Euless, Texas
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| City of Euless, Texas | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Tarrant |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Mary Lib Saleh |
| Area | |
| - Total | 16.3 sq mi (42.1 km²) |
| - Land | 16.3 sq mi (42.1 km²) |
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0 km²) |
| Elevation | 587 ft (179 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 46,005 |
| - Density | 2,828.3/sq mi (1,091.7/km²) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 76039-76040 |
| Area code(s) | 817 |
| FIPS code | 48-24768[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1335538[2] |
| Website: http://www.ci.euless.tx.us/ | |
Euless is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Euless is part of the Mid-Cities between Dallas and Fort Worth. The population was 51,226 in a 2005 census estimate.
Part of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, which serves the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, is inside the city limits of Euless.
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[edit] Geography
Euless is located at (32.848253, -97.091782).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.3 square miles (42.1 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 46,005 people, 19,218 households, and 11,626 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,828.3 people per square mile (1,091.7/km²). There were 20,136 housing units at an average density of 1,237.9/sq mi (477.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.52% White, 6.49% African American, 0.64% Native American, 7.15% Asian, 1.86% Pacific Islander, 5.38% from other races, and 2.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.31% of the population. Euless has one of the largest populations of Tongans in North America.[4]
There were 19,218 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.05. 1.26% of Euless households are same sex couples, giving Euless the ninth highest percentage of same sex couples among cities in Texas with over 50 same sex couples.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 39.7% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $49,582, and the median income for a family was $54,697. Males had a median income of $39,169 versus $32,370 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,764. About 5.7% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
Most of Euless is served by the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. Together with most of Hurst and Bedford, this area forms one of the largest recognized suburban school districts in the state.[citation needed]
Euless has seven elementary schools, two junior high school, and one high schools. Some residents of the city of Euless attend schools in the Grapevine - Colleyville Independent School District such as Bear Creek Elementary, Heritage Middle School, and Colleyville Heritage High School.
On December 10, 2005, Euless's Trinity High School won the 5A Division 1 state football championship. The team has achieved national notoriety for its pre-game and post-game ritual dance, the New Zealand Maori Ka Mate haka, started by several players of Tongan descent.[5]
On December 22, 2007 the Trinity Trojans Football Team won the 5A Division 1 state championship again by defeating Converse Judson 13-10.
The HAKA has made Trinity High School famous because they do it before and after each game and it intimidates the other team. Trinity has actually been asked by a couple of teams not to perform it in front of their players, and so now they wait to perform it until everyone on the opposing team has left the stadium but they still do it in front of them before the game.
[edit] Notable residents
This list may include past and current residents of the community
- James T. Draper, Jr. -- Former president of the Southern Baptist Convention and former pastor of First Baptist Church in Euless
- Diane Henry - Model and contestant on Big Brother 5[6]
- Sarah Shahi - Actress on The L Word[7]
- Janine Turner - Actress who starred on Northern Exposure was raised (but not born) in Euless.[8]
Euless City Council as of May 2008
Mayor: Mary Lib Saleh
Place 1: Tim Stinneford
Place 2: Leon Hogg
Place 3: Linda Martin
Place 4: Charlie Miller
Place 5: Glenn Porterfield
Place 6: Perry Bynum
[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.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ A Tongan War Dance Enlivens Football In Euless, Texas - WSJ.com
- ^ Laura Bush: We got the Haka in Texas too (2008-06-10). Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
Interview of the First Lady by Jonathan Karl, ABC News (2008-06-09). Retrieved on 2008-06-10. - ^ Diane Henry at the Internet Movie Database; URL accessed 2006-06-07
- ^ Sarah Shahi at the Internet Movie Database; URL accessed 2006-06-07
- ^ Brumburgh, Gary. "Biography for Janine Turner", Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2006-06-07.
[edit] External links
- City of Euless website
- HEB Chamber of Commerce
- Historic Photos of Euless, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
- More demographic data
- Euless, Texas is at coordinates Coordinates:
[edit] Listening
- Story about haka at Trinity High School, from The World radio program
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