Duncanville, Texas
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| Duncanville, Texas |
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| Nickname: "City of Champions [1]" | |
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| Counties | Dallas County |
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| Mayor | David Green |
| Area | |
| - City | 11.3 mi² / 29.2 km² |
| - Land | 11.3 mi² / 29.2 km² |
| - Water | 0.0 mi² / 0.0 km² |
| Population | |
| - City (2000) | 36,081 (city proper) |
| - Density | 3,196.6/mi² 1234/km² |
| - Metro | 5,700,256 |
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | Central (UTC-5) |
| Website: http://www.ci.duncanville.tx.us/ | |
Duncanville is a city in Dallas County, Texas (USA). Duncanville's population was 36,081 at the 2000 census. Duncanville is a suburb of Dallas, and is part of the Tri-city area, which includes Duncanville, Cedar Hill, and DeSoto.
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[edit] Geography
| Dallas | Dallas | Dallas |
| Dallas | Duncanville | Dallas |
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| Cedar Hill | Cedar Hill | DeSoto |
Duncanville is located at (32.646333, -96.911309)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.2 km² (11.3 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 36,081 people, 12,896 households, and 10,239 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,233.9/km² (3,196.6/mi²). There were 13,290 housing units at an average density of 454.5/km² (1,177.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 63.90% White, 24.76% African American, 0.32% Native American, 1.99% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 6.83% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.30% of the population.
There were 12,896 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $51,654, and the median income for a family was $57,064. Males had a median income of $39,199 versus $30,145 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,924. About 3.9% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
Most of Duncanville is served by the Duncanville Independent School District. Parts of Duncanville are served by the Dallas Independent School District.
The Duncanville ISD portion is zoned to Duncanville High School, which enrolls over 2500 students annually [2].
[edit] Nicknames
- D'ville
- Little D
- City of Champions [1] (Duncanville sports teams, most notably its girls basketball team, have won several state championships; the Duncanville High School band is nationally recognized)
- The Superb Suburb
- Drunkenville (Duncanville is one of the few non-prohibition ("wet") cities in the immediate area)
Cruncanville
[edit] References
- ^ a b Fast Facts - City of Duncanville, Texas. As on image: citylogostacked.jpg. Retrieved 17 June 2006.
- ^ Greatschools.net - Duncanville High School. Retrieved 17 June 2006.
[edit] External links
- Duncanville official website
- Duncanville Chamber of Commerce
- Duncanville Independent School District
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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