Corral City, Texas
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| Corral City, Texas | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Denton |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| - Land | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 89 |
| - Density | 2,022.5/sq mi (780.9/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 76226 |
| Area code(s) | 940 |
| FIPS code | 48-17024[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1388542[2] |
Corral City is a town in Denton County, Texas, United States. The population was 89 at the 2000 census.
The town contracts with Argyle to meet its police, fire, and court service needs.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Corral City is located at (33.100883, -97.225812)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.0 square miles (0.1 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 89 people, 29 households, and 20 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,022.5 people per square mile (859.1/km²). There were 31 housing units at an average density of 704.4/sq mi (299.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.01% White, 7.87% Native American, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.24% of the population.
There were 29 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.75.
In the town the population was spread out with 39.3% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 2.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 122.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 134.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,161. There were 18.2% of families and 25.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 53.8% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
[edit] History
Corral City originally began as a mobile-home park in the late 1960s, but the popularity of alcohol sales in the otherwise dry Denton County, Texas spurred it to incorporate in 1973. With that incorporation, the town was able to vote to sell alcohol, and continues to do so from a prime location just north of the Texas Motor Speedway. As part of a plan to allow alcohol sales at the Speedway, Corral City was briefly home to Justice of the Peace Precinct 7, which encompassed the Speedway portion of Fort Worth, Texas as well as slivers of land designed to reach from the city to the Speedway.
In 2009 a subdivision named Belmont will open in the Corral City area.[5]
[edit] Education
The Corral City area is divided between Argyle ISD and Northwest ISD.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "CORRAL CITY, TEXAS," The Handbook of Texas
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Small towns disappearing across North Texas prairie," Denton Record-Chronicle
[edit] External links
- Corral City, Texas is at coordinates Coordinates:
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