Paradise, Texas

For the film, see Paradise, Texas (film).

Paradise, Texas
City
Location of Paradise, Texas
Coordinates: 33°9′1″N97°41′19″W / 33.15028°N 97.68861°W / 33.15028; -97.68861 Coordinates: 33°9′1″N97°41′19″W / 33.15028°N 97.68861°W / 33.15028; -97.68861
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Wise
Area [1]
• Total	2.01 sq mi (5.20 km2)
• Land	2.01 sq mi (5.20 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	758 ft (231 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	475
• Density	279.66/sq mi (107.97/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	76073
Area code	940
FIPS code	48-55056 [2]
GNIS feature ID	1381237 [3]

Paradise is a city in Wise County, Texas, United States. The population was 475 in 2020. ^[4]

According to tradition, the area was a cowboy's "paradise", hence the name. ^[5]

In 1985, Blue Bell Ice Cream filmed a television commercial in Paradise, TX. The commercial starred some residents of the town.

Geography

Paradise is located at 33°9′1″N97°41′19″W / 33.15028°N 97.68861°W / 33.15028; -97.68861 (33.150340, –97.688728). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), all of it land. ^[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2000	459		—
2010	441		−3.9%
2019 (est.)	561	[7]	27.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

Paradise racial composition as of 2020 ^[4]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	398	83.79%
Black or African American (NH)	4	0.84%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	2	0.42%
Asian (NH)	2	0.42%
Some Other Race (NH)	1	0.21%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	15	3.16%
Hispanic or Latino	53	11.16%
Total	475

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 475 people, 190 households, and 125 families residing in the city.

Education

The City of Paradise is served by the Paradise Independent School District.

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
5. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 98.
6. "US Gazetteer Files 2016-Places-Texas". US Census. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
7. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
9. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
10. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

1. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. ^{[9] [10]}

External links

• Handbook of Texas Online article about Paradise, Texas
• Official City of Paradise, Texas Website