Southlake, Texas

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Southlake, Texas
City
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Southlake City Hall, Southlake Town Square
Tarrant County Texas Incorporated Areas Southlake highlighted.svg
Location of Southlake in Tarrant County, Texas
Coordinates: 32°56′48″N97°8′43″W / 32.94667°N 97.14528°W / 32.94667; -97.14528
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Texas.svg Texas
Counties Tarrant, Denton
Incorporated1956
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 •  Mayor Mayor John Huffman [1]
 •  City Council
Council members
 •  Texas House of Representatives
Representatives
 •  Texas Senate
Senators
 •  U.S. House of Representatives
Congress members
Area
[4]
 • Total22.43 sq mi (58.08 km2)
 • Land21.83 sq mi (56.55 km2)
 • Water0.59 sq mi (1.54 km2)  2.45%
Elevation
[5]
663 ft (202 m)
Population
 (2019) [6]
 • Total32,376
 • Estimate 
(2019) [7]
32,376
 • Density1,482.89/sq mi (572.56/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
76092
Area code(s) 682,817, 214,469,972
FIPS code 48-69032 [8]
GNIS feature ID2411945 [5]
Website cityofsouthlake.com

Southlake is a city located predominantly in Tarrant County with minor areas extending into Denton County [9] in the U.S. state of Texas. Southlake is a suburb of Dallas/Fort Worth. As of the 2019 census estimate it had a population of 32,376. [10]

Contents

History

The Southlake area was settled in the 1840s but was not incorporated as Southlake until 1956, four years after the construction of Grapevine Lake was completed. [11] Before incorporation, the settlements of Whites Chapel, Dove, Union Church, and Jellico made up present-day Southlake. The nearby town of Hurst had intended to annex the area that is now Southlake in 1956, but residents voted on Sept. 25, 1956 to form the town of Southlake. Anthony Gail Eubanks was elected the first mayor, and his daughter chose the name Southlake due to its proximity to the newly completed Grapevine Lake. [12] The area remained rural until the completion of the DFW International Airport in the 1970s. Due to the close proximity to the airport, Southlake became a boomburb throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.

Geography

Southlake is located at 32°56′48″N97°8′43″W / 32.94667°N 97.14528°W / 32.94667; -97.14528 (32.946678, −97.145230). [13] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.5 square miles (58 km2), of which 21.9 square miles (57 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (2.45%) is water.

It is in proximity to Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport. [14]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1960 1,023—
1970 2,03198.5%
1980 2,80838.3%
1990 7,065151.6%
2000 21,519204.6%
2010 26,57523.5%
2020 31,26517.6%
2021 (est.)31,105 [7] −0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [15]
Southlake racial composition as of 2020 [16]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) [lower-alpha 1]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (NH)21,51268.81%
Black or African American (NH)7512.4%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)560.18%
Asian (NH)4,81515.4%
Pacific Islander (NH)100.03%
Some Other Race (NH)1520.49%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)1,5825.06%
Hispanic or Latino 2,3877.63%
Total31,265

As of 2019, [19] there was 32,376 people, 9,192 households, and over 5,958 families residing in the city. The population density was 983.0 inhabitants per square mile (379.5/km2). There are 6,614 housing units at an average density of 302.1 per square mile (116.6/km2). The ethnic composition of the population of Southlake is composed of 25,554 White residents (78.9%), 5,148 Asian residents (15.9%), 2,072 Hispanic residents (6.4%), 550 Black residents (1.7%), and 809 from two or more races.

At the 2020 United States census, there were 31,265 people, 9,323 households, and 8,398 families residing in the city. In 2020, its racial makeup was 68.81% non-Hispanic white, 2.4% African American, 0.18% Native American, 15.4% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.49% some other race, 5.06% multiracial, and 7.63% Hispanic or Latino of any race. [16]

According to a 2019 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was in excess of $240,248, higher than any other city in the DFW Metroplex, and the median income for a family was $176,259. The mean household income for Southlake is $216,393. [20] Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $46,042 for females. The per capita income for the city was $47,597. As of 2010, 43% of homes had an income of more than $200,000. [21] About 1.3% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Sabre Holdings, an S&P 500 company, is headquartered in Southlake in the Solana business park. Industrial businesses include gasoline storage and distribution and concrete works on the east side of town off Highway 114 near DFW Airport.

Southlake is well known for its Southlake Town Square project, a shopping center located on State Highway 114 and Southlake Boulevard. A plan was approved in March 2005 that allowed the Town Square's area to be doubled. The new additions to Town Square were completed in the summer of 2006, making it one of the most popular shopping centers in the Metroplex.

Top employers

According to Southlake's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, [22] the top employers in the city are:

#Employer# of employees
1 Sabre Holdings 2,550
2 TD Ameritrade 2,230
3 Carroll ISD 1,176
4 Verizon Wireless 685
5 Keller Williams 650
6 Gateway Church 600

Government

Incorporated in 1956, the City of Southlake's home rule charter was approved by voters on April 4, 1987, operating under a Council-Manager form of government. Services provided by the City under general governmental functions include public events, public safety, planning and development, engineering, street maintenance, parks operation and maintenance, recreation, library services, and general administrative services. According to the city's 2013–2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $104.2 million in revenues, $79.6 million in expenditures, $678.6 million in total assets, $182.1 million in total liabilities, and $108.8 million in cash and investments. [23]

Education

The vast majority of Southlake is in the Carroll Independent School District. This school district contains the following schools:

Elementary:

Intermediate:

Middle:

High schools:

All Carroll ISD schools share the logo and mascot of the dragon. The school district is currently ranked by the Texas Education Agency as the largest all exemplary school district in the state.[ citation needed ]

The Denton County portions of the city are in the Northwest Independent School District, while the extreme western portions are in the Keller Independent School District, and extreme eastern portions are in the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District. As of the 2013–2014 school year, any residents of the city of Southlake that lives outside of the Carroll ISD boundaries are allowed to attend a Carroll ISD school, if they apply through the school district. All of the district's schools are listed as "Exemplary" by Texas Education Association standards.

Sections in GCISD are zoned to: [25] Cannon Elementary School, [26] Grapevine Middle School, [27] and Grapevine High School. [28]

A number of private schools are also located in Southlake, among them:

Transportation

There is no bus or other public transport within city limits. The nearest train station is Grapevine-Main Street station at around 4 mi (6.4 km) distance from the town center.

Airport

Highways

Notable people

Sister Cities

Southlake Sister Cities is a non-profit organization belonging to Sister Cities International and maintains a relationship with 2 sister cities: Tome, Japan and Wuzhong, China. These relationships consist of student exchange programs as well as adult delegations between the cities. [29]

Notes

  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. [17] [18]

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  23. ↑ City of Southlake 2013–14 CAFR Retrieved June 30, 2015
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  28. ↑ "High School Boundaries" (PDF). Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District . Retrieved September 2, 2021. – Linked from this page
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