Coppell, Texas
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Coppell (pronounced cop-PELL) is a city in Dallas County, Texas, a suburb and bedroom community of the DFW Metroplex. The population was 35,958 at the 2000 census. A small area in the far northern portion of the city extends into neighboring Denton County. High traffic streets include Bethel rd, Sandy Lake rd, Denton Tap rd, Park Way and Bethel School. Bethel rd and Bethel School rd are named for the Bethel family, a prominent family that has lived in the area for centuries. Brian Bethel currently resides in Coppell and plays an important role in the cities politics.
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[edit] Geography
Coppell is located at (32.967341, -96.986564)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 38.6 km² (14.9 mi²). 38.5 km² (14.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.20%) is water.
Coppell occupies the northwest corner of Dallas County and lies in proximity to DFW Airport. It is bordered on the west by Grapevine, on the north by Lewisville, on the east by Carrollton, and on the south by Irving and Dallas.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 35,958 people, 12,211 households, and 9,781 families residing in the city. The population density was 933.7/km² (2,418.5/mi²). There were 12,587 housing units at an average density of 326.8/km² (846.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.23% White, 3.26% African American, 0.34% Native American, 9.30% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.88% from other races, and 1.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.92% of the population.
There were 12,211 households out of which 54.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.7% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.34.
In the city the population was spread out with 34.7% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 39.0% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 2.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $96,935, and the median income for a family was $106,630. Males had a median income of $76,681 versus $43,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $40,219. About 1.4% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
Most of the city of Coppell falls within the Coppell Independent School District. Small sections are served by Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District and Lewisville Independent School District (the latter section, a subdivision known as Coppell Greens in the Denton County portion of Coppell, has sought to deannex itself from Lewisville ISD and become part of Coppell ISD, but to date Lewisville ISD has refused the request). Conversely, the CISD includes a sizable section of the Valley Ranch neighborhood in Irving (generally all residents west of MacArthur Boulevard). The three middle schools are called Coppell Middle School North, West, and East. The Coppell Middle School North's mascot is the Cougar. The Coppell Middle School West's mascot is the Wrangler. The Coppell Middle School East's mascot is the Bronco. The elementary schools are: Austin, Cottonwood Creek, Denton Creek, Lakeside, Lee, Mockingbird, Pinkerton, Town Center, Valley Ranch, Wilson.
Controversy arose recently when Coppell High School was ranked "Academically Unacceptable" by the Texas Education Agency and two of the three middle schools received lower than expected rankings, resulting in an overall loss of rank for the CISD. Given that many families move to Coppell based on the reputation of the district, this sent waves of discontent through the CISD administration and especially CHS parents. The ranking, based on a small technicality regarding the establishment of new and unfamiliar testing standards, was successfully appealed by the district, giving Coppell High School a ranking of "Acceptable", and returning the CISD as a whole to "Recognized" status.
[edit] External links
- City of Coppell Official Site
- Coppell Chamber of Commerce
- Coppell 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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