Garland, Texas

Last updated • 19 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Garland
Downtown Garland.jpg
State & 5th Street in Downtown
GarlandLogo.png
Motto: 
Texas Made Here [1]
Dallas County Texas Incorporated Areas Garland highighted.svg
Location within Dallas County
Relief map of Texas.png
Red pog.svg
Garland
Location within Texas
Usa edcp relief location map.png
Red pog.svg
Garland
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 32°54′26″N96°38′7″W / 32.90722°N 96.63528°W / 32.90722; -96.63528
Country United States
State Texas
County Dallas, Collin, Rockwall
Incorporated1891 [2]
Government
  Type Council-Manager
Area
[3]
  Total
57.25 sq mi (148.29 km2)
  Land57.13 sq mi (147.97 km2)
  Water0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
Elevation
[4]
551 ft (168 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
246,018
  RankUS: 93rd
TX: 13th
  Density4,300/sq mi (1,700/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
75040-75049
Area code(s) 214, 469, 945, 972
FIPS code 48-29000 [5]
GNIS feature ID2410572 [4]
Website garlandtx.gov

Garland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located within Dallas County with portions extending into Collin and Rockwall counties. It is located northeast of Dallas and is a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. In 2020, it had a population of 246,018, making it the 93rd-most populous city in the United States and the 13th-most populous city in Texas. Garland is the third largest city in Dallas County by population and has access to downtown Dallas via public transportation including two DART Blue Line stations and buses.

Contents

History

Immigrants began arriving in the Peters colony area around 1850, but a community was not created until 1874. Two communities sprang up in the area: Embree, named for physician K. H. Embree, and Duck Creek, named for the local creek of the same name. A rivalry between the two towns ensued as the area began to grow around the Santa Fe Railroad depot.

Eventually, to settle a dispute regarding which town should have the local post office, Dallas County Judge Thomas A. Nash asked visiting Congressman Joe Abbott to move the post office between the two towns. The move was completed in 1887. The new location was named Garland after U.S. Attorney General Augustus Hill Garland.

Soon after, the towns of Embree and Duck Creek were combined, and the three areas combined to form the city of Garland, which was incorporated in 1891. By 1904, the town had a population of 819 people. [2]

In 1920, local businessmen financed a new electrical generator plant (sold by Fairbanks-Morse) for the town. This later led to the formation of Garland Power and Light, the municipal electric provider that still powers the city today. [2] [6]

On May 9, 1927, a devastating F4 tornado struck the town and killed 15 people, [7] including the former mayor, S. E. Nicholson.

Businesses began to move back into the area in the late 1930s. The Craddock food company and later the Byer-Rolnick hat factory (now owned by Resistol) moved into the area. In 1937, KRLD, a major Dallas radio station, built its radio antenna tower in Garland, and it is operational to this day.

During World War II, several aircraft plants were operated in the area, and the Kraft Foods company purchased a vacant one after the war for its own use. By 1950, the population of Garland exceeded 10,000 people. [2] From 1950 to 1954, though, the Dallas/Garland area suffered from a serious and extended drought, so to supplement the water provided by wells, Garland began using the water from the nearby Lake Lavon.

The suburban population boom that the whole country experienced after World War II also reached Garland by 1960, when the population nearly quadrupled from the 1950 figure to about 38,500. By 1970, the population had doubled to about 81,500. By 1980, the population reached 138,850. [2] Charles R. Matthews served as mayor in the 1980s; he was later a member of the elected Texas Railroad Commission.

In the 2000s, Garland added several notable developments, mostly in the northern portion of the city. Hawaiian Falls waterpark opened in 2003. (Garland formerly had a Wet 'n Wild waterpark, which closed in 1993). The Garland Independent School District's Curtis Culwell Center (formerly called the Special Events Center), [8] an arena and conference facility, opened in 2005.

Later that year, Firewheel Town Center, a Main Street-style outdoor mall, owned by Simon Property Group, opened in October 2005. It has over 100 business and includes an AMC theater. In 2009, the city, in conjunction with developer Trammell Crow Company, finished a public/private partnership to develop the old parking lot (the land between 5th Street, 6th Street, and on the north side of Austin Street) into a new mixed-use, transit-oriented development named 5th Street Crossing. Cater-corner to both City Hall and the downtown DART Rail station, the project consists of 189 residential apartment units, 11,000 square feet (1,000 m2) of flex retail, and six live-work units. [9]

On May 3, 2015, the Curtis Culwell Center attack took place in Garland. The attack ended in a shootout with police guarding the event, and the deaths of the two perpetrators.

