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China Spring
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China Spring
Total population
1,126
Median home value
$248,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$70,792
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
China Spring is a census-designated place in northwestern McLennan County, Texas, United States. It lies approximately twelve miles northwest of Waco, on Farm-to-Market Road 1637, and is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, China Spring had a population of 1,436.
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History
Settlement of the area began as early as 1860, and the community was founded in 1867. It was named for a spring in a chinaberry grove. A post office was established there in May 1873 with Charles S. Eichelberger as postmaster. By the early 1880s, the community had 200 residents with five steam cotton gins and gristmills, three general stores and a Methodist church. Cotton, corn, and wool were the principal products of the area. China Spring became the focus of a rural school district in the late 1920s. Two churches, a school, and many houses marked the community on topographic maps of the mid-1970s.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for China Spring, TX from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
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Health (adults)
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Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
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Notable people from here
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Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
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Books about China Spring
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Hydra, Bosque, TexasWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 25 mi
- Wildfire Rio Escondido, Hamilton, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 49 mi
- Wildfire Kurk, San Saba, TexasWildfires · 2026-09-08 · 89 mi
- Wildfire Ross, Palo Pinto, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 98 mi
- Wildfire Lobo, Eastland, TexasWildfires · 2026-09-15 · 109 mi
- Wildfire Bufford Creek, Stephens, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 119 mi
- Wildfire Harris, Throckmorton, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-31 · 142 mi
- Prescribed Fire RX Tom Green 6687, Tom Green, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 189 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET