Grand Prairie, Texas
| Grand Prairie | |
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| Nickname : GP | |
 Location in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1863 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Dallas County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 43 ′ N , 97 ° 1 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 175,396 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 948.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 211.2 km 2 (approx. 82 mi 2 ) of which 184.9 km 2 (approx. 71 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 157 m |
| Postcodes : | 75050-75054 |
| Area code : | +1 972 |
| FIPS : | 48-30464 |
| GNIS ID : | 1336802 |
| Website : | www.gptx.org |
| Mayor : | Charles England |
 Main Street in Grand Prairie |
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Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas County in the US state of Texas , United States .
geography
The city in north-east Texas is about 25 km southwest of Dallas and 23 km east of Fort Worth , it is about 100 km north of Oklahoma . With smaller parts of the city, this also extends into Tarrant County and Ellis County . The Mountain Creek Lake is located in the east and the Joe Pool Lake in the south of Grand Prairie.
history
The first settlers came to this area before the civil war and settled there. The first post office was opened in 1874, the first church that also served as a school was built in 1875, and the Texas and Pacific Railway moved nearby in 1876 , and by 1890 the town had 300 residents. In 1900 the first telephone connection was laid.
| growth of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1910 | 994 | - | |
| 1920 | 1263 | 27.1% | |
| 1930 | 1529 | 21.1% | |
| 1940 | 1595 | 4.3% | |
| 1950 | 14,594 | 815% | |
| 1960 | 30,386 | 108.2% | |
| 1970 | 50,904 | 67.5% | |
| 1980 | 71,462 | 40.4% | |
| 1990 | 99,606 | 39.4% | |
| 2000 | 127,427 | 27.9% | |
| 2010 | 175.396 | 37.6% | |
| 1910-2000, 2010 | |||
Transport and economy
Grand Prairie has good transport links through two airfields within a ten kilometer radius, the railroad, the US highways 80 , 161 and 303 as well as the interstate highways 20 and 30 and the highway No. 1382. The airports also include the approx. Grand Prairie Municipal Airport is four kilometers northwest of the city center . Globally known and internationally active companies, for example from the aviation industry, are also based here. These include American Eurocopter , Bell Helicopter , Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division and Turbomeca USA .
schools
The schools are grouped together in the Grand Prairie Independent School District , which celebrated its centenary in the 2002/03 school year. The GPISD is an area of almost 100 km² with around 22,000 pupils and students, 36 campuses, 23 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, two universities and two alternative schools. Colleges and universities are within 12 miles in Arlington, Dallas and Irving.
Parks
There are a total of 52 parks totaling over 4,900 acres. The city has launched a $ 125 million 20-year park improvement plan. This is financed by a 0.25% special tax. The largest parks are:
- Lynn Creek Park
- Estes Park
- Mountain Creek Lake Park
- Kirby Creek Park
- Freedom Park
- Winsom Park
- Sycamore Park
- Cottonwood Park
- Colgate Park
- Crockett Park
- Turner Park
- Hill St Park
- CP Wagoner Park
- Mike Lewis Park
Sports facilities
Due to the two lakes in the east and south, whose banks are also used as recreational areas, water sports and fishing come first, followed by golf. There are also 32 tennis courts.
- Riverside Golf Club
- Great Southwest Golf Course
- Grand Praire Municipal Golf Course
- Wood Crest Country Club
religion
There are currently 72 different churches from 21 different denominations in Grand Prairie. Among the churches belonging to a denomination, the Baptist congregation is most strongly represented with 27 churches. There are also 8 churches that do not belong to any denomination (as of 2004 ).
Demographic data
The median income for a household in the city is $ 46,816 , and the median income for a family is $ 51,449. Males have a median income of $ 35,300 versus females averaging $ 28,184. The per capita income is $ 18,978. 11.1% of the population and 8.7% of families live below the poverty line.
30.5% of the population are under 18 years old and for every 100 women aged 18 and over there are statistically 95.2 men. The average age is 30 years. (Status: 2000 ).
sons and daughters of the town
- James Walter Elder (1882–1941), politician
- Jud Larson (1923-1966), racing car driver
- Ed Parish Sanders (* 1937), theologian and specialist in non-biblical Jewish literature
- Charley Taylor (born 1941), American football player and coach
- Selena Gomez (* 1992), actress and singer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 16, 2012