The southeast side of Garland suffered a major blow on the night of December 26, 2015, after a large EF4 tornado struck the area, moving north from Sunnyvale. Nine fatalities were confirmed in the city from this event. [10] Exactly 6 years later, a mass shooting took place at a convenience store in Garland, resulting in the deaths of 3 people. [11] [12]

Geography

Garland, Texas
Climate chart (explanation)
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 
 
2.3
 
 
53
31
 
 
2.8
 
 
59
36
 
 
3.3
 
 
67
43
 
 
3.6
 
 
75
51
 
 
5.3
 
 
82
60
 
 
4.1
 
 
90
67
 
 
2.2
 
 
94
71
 
 
1.9
 
 
94
71
 
 
3.3
 
 
88
64
 
 
4.6
 
 
78
53
 
 
3.4
 
 
65
42
 
 
3.4
 
 
56
34
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Source: Weather.com / NWS
Metric conversion
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 
 
57
 
 
12
−1
 
 
70
 
 
15
2
 
 
84
 
 
19
6
 
 
92
 
 
24
11
 
 
134
 
 
28
16
 
 
105
 
 
32
19
 
 
56
 
 
34
22
 
 
47
 
 
34
22
 
 
83
 
 
31
18
 
 
117
 
 
26
12
 
 
86
 
 
18
6
 
 
85
 
 
13
1
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 57.1 sq mi (147.9 km2), all land.

Neighborhoods and historical communities

Climate

Garland is part of the humid subtropical region. The average warmest month is July, with the highest recorded temperature being 111 °F (44 °C) in 2000. Typically, the coolest month is January, when the lowest recorded temperature was −3 °F (−19 °C) in 1989. The maximum average precipitation occurs in May.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 478
1900 81971.3%
1910 804−1.8%
1920 1,42176.7%
1930 1,58411.5%
1940 2,23341.0%
1950 10,571373.4%
1960 38,501264.2%
1970 81,437111.5%
1980 138,85770.5%
1990 180,65030.1%
2000 215,76819.4%
2010 226,8765.1%
2020 246,0188.4%
2023 (est.)243,470−1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census
Texas Almanac: 1850–2000
2020 population

[14]

Garland city, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [15] Pop 2010 [16] Pop 2020 [17] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)114,98583,25967,19053.29%36.70%27.31%
Black or African American alone (NH)25,32632,16436,32711.74%14.18%14.77%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)8877896190.41%0.35%0.25%
Asian alone (NH)15,69521,16229,2217.27%9.33%11.88%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)10865780.05%0.03%0.03%
Other Race alone (NH)2703089410.13%0.14%0.38%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)3,3053,3456,6971.53%1.47%2.72%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)55,19285,784104,94525.58%37.81%42.66%
Total215,768226,876246,018100.00%100.00%100.00%

According to the 2020 United States census, there were 246,018 people, 75,886 households, and 56,868 families residing in the city, up from 226,876 people, 75,696 households, and 56,272 families residing in the city at the 2010 census. The population density was 3,973.3 people/sq mi (1,534.1/km2). The 80,834 housing units averaged 1,415.7/sq mi (546.5/km2). The 2019 census estimates placed the population at 239,928.

Of the 75,696 households in 2010, 36.9% had children under 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were not families. About 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.99, and the average family size was 3.48. [18]

At the 2018 American Community Survey, 25.9% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them and the median age was 34.1 [19] Of the adult population, 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. The average household size was 3.25 and the average family size was 3.71. [20] Roughly 0.3% of households in Garland were same-sex, unmarried-partner households and 5.3% opposite-sex, unmarried-partner households.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007–2011 American Community Survey, the median income for a household in the city was $52,441, and for a family was $57,293. Males had a median income of $36,041 versus $33,950 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,000. About 11.1% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.7% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over. [21] The median income for a household in Garland as of 2018 was $60,374. [22] In 2018, an estimated 242,402 people, 74,489 households, [20] and 77,626 housing units were in the city.

