Texas · Census place 4845672

McGregor, Texas

McGregor is a city in McLennan County, Texas with an estimated 6,161 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 340th largest of 804 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
6,161
#340 of 804 in Texas
Change since 2020
+13.8%
+749 people
Land area
22.6 sq mi
Density
272 / sq mi
State median 1,561
Orange pin: McGregor. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Austin.

McGregor population, 2020 to 2024

McGregor added 749 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +13.8%. In the latest year it moved by +194. Among 384 Texas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 95th; the median place changed by +4.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in Texas has 15,345 people, so McGregor is 40% of it.

5,41220205,53220215,74720225,96720236,1612024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 5,384. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

McGregor covers 22.63 square miles of land, for 272 people per square mile of land. The median Texas place of 5,000+ has 1,561, so McGregor is less dense than the typical town.

What county McGregor is in

All of McGregor's residents live in McLennan County, which had 270,358 residents in 2024. McGregor holds 2.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in McGregor

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps McGregor by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 76657. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where McGregor is

The Census internal point of McGregor is at 31.419700, -97.426300. Austin, the capital, is 81.3 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Woodway, TX (9,686 people), 12.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Waco, TX, 16.9 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
31.419700, -97.426300
DMS
31°25'10.92"N 97°25'34.68"W
UTM
14N 649581.6E 3477187.8N
Geohash
9vddxpb34
Plus code
8634CH9F+VF

Daylight in McGregor

At 31.42° N, McGregor gets about 14 h 12 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 06 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 06 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near McGregor

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Texas, measured between internal points. The closest is Moody, 8.8 miles away, with 1,620 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of McGregor, TX?

6,161 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 749 (13.8%) from 5,412 in July 2020.

What county is McGregor in?

McLennan County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover McGregor?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 76657.

How far is McGregor from Austin?

81.3 miles (130.9 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from McGregor.

What is the nearest larger city to McGregor?

Woodway, TX, with 9,686 residents, 12.7 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.