native American tribes settled in the area, including Tawakoni, Tonkawa, Waco and Comanche. In 1821, shortly after Mexico claimed its independence from Spain, Anglo settlers from the North came to Texas, claiming Mexican citizenship. Following Texas's independence from Mexico (1836) and its annexation by the United States (1845), Robert Carter and family became the first permanent white settlers in the county in 1854. The next year, settlers James Rice, Henry Standefer, Frederic Bookerman, William Beauchamp, and Asa Langford formed a community that later becomes the town of Hamilton. Asa La ...
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Aquilla, Texas
Aquilla ( ) is a city located in Hill County, Texas, United States. It is located on Farm to Market Road 933, southwest of Hillsboro. The population was 109 at the 2010 census. History From the ''Handbook of Texas Online'': "Settlers, attracted to the site because it was the nearest point to Hillsboro where timber could be found, began moving into the area in the 1840s. The original settlement, near the site of present Aquilla, was called Mudtown. The community of Aquilla and nearby Aquilla Creek were probably named for early settler Aquilla Jones. The town received a post office in 1859. Twenty years later the tracks of the Texas Central Railroad crossed southwestern Hill County, passing within a few miles of the timber settlement. Shortly thereafter, businesses and residents moved a few miles south to the rail line. The community's population was 175 in 1886 and 100 in 1892. A series of illnesses resulted from drinking creek water, so a well was dug in 1897 to provide fresh ...
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Andice, Texas
Andice ( ) is a town located in Williamson County, Texas. It is situated about 15 miles north of Georgetown, Texas and about 38 miles north of Austin. According to the 2000 census, the population was 25; it was 25 in the 2005 census estimate. History Also called Berry's Creek and Stapp, Andice is located at the intersection of Farm Roads 2338 and 970, five miles southwest of Florence in northwest Williamson County. The site was first settled by Joshua Stapp, who built a log structure to serve as a school and church in 1857. In 1876 Andrew Jackson, the proprietor of a small store on Berry Creek near the site of the future town, was appointed postmaster of the Berry's Creek post office, which continued in operation until 1879. Andice's name dates back to 1899 when Rev. William Isaac Newton applied for a new post office to be named after his newborn son, Audice. Postal officials misread the name as "Andice" and approved that name. Today, the common pronunciation of the town name is ...
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Abbott, Texas
Abbott is a city in Hill County, Texas, United States. The population was 352 in 2020. History Abbott was founded in 1871 as a stop for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad and was named for Joseph Abbott, who represented the area in the Texas legislature at the time. Its population peaked at 713 in 1914 and has declined since. The city was incorporated in 1916. Geography and climate Abbott is located on Interstate 35, about 24 miles north of Waco, and is at (31.883865, −97.075680). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of . The city has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''), similar to nearby cities such Dallas and Waco. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 300 people, 124 households, and 89 families residing in the city. The population density was 518.0 people per square mile (199.7/km2). There were 144 housing units at an average density of 248.6 per square mile (95.9/km2). The racial makeu ...
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Williamson County, Texas
Williamson County (sometimes abbreviated as "Wilco") is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 609,017. Its county seat is Georgetown. The county is named for Robert McAlpin Williamson (1804?–1859), a community leader and a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto. Williamson County is part of the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown metropolitan statistical area. It was included with Austin in the Best Cities to Live in for 2009 by the Milken Institute. It is on both the Edwards Plateau to the west, rocky terrain and hills, and Texas Blackland Prairies in the east, rich, fertile farming land. The two areas are roughly bisected by Interstate 35. History Prehistoric Much of Williamson County has been the site of human habitation for at least 11,200 years. The earliest known inhabitants of the area lived during the late Pleistocene (Ice Age), and are linked to the Clovis culture around 9,200 BC based on evidence found at Bell County's much-stu ...