In the city, the population was distributed as 28.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older at the 2010 United States census. The median age was 33.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males. [18]

Race and ethnicity

The racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 57.5% White, 14.5% African American, 0.8% Native American, 9.4% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 14.4% some other race, and 3.3% from two or more races in 2010. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 37.8% of the population. [18] Non-Hispanic whites were 36.7% of the population, [23] down from 86.5% in 1980. [24] Following continued trends of diversification, the racial and ethnic makeup at 2018's census estimates were 27% non-Hispanic White, 14% African American, 0.7% American Indian or Alaska Native, 12.4% Asian, 0.5% some other race, 1.7% two or more races, and 43.2% Hispanic or Latino American of any race. [19] Within the local Hispanic or Latino demographic, the largest nationality were Mexican Americans (34.2%). Puerto Ricans made up the second largest single Latin group (0.5%) followed by 42 Cuban Americans and 8.5% other Hispanic and Latino Americans. [19] In 2020, the composition of the city was 27.31% non-Hispanic white, 14.77% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 11.88% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.38% some other race, 2.72% multiracial, and 42.66% Hispanic or Latino of any race. [25]

As of 2000, 12% of the foreign-born population of Garland originated from Vietnam. Two strip-style shopping malls along Walnut Street cater to Vietnamese people, and a community center as of 2009 hosts first-generation Vietnamese immigrants. [26] According to the 2010 U.S. census, Garland has the 16th-largest number of Vietnamese Americans in the United States.

Religion

The majority of Garland's local population are affiliated with a religion, [27] being part of the largest Christian-dominated metropolitan area in the United States. [28] As of 2020, the Catholic Church is the largest single Christian denomination in the city and wider Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area. Garland's Catholic population is served by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas, one of the largest jurisdictions of the Catholic Church in the United States.

Following, Baptists were the second-largest Christian denomination, and the largest Protestant group in the city limits. Baptists are traditionally divided among the Southern Baptist Convention, [29] National Baptists (USA and America) and Texas Baptists. [30] The third largest Christian denomination in the city of Garland are Methodists. Other prominent Christian denominations were the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Pentecostalism, Lutheranism, Presbyterianism, and Episcopalianism. An estimated 12.2% of the total religious population professed another Christian faith. The largest non-Christian religion according to Sperling's BestPlaces was Islam, followed by Judaism and the eastern religions including Buddhism, Sikhism, and Hinduism.

In 1997, the Taiwanese UFO religion Chen Tao moved many of its members to Garland, where they believed the Second Coming of Jesus Christ would occur. [31]

Economy

In the late 1930s, the Craddock food company, which manufactured pickles, moved to town. In 1937, the KRLD (Dallas) radio tower was constructed in Garland. During World War II, several aircraft plants operated in the Garland area. After the war, Kraft Foods bought the Continental Motors Plant to retool for its manufacture. The Kraft plant still operates to this day. As a station on two railroads, Garland was a major onion-shipping point in the 1940s. [2]

Resistol Hats in Garland is a notable manufacturer of premium hats, many of which have been worn by or given to notable figures around the world. The company has long been an important part of Garland's manufacturing base. [32] The company was founded by E.R. Byer and Harry Rolnick, who established Byer-Rolnick in Dallas in 1927. At the time, the company produced men's felt hats. The company used the name "Resistol Hats" to indicate that the hats could "resist-all" weather conditions. Some accounts contend the name was given because the headbands in the company's hats were more resistant to scalp oil. [33] The growing firm needed to expand. In 1938, it moved to a larger facility in Garland, where Resistol hats continue to be manufactured today. For decades, residents surrounding the hat factory could set their clocks to its whistle. [33]

In the early 1980s, Garland had one of the lowest poverty rates of cities in the country. In 1990, it had a population of 180,650 and 2,227 businesses, making it Dallas County's second-largest city and the 10th-largest in the state. Today, Garland had a variety of industries, including electronics, steel fabrication, oilfield equipment, aluminum die casting, hat manufacture, dairy products, and food processors. [2]

Wingstop was founded here

Top employers

The new 5th Street Crossing mixed-use transit-oriented development Fifth Street Crossing, Garland, Texas.jpg
The new 5th Street Crossing mixed-use transit-oriented development

According to the City of Garland's Economic Development Partnership website, [34] the top employers in the city are:

