Lakewood Village, Texas

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Lakewood Village, Texas
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Motto: 
What a hometown should be
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Location of Lakewood Village in Denton County, Texas
Coordinates: 33°08′17″N96°58′30″W / 33.13806°N 96.97500°W / 33.13806; -96.97500
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Texas.svg Texas
County Denton
Government
  Type Mayor-Council
Area
[1]
  Total2.32 sq mi (3.74 km2)
  Land0.8 sq mi (1.29 km2)
  Water1.52 sq mi (2.45 km2)
Elevation
[2]
561 ft (171 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total635
  Estimate 
(2022)
797
  Density270/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75068
Area code 972
FIPS code 48-41050 [3]
GNIS feature ID2411616 [2]
Website www.lakewoodvillagetx.us

Lakewood Village is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States located near Lewisville Lake. The population was estimated to be 706 in 2022 [4]

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Government

Lakewood Village incorporated as a Type B – General Law Municipality on April 26, 1977 and changed to a Type A – General Law Municipality on March 13, 2008. Lakewood Village operates with a mayor–council style of municipal government. Residents elect six at-large members to serve on the Town Council, including a mayor. Council elections in Texas are nonpartisan. Members are elected to two-year terms and are not term-limited. The mayor does not vote on issues that come before the council except in the case of a tie.

Lakewood Village is located in the 26th Congressional district in Texas, which is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Michael C. Burgess. The Town is represented in District 12 of the Texas Senate by Tan Parker, and in the Texas House of Representatives District 106 by Jared Patterson.

History

On April 26, 1977, Lakewood Village was officially incorporated as The Town of Lakewood Village, Texas. Lakewood Village is a peninsula in Lewisville Lake and is bordered on three sides by water. Originally envisioned and marketed as a golf course and airplane community that featured a runway for small engine planes (current Stowe Lane), the town has evolved into a relaxed and quiet lakeside hometown. As of 2006, the Town is zoned entirely residential on the south side of Eldorado Parkway. In 2019, the International Dark-Sky Association designated Lakewood Village as the 23rd International Dark Sky Community in the world.

Geography

Lakewood Village is located between I-35 and the Dallas North Tollway on the Lewisville Lake/FM 720 corridor, at the foot of the Lewisville Lake toll bridge.

Citizens of the Town of Lakewood Village enjoy 3.17 miles of shoreline inside the corporate limits and nearly 7.5 miles of shoreline in its jurisdictional limits. The Lakewood Village area is rich with wildlife including bale eagles, owls, hawks, gray fox, bobcat, beaver, otter, wild turkey, deer, coyote, and even an occasional mountain lion.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), of which 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) is land and 1.35% is water.

Climate data for Lakewood Village, Texas
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)90
(32)
96
(36)
99
(37)
102
(39)
107
(42)
108
(42)
113
(45)
113
(45)
111
(44)
103
(39)
99
(37)
89
(32)
113
(45)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)53.3
(11.8)
59.2
(15.1)
67.2
(19.6)
74.4
(23.6)
81.7
(27.6)
89.2
(31.8)
94.1
(34.5)
93.5
(34.2)
86.1
(30.1)
76.3
(24.6)
64.1
(17.8)
56.0
(13.3)
74.6
(23.7)
Daily mean °F (°C)42.7
(5.9)
48.0
(8.9)
55.9
(13.3)
63.4
(17.4)
71.6
(22.0)
79.1
(26.2)
83.6
(28.7)
82.7
(28.2)
75.6
(24.2)
65.3
(18.5)
53.6
(12.0)
45.4
(7.4)
63.9
(17.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)32.0
(0.0)
36.8
(2.7)
44.6
(7.0)
52.4
(11.3)
61.4
(16.3)
69.0
(20.6)
73.1
(22.8)
71.9
(22.2)
65.0
(18.3)
54.3
(12.4)
43.0
(6.1)
34.8
(1.6)
53.2
(11.8)
Record low °F (°C)−3
(−19)
−2
(−19)
5
(−15)
23
(−5)
35
(2)
48
(9)
51
(11)
52
(11)
36
(2)
16
(−9)
10
(−12)
0
(−18)
−3
(−19)
Average precipitation inches (mm)1.94
(49)
2.55
(65)
2.82
(72)
3.30
(84)
5.41
(137)
3.29
(84)
2.53
(64)
2.26
(57)
3.35
(85)
4.81
(122)
2.87
(73)
2.66
(68)
37.79
(960)
Average snowfall inches (cm).2
(0.51)
.5
(1.3)
.1
(0.25)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
.3
(0.76)
1.1
(2.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)6.76.17.07.18.46.44.44.75.86.86.86.576.7
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in).4.2.10000000.1.21
Source: NOAA (1971–2000)[ citation needed ]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1980 165
1990 1692.4%
2000 342102.4%
2010 54559.4%
2020 63516.5%
2022 (est.)70611.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 342 people, 117 households, and 104 families residing in the city. The population density was 465.4 inhabitants per square mile (179.7/km2). There were 123 housing units at an average density of 167.4 per square mile (64.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.61% White, 2.34% African American, 1.17% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.09% of the population.

There were 117 households, out of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.8% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a single householder with no spouse present, and 11.1% were non-families. 5.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $168,750, and the median income for a family was $168,571. [6]

Education

The community is in the Little Elm Independent School District. [7]

Residents are zoned to Lakewood Village Elementary School. [8] Since 2020, [9] residents have been zoned to Walker Middle School. [10] Prior to 2020 residents were zoned to Lakeside Middle School. [11] All LEISD residents are zoned to Little Elm High School.

The majority of Denton County, Lakewood Village included, is in the boundary of North Central Texas College. [12]

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References

  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lakewood Village, Texas
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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  7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Denton County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  8. "Elementary School Attendance Zones" (PDF). Little Elm Independent School District . Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  9. "Attendance Zoning Process for New Middle Schools". Little Elm Independent School District . Retrieved October 4, 2022.
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  12. Texas Education Code, Section 130.190, "North Central Texas College District Service Area".