Lorena, Texas

Lorena is a small city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,662 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area.GeographyLorena is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2sqmi, all of it land. Lorena is off Interstate 35 and where Highway 81 originally was.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, 1,433 people, 537 households, and 417 families resided in the city. The population density was 444.8 people per square mile (171.8/km2). There were 551 housing units at an average density of 171.0/sq mi (66.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.21% White, 0.98% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 3.07% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.86% of the population.Of the 537 households, 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were not families. About 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.10.