#EmployerEmployees
1 Garland Independent School District 7,425
2City of Garland2,000
3 Kraft Foods 796
4 US Food Service 520
5Epiroc Drilling Solutions460
6SilverLine Window425
7Hatco (Resistol)390
8L3-Communication350
9Arrow Fabricated Tubing340
10Valspar300

Garland has seen many of their major employers replaced over the last few years leading to multiple redevelopment projects. A prior Raytheon campus was demolished and rebuilt into three new industrial buildings housing new companies such as Lexor, Ecolab, Apple, and Quest Windows. The large Sears distribution building was renovated and is currently being utilized by Costco wholesale. The Baylor Scott and White hospital has become a new VA Medical Center and the City of Garland has announced an ambitious streetscapes masterplan for the surrounding medical district with the goal of attracting a new community hospital provider.

Arts and culture

Garland is home to numerous historic and recent entertainment venues.

Entertainment

The Patty Granville Arts Center Patty Granville Arts Center (Garland, Texas).jpg
The Patty Granville Arts Center

The Granville Arts Center is a complex owned and operated by the city. Included within the complex are two elegant proscenium theatres which seat 720 and 200, respectively. Also included as part of the complex is the Plaza Theatre, which has seating for 350. The Plaza Theatre is a historic entertainment venue. [35] The Plaza Theatre was refurbished and is utilized for business conferences, concerts, receptions, and stage productions. It is also host to paintings by artist Bruce Cody. [36] The Atrium at the Granville Arts Center is a 6,500-square-foot (600 m2) ballroom encased in glass on two sides and opening onto an elegant outdoor courtyard. The Atrium provides civic, community and commercial organizations the opportunity to house banquets, receptions, trade shows, and conventions. [37]

Landmarks

Garland is home to the Pace House, [38] which was the original home of John H. Pace and his wife; it was built in the Queen Anne-style architecture. The Pace House was recognized as a historic landmark by the Dallas County Historic Resource Survey of 1982. [39] [40]

Other historic areas of the city include the Garland Landmark Museum, housed in the former 1901 Santa Fe depot. Inside are historical artifacts and documents representing the period from 1850 to the present. [41] Historic Downtown Garland is another local landmark. Historic Downtown Garland was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. [42]

Travis College Hill Historic District, a residential neighborhood in downtown Garland, was the first site in Garland history to be added to the National Register of Historic Places, administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior through its National Park Service. Two months later, the downtown square and surrounding buildings became the second site in Garland added to the listing. Travis College Hill consists of 12 homes whose period of significance is 1913 to 1960. Travis College Hill was platted in January 1913 by developer R.O. Travis. [43]

The Nicholson Memorial Library System's Central Library in July 2015 Garland July 2015 08 (Central Library).jpg
The Nicholson Memorial Library System's Central Library in July 2015

On May 9, 1927, a tornado destroyed much of the city and killed 17 people, including a former mayor, S. E. Nicholson. Six years later, the Nicholson Memorial Library opened in his honor. [2]

The Nicholson Memorial Library System is also the Major Resource Center, or headquarters, of the Northeast Texas Library System (NETLS). NETLS serves a 33-county area that includes 105 member libraries. The Nicholson Memorial Library System headquarters and offices have been housed in NMLS' Central Library since 1983. [44]

Parks and recreation

Garland includes over 2,880 acres (1,170 ha) of park land, six recreation centers, and 63 parks. [45] [46]

Government

The city of Garland is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.

The Parkland Health & Hospital System (Dallas County Hospital District) operates the Garland Health Center. [47]

The Texas Department of Public Safety operates the Region I office in Garland. [48]

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates the Dallas II District Parole Offices in Garland. [49]

The United States Postal Service operates the Garland, [50] Kingsley, [51] and North Garland post offices. [52]

Politics

Garland city vote
by party in presidential elections [53]
Year Democratic Republican Third parties
2020 56.69%46,14841.79% 34,0231.52% 1,235
2016 52.22%34,91341.86% 27,9885.92% 3,954
2012 47.46% 29,50651.15%31,8011.39% 866
Garland city vote
by party in Senate elections [53]
Year Democratic Republican Third parties
2020 53.77%43,48043.21% 34,9423.02% 2,443

Education

Primary and secondary schools

The more than 100-year-old Garland High School: This lineart graphic displays the historic front of the high school that faces South Garland Ave in the Downtown Garland District. GHS3.jpg
The more than 100-year-old Garland High School: This lineart graphic displays the historic front of the high school that faces South Garland Ave in the Downtown Garland District.