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Stephens County, Texas
Stephens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,101. Its county seat is Breckenridge. The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1876. It was originally named Buchanan County, after U.S. President James Buchanan, but was renamed in 1861 for Alexander H. Stephens, the vice president of the Confederate States of America. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (2.7%) are covered by water. Major highways * U.S. Highway 180 * U.S. Highway 183 * State Highway 67 Adjacent counties * Young County (north) * Palo Pinto County (east) * Eastland County (south) * Shackelford County (west) * Throckmorton County (northwest) Demographics ''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.'' As of the ...
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Somervell County, Texas
Somervell County ( ) is a county on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,205. Its county seat is Glen Rose. The county is named for Alexander Somervell, secretary of war for the Republic of Texas. Somervell County is included in the Dallas-Fort Worth- Arlington metropolitan statistical area and the Granbury micropolitan area. The county contains the Comanche Peak Nuclear Generating Station, one of two nuclear power plants in Texas. History Native Americans Caddo tribe Anadarko villages were scattered along Trinity and Brazos Rivers. The Caddo tribe of Wichita also inhabited the area. By 1860, these tribes had moved to Oklahoma. The Tonkawa were hunter-gatherers of the area, and often traded with their allies the Caddo and Karankawa. Like the Wichita, Karankawa and Jumano, the Tonkawa tattooed their bodies and faces. Some Tonkawa men were employed as scouts for the Texas Rangers and United States Army. As they w ...
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Robertson County, Texas
Robertson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,757. Its county seat is Franklin. The county was created in 1837 and organized the following year. It is named for Sterling C. Robertson, an early settler who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. Robertson County is in east-central Texas and is part of the College Station- Bryan, TX metropolitan statistical area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (1.1%) are covered by water. Major highways * U.S. Highway 79 * U.S. Highway 190 * State Highway 6 * State Highway 7 * State Highway 14 Additionally, State Highway OSR forms Robertson County's southeastern border, but does not fully enter the county. Adjacent counties * Limestone County (north) * Leon County (northeast) * Brazos County (southeast) * Burleson County (south) * Milam County (southwest) * Falls County (northwest) Demographi ...
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Navarro County, Texas
Navarro County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 52,624. Its county seat is Corsicana. The county is named for José Antonio Navarro, a Tejano leader in the Texas Revolution who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. Navarro County comprises the Corsicana, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also part of the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Combined Statistical Area. History Navarro County was formed from Robertson County in 1846. In 1860, after the election of Abraham Lincoln to the American presidency, Navarro County lowered the American flag at the courthouse in protest and instead hoisted the Texas flag. Thereafter early in 1861, some 450 Navarro County men enlisted in the new Confederate States Army. Two of the enlistees became outstanding officers, Roger O. Mills and Clinton M. Winkler, a Confederate colonel for whom Winkler County in far West Texas is named. The county commissioners appropriated ...
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Milam County, Texas
Milam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 24,754. The county seat is Cameron. The county was created in 1834 as a municipality in Mexico and organized as a county in 1837. Milam County is named for Benjamin Rush Milam, an early settler and a soldier in the Texas Revolution. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (0.5%) are covered by water. Major highways * U.S. Highway 77 * U.S. Highway 79 * U.S. Highway 190 * State Highway 36 Adjacent counties * Falls County (north) * Robertson County (northeast) * Burleson County (southeast) * Lee County (south) * Williamson County (southwest) * Bell County (northwest) Demographics ''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.'' As of the cen ...
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McLennan County, Texas
McLennan County is a County (United States), county located on the Edwards Plateau in Central Texas. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, its population was 260,579 . Its county seat and largest city is Waco, Texas, Waco. The U.S. census 2021 county population estimate is 263,115. The county is named for Neil McLennan, an early Scottish settler who worked to push back the Indians in early Texas. McLennan County is included in the Waco Waco metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History McLennan County was created by the Texas Legislature in 1850 out of Milam County. The county seat, Waco, had been founded as an outpost of the Texas Ranger Division, Texas Rangers. It was laid out by George B. Erath, and was known by 1850 as Waco Village. In the 1880s, pharmacist Charles Alderton developed the carbonated beverage that became known as Dr Pepper. The Dr Pepper business was headquartered in Waco, until it moved to Dallas, Texas. Waco is also home to the D ...
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