Lincoln Park, Texas
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| Lincoln Park, Texas | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Denton |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²) |
| - Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 591 ft (180 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 517 |
| - Density | 3,392.4/sq mi (1,309.8/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 48-42808[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1388579[2] |
Lincoln Park is a town in Denton County, Texas, United States. The population was 517 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Lincoln Park is located at (33.221933, -96.972759)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 517 people, 183 households, and 137 families residing in the town. The population density was 3,392.4 people per square mile (1,330.8/km²). There were 202 housing units at an average density of 1,325.5/sq mi (520.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 85.49% White, 0.77% African American, 1.35% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 11.41% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.41% of the population.
There were 183 households out of which 47.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 15.5% from 18 to 24, 38.7% from 25 to 44, 13.3% from 45 to 64, and 2.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $41,429. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $23,281 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,801. About 12.3% of families and 21.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.0% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] History
Lincoln Park is one of several towns that incorporated in Denton County in the early 1970s to sell alcohol in this otherwise dry county. Incorporated in 1971, Lincoln Park served the Denton to McKinney corridor of US Highway 380, supplying both college students from Denton and travellers passing through with drinks. After both Denton and McKinney voted to allow alcoholic sales in their cities, Lincoln Park began to decline. Today it consists of the original mobile home park, a liquor store and a Trail Dust restaurant.
[edit] Education
Lincoln Park is served by the Denton Independent School District.
[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.
[edit] External links
- Lincoln Park, Texas is at coordinates Coordinates:
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