Most of Garland is in the Garland Independent School District (GISD). Parts of Garland extend into other districts, including the Dallas, Mesquite, and Richardson Independent School Districts.

The GISD does not have school zoning, so GISD residents may apply to any GISD school.

The GISD portion of Garland is served by several high schools. Garland High School is home to the district's international baccalaureate program. North Garland High School is the math, science and technology magnet. Lakeview Centennial High School is GISD's "College and Career" magnet school. South Garland High School is known within the community for its vocational cosmetology program. Other GISD high schools include Naaman Forest, Rowlett, and Sachse High Schools.

The Mesquite ISD portion of Garland is served by Price Elementary School, Vanston Middle School, and North Mesquite High School.

The Richardson ISD portion is served by Big Springs Elementary School, O. Henry Elementary School, Apollo Junior High School, and Berkner High School, which are in the western and northern portions of Garland.

As of November 2006, the GISD had 52,391 students and 3,236 teachers, for an average ratio of 16.2 students per teacher. [54] The 2006 GISD property tax rate was $1.5449 per hundred dollars of assessed property value. [55]

For a private Christian school option, hundreds of families have chosen for their children to attend Garland Christian Academy, which was founded in 1972. The city also has a Pre-K–12 Islamic school, Brighter Horizons Academy.

Colleges and universities

Richland College Garland Campus in July 2015 Garland July 2015 25 (Richland College Garland Campus).jpg
Richland College Garland Campus in July 2015

Dallas County residents are zoned to Dallas College (formerly Dallas County Community College or DCCCD). [56] Richland College, a member of Dallas College, states, operates a Garland Campus which has been in operation since June 30, 2009. [57]

Garland is also the home of Amberton University, a fully accredited private university with both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Amberton University was formerly known as Amber University and previously known as Abilene Christian University at Dallas.

Infrastructure

Transportation

The city of Garland has a lower than average percentage of households without a car. In 2015, 4.6 percent of Garland households lacked a car, and that figure was virtually unchanged in 2016 (4.4 percent). The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Garland averaged 2.04 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8. [58] According to the American Community Survey for 2016 (five-year average), 78.8 percent of Garland residents commuted by driving alone, 13.1 carpooled, 2.5 used public transportation, and .9 percent walked. About 1.3 percent of Garland residents commuted to work by bicycle, taxi, motorcycle, or some other means, while 3.5 percent worked out of the home. [59]

Major highways

Trains

A Kansas City Southern track runs parallel to State Highway 78 (Garland Road and Lavon Drive), coming out of Dallas and heading all the way through the other side of Garland towards Wylie. There is also a Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad line serving industries around the city.

Light rail

Air

The city of Garland owns the Garland/DFW Heloplex. [60] The facility was the first municipal heliport in Texas when it opened in November 1989. [61] Located at 2559 S. Jupiter Road, the heliport is operated by SKY Helicopters Inc., [62] which was initially awarded a lease of the facility in January 1993. [63]

Utilities

The city of Garland operates the city's water system and waste services. Electricity for about 85% of Garland is provided by the city's municipal utility, Garland Power and Light (GP&L). Electricity for the other 15% was formerly provided by TXU, but is now supplied by multiple companies after deregulation of the Texas electricity market.

Water and wastewater utilities

Garland is an original member city of the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD). The vision of the city fathers in the early 1940s resulted in Garland and its companion member cities benefitting from reliable, high quality, affordable water from the water district's many reservoirs.

The effluent from Garland's wastewater treatment plant flows through a NTMWD man-made, 1,840-acre (7.4 km2) wetland. This provides a natural habitat for a wide variety of birds and reduces the sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorus contents of the water to a drinkable level. Through the use of selected aquatic plants, this environmentally friendly project will provide millions of gallons of reusable water and reduce the environmental impact.

