Addison (Texas)
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| Foundation : | 1846 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Dallas County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 57 ′ N , 96 ° 50 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 13,056 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 1,135.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 11.5 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 11.5 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 194 m |
| Postal code : | 75001 |
| Area code : | +1 972 |
| FIPS : | 48-01240 |
| GNIS ID : | 1329223 |
| Website : | www.addisontx.gov |
| Mayor : | Joe Chow |
 Addison Airport and the surrounding area |
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Addison is a city in Dallas County in the US state of Texas in the United States and is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex .
geography
The city is located in northeast Texas, about 80 km to the north from Oklahoma and has a total area of 11.5 km², without any significant water surface.
history
The land on which the current city of Addison stands was settled by Preston Witt as early as 1846 when he was building a house near White Rock Creek . In 1902 the settlement was named Addison, named after Addison Robertson , who held the post of postmaster from 1908 to 1916. In 1902 there was the first industrial processing of cotton. On June 15, 1953, Addison was incorporated as a city, and in 1982 the name was officially changed to Town of Addison .
Demographic data
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1960 | 308 | - | |
| 1970 | 593 | 92.5% | |
| 1980 | 5553 | 836.4% | |
| 1990 | 8783 | 58.2% | |
| 2000 | 14,166 | 61.3% | |
| 2010 | 13,323 | -6% | |
| 1960-2000, 2010 | |||
According to the 2000 census, 14,166 people in 7,621 households and 3,078 families lived here. The population density was 1,234.7 inhabitants per km². The racial the population is composed of 67.79% White, 9.63% African American, 0.41% Native American, 7.81% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, and 10.79% other ethnic groups. About 3.46% are descended from two or more races, and 24.04% of the population are Spanish or Latin American.
Of the 7,621 households, 17.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 28.9% of these were married couples living together. 7.5% were single mothers and 59.6% were non-families. 49.2% of all households were single households and 3.1% had people living there who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.86 and the average family size was 2.74 people.
16.0% of the population were under 18 years old, 12.3% 18 to 24, 47.8% 25 to 44, 19.3% 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 109.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 109.8 men.
The median income for a household in the 48,566 USD , and the median income for a family 53,386 USD. Males had a median income of $ 36,977 versus $ 32,452 for females. The per capita income was $ 38,606. 7.7% of the population and 6.2% of families are below the poverty line. 9.3% of these were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 10.7% were 65 or older.
crime
The crime rate has an index of 497.0 points. (Compare US national average: 329.7 points)
In 2003 there were 2 murders, 5 rapes, 20 robberies, 54 physical attacks on people, 152 break-ins, 740 thefts and 117 car thefts.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.13 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento from January 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ US Census Bureau
Web links
- Addison in the Handbook of Texas (English)
- Comprehensive and up-to-date statistics on Addison from city data (English)
- Rotary Club in Addison (English)