Axtell is an unincorporated community in eastern McLennan County, Texas, United States.
U.S. Census data is not readily available for the bedroom community of Axtell, but 2000 Census numbers show a population of 2,284 for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 76624, the U.S.Postal ZIP for Axtell.
[2] The Axtell Independent School District serves area students.
The district has two campuses - an elementary school located on Longhorn Parkway and the junior and senior high school located at North 5th Street and Ottawa Street.
Axtell was established in the early 1880s as a rail stop along the historic Cotton Belt Route between Corsicana and Waco during the golden era of railroad expansion.