Garland Power and Light

Garland Power and Light logo GarlandPowerandLightLogo.png
Garland Power and Light logo

GP&L was founded in 1923 to provide Garland residents not-for-profit public utility services, locally controlled by its citizens. GP&L provides services to over 69,000 customers, making it the fourth-largest municipal utility in Texas and the 41st-largest in the nation. It has two gas-fired generating plants, which combined have 640 megawatts of generation capacity. Garland also partners with the Texas Municipal Power Agency, which operates the 462-megawatt coal-fired Gibbons Creek Power Plant. Garland's electric distribution system has 1,007 mi (1,621 km) of overhead lines and 1,000 mi (1,600 km) of underground lines. Its transmission system consists of 23 substations and 133 mi (214 km) of transmission lines. Garland's peak load for 2007 was 483 megawatts, with annual operating revenues of nearly $238 million. [64]

Notable people

See also

Notes

    Related Research Articles

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Fort Worth, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

    Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km2) into Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise counties. According to the 2024 United States census estimate, Fort Worth's population was 996,756 making it the fifth-most populous city in the state and the 12th-most populous in the United States. Fort Worth is the second-largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, which is the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the most populous in Texas.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Rockwall County, Texas</span> County in Texas, United States

    Rockwall County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. At 149 square miles, Rockwall County has the smallest area of any Texas county. Per the 2020 Census, its population was 107,819. Its county seat is Rockwall. The county and city are named for a wall-like subterranean rock formation that runs throughout the county.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Ellis County, Texas</span> County in Texas, United States

    Ellis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2020, its population was estimated to be 192,455. The county seat is Waxahachie. The county was founded in 1849 and organized the next year. It is named for Richard Ellis, president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence. Ellis County is included in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Dallas County, Texas</span> County in Texas, United States

    Dallas County is the second-most populous county in the U.S. state of Texas with a 2020 U.S. census count of 2,613,539, making it the ninth-most populous county in the country. Dallas County is included in the Dallas-Arlington-Fort Worth metropolitan statistical area—colloquially referred to as the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Municipal expansion within Dallas County has blurred the geographic lines between cities and between neighboring counties.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Arlington, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

    Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region. The city had a population of 394,266 in 2020, making it the second-largest city in the county after Fort Worth and the third-largest city in the metropolitan area, after Dallas and Fort Worth. Arlington is the 50th-most populous city in the United States, the seventh-most populous city in the state of Texas, and the largest city in the state that is not a county seat.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Greenwood, Louisiana</span> Suburban town in Caddo, Louisiana, United States

    Greenwood is a suburban town in southern Caddo Parish, which is located in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 3,166 at the 2020 United States census, it is the third most populous incorporated municipality in Caddo Parish after Shreveport and Blanchard. Part of the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan statistical area, it is located 15 miles west of downtown Shreveport.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Lavon, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

    Lavon is a city in Collin County and has been one of the U.S. state of Texas's fastest-growing communities, with a 2000 census-tabulated population of 387 and 2020 tabulated population of 4,469.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Lamesa, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

    Lamesa is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,674 at the 2020 census, down from 9,952 at the 2000 census. Located south of Lubbock on the Llano Estacado, Lamesa was founded in 1903. Most of its economy is based on cotton farming. The Preston E. Smith prison unit, named for the former governor of Texas, is located just outside Lamesa.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Waskom, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

    Waskom is a city in the U.S. state of Texas with a 2020 census-tabulated population of 1,910, down from 2,160 residents in 2010. It is located in Harrison County and lies approximately 19 miles (31 km) east of the county seat, Marshall, on U.S. 80 and Interstate 20. Waskom forms part of Greater Marshall, which is also included in the Longview–Marshall combined statistical area in the Ark-La-Tex region. To the east are the cities of Greenwood and Shreveport, Louisiana.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Caddo Mills, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

    Caddo Mills is a rural city in Hunt County, Texas located at the western edge of Northeast Texas. The population was 1,495 at the 2020 census, up from 1,338 at the 2010 census.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Carrollton, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

    Carrollton is a city in Dallas, Denton, and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 133,434, making it the 27th-most populous city in Texas.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Sachse, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

    Sachse is a city in Collin and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Texas and is part of the DFW metroplex. A northeastern suburb of Dallas, the city population was 27,103, as of the 2020 census with an estimated population of 33,768 people today. Sachse is located off Texas State Highway 78 and President George Bush Turnpike and is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the Firewheel Town Center.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Wylie, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States of America

    Wylie is a city and northeastern suburb of Dallas, that was once solely located in Collin County, but now extends into neighboring Dallas and Rockwall counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located on State Route 78 about 24 miles (39 km) northeast of central Dallas and centrally located between nearby Lavon Lake and Lake Ray Hubbard.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Mesquite, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

