Carrollton, Texas
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| Carrollton, Texas | |||
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| Counties | Dallas County | ||
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| Mayor | Becky Miller | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 36.6 mi² / 94.9 km² | ||
| - Land | 36.5 mi² / 94.5 km² | ||
| - Water | 0.2 mi² / 0.5 km² | ||
| Population | |||
| - City (2003) | 116,714 (city proper) | ||
| - Density | 1,160.1/km² | ||
| - Metro | 5,700,256 | ||
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | Central (UTC-5) | ||
| Website: http://www.ci.carrollton.tx.us | |||
Carrollton is a city in Texas, partially in Dallas County, partially in Denton County, and partially in Collin County. As of 2003, census estimates the city's total population to be 116,714. Carrollton is a suburb of Dallas.
The city of Carrollton has been named to America's 2006 Top 100 Places to Live for 2006 by Relocate America.<ref>Relocate America - Carrollton, Texas. Retrieved 8 November 2006.</ref>
The city has the headquarters of FastSigns International, Educational Products, Inc. and Woot.com.
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[edit] Geography
| Lewisville | The Colony | Plano |
| Coppell | Carrollton | Dallas |
|---|---|---|
| Irving | Farmers Branch | Addison |
Carrollton is located at (32.990092, -96.893277)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 94.9 km² (36.6 mi²). 94.5 km² (36.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.49%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 109,576 people, 39,136 households, and 28,921 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,160.1/km² (3,004.7/mi²). There were 40,458 housing units at an average density of 428.3/km² (1,109.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.88% White, 6.26% African American, 0.46% Native American, 10.90% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 7.71% from other races, and 2.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.53% of the population.
There are 39,136 households. Of these, 41.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 37.1% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $62,406, and the median income for a family was $68,672. Males had a median income of $45,469 versus $32,997 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,746. About 4.1% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
Most of Carrollton is a part of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. Dallas Independent School District also serves a small portion of Carrollton in the south, along with the Lewisville Independent School District in the north.
The DISD portion is served partially by Anne Frank Elementary School and partially by N. Adams Elementary School. The N. Adams portion will be served by DISD's Junkins Elementary School (located in Carrollton, named after Jerry Junkins) when Junkins opens in fall 2006. All of the DISD portion is served by Marsh Middle School and W.T. White High School. Starting in 2006-2007 the DISD portion of Carrollton will instead be served by Walker Middle School.
[edit] Notable Residents
Robert Matthew "Vanilla Ice" Van Winkle - attended R. L. Turner High School
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Carrollton official website
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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