Azle
| Azle | |
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 Location in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1846 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| Counties : |
Parker County Tarrant County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 54 ′ N , 97 ° 32 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 9,600 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 452.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 21.3 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 21.2 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 217 m |
| Postal code : | 76020 |
| Area code : | +1 817 |
| FIPS : | 48-05168 |
| GNIS ID : | 1329893 |
| Website : | azle.govoffice.com |
| Mayor : | Russ Braudis |
Azle is a city in Parker County and Tarrant 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 northeastern Texas near Highways 20, 30, 35 and 820, is about 90 km north of Oklahoma and has a total area of 21.3 km², of which 0.1 km² is water. The distance to Fort Worth in the southeast is about 30 km and to Dallas to the east about 90 km.
history
| growth of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1960 | 2969 | - | |
| 1970 | 4493 | 51.3% | |
| 1980 | 5822 | 29.6% | |
| 1990 | 8868 | 52.3% | |
| 2000 | 9600 | 8.3% | |
| 2010 | 10,947 | 14% | |
| 1960-2000 2010 | |||
The first record of white colonization dates back to 1846 when a doctor named James Azle Steward took over the log cabin of a Dutchman named Rumsfeldt. Other settlers followed suit and settled along the Ash Creek, Silver Creek, and Walnut Creek rivers here . In 1881 the first post office opened and the settlement was named after the postmaster O'Bar. Shortly afterwards it was renamed Azle, in honor of the first doctor here.
The main source of income at that time was the sale of agricultural products and cotton. In the 20th century the production of dairy products was added, which were mainly sold in the markets in Fort Worth and in 1920 lived here 150 people. The Trinity River was dammed around 1930 and supplied the city with electricity in the late 1930s . As a result of this and the construction of the highway between Azle and Fort Worth, the population began to grow and rose from 800 to 2,696 inhabitants from 1940 to 1960. In 1980 there were already 5822 inhabitants.
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census, 9,600 people lived here in 3,716 households and 2,701 families. The population density was 452.0 inhabitants per km². The racial population is made up of 95.90% White, 0.22% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, and 1.41% other ethnic groups. About 1.29% are of two or more races, and 4.20% of the population are Spanish or Latin American.
Of the 3,716 households, 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.5% of these were married couples living together. 11.2% were single mothers and 27.3% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were single households and 10.1% had people living there who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.00.
26.3% of the population were under 18 years old, 7.8% 18 to 24, 29.3% 25 to 44, 23.7% 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 88.1 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 43,304 , and the median income for a family is $ 51,660. Males had a median income of $ 37,522 versus $ 26,998 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,817. 9.1% of the population and 6.9% of families are below the poverty line. 11.0% of these were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 13.3% were 65 or older.
crime
The crime rate has an index of 255.7 points. (Compare US national average: 329.7 points) In
2003 there were 0 murders, 4 rapes, 4 robberies, 24 physical attacks on people, 65 break-ins, 274 thefts and 18 car thefts.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF file; 1.13 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census data for 2010 . Retrieved October 12, 2012
Web links
- Azle in the Handbook of Texas , engl.
- Statistics for Azle from city data , engl.