    Mesquite is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Dallas County with portions extending into Kaufman County. The population was 150,108 at the 2020 census, and making it the 22nd-most populous city in Texas. Mesquite is positioned at the crossroads of four major highways, making locations such as downtown Dallas, Lake Ray Hubbard, Dallas Love Field, and DFW International Airport accessible.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Rowlett, Texas</span> City in Dallas and Rockwall counties in Texas, United States

    Rowlett is a city in Dallas and Rockwall Counties in Texas, United States, and an eastern suburb of Dallas. It is a growing, upscale community with nearly $1.5 billion in development in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, located on Lake Ray Hubbard.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Longview, Texas</span> City in Texas, United States

    Longview is a city in, and county seat of, Gregg County, Texas, United States. Longview is located in East Texas, where Interstate 20 and U.S. highways 80 and 259 converge just north of the Sabine River. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a population of 81,638. Longview is the principal city of the Longview metropolitan statistical area, comprising Gregg, Upshur, and Rusk counties. The population of the metropolitan area as of 2021 census estimates was 287,858.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Garland Independent School District</span> School district in Texas

    Garland Independent School District (GISD) is a public school district with its headquarters in the Harris Hill Administration Building in Garland, Texas, United States. Garland ISD extends from the Dallas city limits, northeast to the county line and serves parts of the communities of Garland, Rowlett, and Sachse. Small portions of Dallas and Wylie are served by Garland ISD.

    Dallas is the ninth-most populous city in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. At the 2010 U.S. census, Dallas had a population of 1,197,816. In July 2018, the population estimate of the city of Dallas was 1,345,076, an increase of 147,260 since the 2010 United States Census.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Tyler metropolitan area</span> Metropolitan statistical area in Texas, United States

    The Tyler metropolitan area, or Greater Tyler area centered on the city of Tyler, Texas, is one of the largest Texan metropolitan areas in East Texas. It had a combined population of 216,080 according to the 2010 U.S. census, and 233,479 in 2020. The Tyler metropolitan area encompasses all of Smith County.

    Dallas–Fort Worth is the most populous metropolitan area of Texas, and the Southern United States. Having 7,637,387 residents at the 2020 U.S. census, the metropolitan statistical area has experienced positive growth trends since the former Dallas and Fort Worth metropolitan areas conurbated into the Metroplex. By the 2022 census estimates, its population grew to 7,943,685.

