West, Texas | |
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 Top: Czech Stop & Little Czech Bakery, Bottom Left: Aerial view of the town of West, Texas — looking northeast, Bottom Right: View from Oak Street | |
| Nickname: Home of the Official Kolache of the Texas Legislature | |
 Location of West, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 31°48′11″N 97°05′41″W / 31.80306°N 97.09472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | McLennan |
| Incorporated | 1892 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.66 sq mi (4.30 km2) |
| • Land | 1.66 sq mi (4.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 650 ft (200 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,531 |
| • Density | 1,797.71/sq mi (694.12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 76691 [4] |
| Area code(s) | 254, exchange 826 |
| FIPS code | 48-77332 [5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412216[2] |
| Website | City Website |
West is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States.[6] As of the 2020 census, the city population was 2,531.[3][7] It is named after Thomas West, the first postmaster of the city.[8] The city is located in the north-central part of Texas, approximately 70 miles (110 km) south of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, 20 miles north of Waco and 120 miles north of Austin, the state's capital.
Despite its name, the city is not located within the region of West Texas; area residents sometimes call the community "West comma Texas" to avoid repetition.[9]
As of 2012[update] it has one of the largest concentrations of Czech Texans of any city in the state.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West, Texas
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau (2011). "West, TX Census". census.gov.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS — Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "History of West". Archived from the original on March 16, 2012.
- ^ Harrigan, Stephen (March 2012). "Where Is My Home?". Texas Monthly. Retrieved May 12, 2019.