Bartonville, Texas
| Bartonville | |
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 Location in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1878 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Denton County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 5 ′ N , 97 ° 9 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,093 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 70.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 15.7 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of which 15.6 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 195 m |
| Postal code : | 76226 |
| Area code : | +1 940 |
| FIPS : | 48-05768 |
| GNIS ID : | 1377974 |
| Website : | www.townofbartonville.com |
| Mayor : | Ron Robertson |
Bartonville is a city in Denton County in the US state of Texas in the United States of America and is part of the Dallas-Fort-Worth metroplex .
geography
The city is located east of US Highway 35 in northeast Texas, is about 100 km north of Oklahoma and has a total area of 15.7 km², of which 0.1 km² is water. The distance to Dallas in the southeast is approximately 50 km.
history
Bartonville was first part of the Chinn's Chapel Settlement , founded by Elisha Chinn . Later the settlement area was divided into three independent parishes and from 1878 Bartonville was an independent place, named after T. Bent Barton . The first post office was opened in 1886. In 1890 the town had 25 permanent residents, a general store, a mill and a small cotton processing plant, all owned by the Barton family. In 1896 the population had risen to 100. The city's further growth was slow and in 1933 only 300 people lived here.
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census, 1,093 people lived here in 382 households and 323 families. The population density was 70.0 inhabitants per km². The racial the population is composed of 97.62% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 0.55% other ethnic groups. About 0.91% are of two or more races and 3.20% of the population are Spanish or Latin American.
Of the 382 households, 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 74.3% of them were married couples living together. 6.5% were single mothers and 15.2% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were single households and there were people living in 2.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.10 people.
25.8% of the population were under 18 years old, 6.9% 18 to 24, 26.1% 25 to 44, 35.6% 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 105.3 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 95,259 , and the median income for a family is $ 98,140. Males had a median income of $ 63,750 versus $ 43,625 for females. The per capita income was $ 43,706. 4.4% of the population and 3.1% of families are below the poverty line. 6.6% of these were children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 4.5% were 65 or older.
See also
Web links
- Handbook of Texas , (Eng.)
- Bartonville, Texas statistics from city-data , (engl.)