    References

    1. "City of Garland Texas". City of Garland Texas. Archived from the original on October 31, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Garland, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
    3. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
    4. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garland, Texas
    5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
    6. "A Brief History of Garland". City of Garland-. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
    7. Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Environmental Films. pp. 808–811. ISBN   1-879362-03-1.
    8. "Curtis Culwell Center". specialeventscenter.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
    9. "JHP - Architecture & Urban Design" (PDF). Jhparch.com. August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
    10. "Texas under siege: Tornadoes, flooding, snow and ice". USAToday. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
    11. "Suspect arrested after Texas convenience store shooting that killed 3". NBC News. December 28, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
    12. Keller, Alex (February 10, 2023). "Father of Texas teen accused in triple murder found guilty of capital murder for driving getaway car". KWTX. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
    13. "Garland Texas - News Details". Garlandtx.gov. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
    14. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". Census.gov. Retrieved November 15, 2024.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
    15. "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Garland city, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
    16. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Garland city, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
    17. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Garland city, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
    18. 1 2 3 "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Garland city, Texas". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 12, 2012.
    19. 1 2 3 "American Community Survey 2018 Demographic and Housing Estimates". data.census.gov. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
    20. 1 2 "American Community Survey 2018 Households and Families Estimates". data.census.gov. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
    21. "DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics, 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved June 24, 2013.
    22. "American Community Survey 2018 Financial Characteristic Estimates". data.census.gov. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
    23. "Garland (city), Texas". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau.
    24. "Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 12, 2012.
    25. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
    26. Brettell, Caroline B. '"Big D" Incorporating New Immigrants in a Sunbelt Suburban Metropolis' (Chapter 3). In: Singer, Audrey, Susan Wiley Hardwick, and Caroline Brettell. Twenty-First Century Gateways: Immigrant Incorporation in Suburban America (James A. Johnson metro series). Brookings Institution Press, 2009. ISBN   0815779283, 9780815779285. Start p. 53. CITED: p.62.
    27. "Religion in Garland, Texas". Sperling's BestPlaces . Retrieved October 28, 2020.
    28. "Dallas Has the Most Christians". D Magazine. July 29, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
    29. "SBC Churches Directory". Southern Baptist Convention . Retrieved October 29, 2020.
    30. "Texas Baptists - Churches". Texas Baptists . Retrieved October 29, 2020.
    31. Kliever, Lonnie D. (1999). "Meeting God in Garland: A Model of Religious Tolerance". Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions. 3 (1): 45–53. doi:10.1525/nr.1999.3.1.45. ISSN   1092-6690. JSTOR   10.1525/nr.1999.3.1.45.
    32. "Texas Primer: The Resistol Hat". Texas Monthly. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
    33. 1 2 "Resistol Hat History". Resistol Hats. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
    34. "Major Employers & Clusters - Garland Texas Economic Development Partnership - Garland Economic Development Partnership". Garlandedp.com. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
    35. "Plaza Theatre - City of Garland". Archived from the original on September 8, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
    36. "Plaza Theatre | Garland, TX". www.garlandtx.gov. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
    37. "Granville Arts Center Facilities - City of Garland". Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
    38. "Pace House - City of Garland". Archived from the original on September 5, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
    39. "The Historic Pace House Finally Given New Home". The Garland Rowlett Messenger. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
    40. "Pace House Relocation More Than Just an Old Garland Home Project". The Garland Rowlett Messenger. July 1, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
    41. "Garland Landmark Society - Home". Garlandhistorical.org. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
    42. "Historic Downtown Garland, Texas". garlandtx.gov. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
    43. "Travis College Hill". garlandtx.gov. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
    44. "History of Nicholson Memorial Library System". Nicholson Memorial Library System-. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
    45. "Parks". Garland Parks-. Archived from the original on July 12, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
    46. "Recreation Centers". Garland Parks-. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
    47. "Clinic Sites and Services: Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine " Parkland Health & Hospital System. Retrieved on October 25, 2012.
    48. "Regional Contact Information" (Archive). Texas Department of Public Safety. Retrieved on April 24, 2014.
    49. "Parole Division Region II Archived August 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.
    50. "Post Office Location - GARLAND Archived June 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine ." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on May 16, 2010.
    51. "Post Office Location - KINGSLEY Archived April 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine ." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on May 16, 2010.
    52. "Post Office Location - NORTH GARLAND Archived June 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine ." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on May 16, 2010.
    53. 1 2 "Dallas County Election Results".
    54. "Garland Isd School District Information and School Reports". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2007.
    55. "2006 AD VALOREM TAX RATES FOR DALLAS COUNTY" (PDF). Dallascad.org. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
    56. Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.176. DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
    57. "About the Garland Campus". Richland College. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
    58. "Car Ownership in U.S. Cities Data and Map". Governing. December 9, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
    59. "Means of Transportation to Work by Age". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
    60. FAA Airport Form 5010 for T57 PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective March 3, 2015.
    61. Richter, Marice (December 10, 1989). "Garland awaits day heliport will take off". The Dallas Morning News . Dallas, Texas . Retrieved March 18, 2015.
    62. "SKY Helicopters - Facilities". SKY Helicopters. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
    63. Boehm, Rachel (January 7, 1993). "Garland approves lease for heliport - Carrollton firm signs 5-year deal". The Dallas Morning News . Dallas, Texas . Retrieved March 18, 2015.
    64. "Welcome To Garland Power & Light". garlandpower-light.org. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
    65. "Tyson Ballou - Model". MODELS.com.
    66. "Interview with Johnny Yong Bosch". December 16, 2009.
    67. "After He Almost Quit Acting, A Garland Native Found Himself in a 'Good Place'". May 28, 2018.
    68. "WWE superstar Ember Moon on her Garland roots and how a kick to the face led to love". September 12, 2018.
    69. "Ricky Pierce Stats".
    70. "RAB Hall of Fame: Gene Summers". rockabillyhall.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
    71. Trevino, Lee. "Lee Trevino ~ Interview With A Champion". YouTube . Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. (@1:02) I was born in Garland. I was born in the house.
    72. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

    Bibliography