Paradise, Texas

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Paradise, Texas
City
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Location of Paradise, Texas
Wise County Paradise.svg
Coordinates: 33°09′01″N97°41′19″W / 33.15028°N 97.68861°W / 33.15028; -97.68861
Country United States
State Texas
County Wise
Area
[1]
 • Total2.01 sq mi (5.20 km2)
 • Land2.01 sq mi (5.20 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
764 ft (233 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total475
 • Density279.66/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 [3]
GNIS feature ID2411368 [2]

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

Contents

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

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), all land. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000 459—
2010 441−3.9%
2020 4757.7%
2023 (est.)70147.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

[8]

Paradise racial composition as of 2020 [4]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) [a]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (NH)39883.79%
Black or African American (NH)40.84%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)20.42%
Asian (NH)20.42%
Some Other Race (NH)10.21%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)153.16%
Hispanic or Latino 5311.16%
Total475

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.

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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: Paradise, Texas
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  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 January 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". Census.gov. Retrieved November 15, 2024.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ↑ https://www.census.gov/ [ not specific enough to verify ]
  10. ↑ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 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]
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