Lewisville, Texas
| Lewisville, Texas | |||
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| Lewisville City Hall | |||
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| Location of Lewisville in Denton County, Texas | |||
| Coordinates: 33°2′18″N 97°0′22″W / 33.03833°N 97.00611°WCoordinates: 33°2′18″N 97°0′22″W / 33.03833°N 97.00611°W | |||
| Country | |||
| State | |||
| Counties | Denton, Dallas | ||
| Incorporated | |||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Council-Manager | ||
| • City Council | Mayor Dean Ueckert Leroy Vaughn Neil Ferguson TJ Gilmore John Gorena Rudy Durham |
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| • City Manager | Claude E. King | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 42.47 sq mi (109.99 km2) | ||
| • Land | 36.398 sq mi (94.27 km2) | ||
| • Water | 6.07 sq mi (15.72 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 525 ft (160 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 95,290 | ||
| • Density | 2,112.8/sq mi (815.8/km2) | ||
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Central (UTC-5) | ||
| ZIP codes | 75000-75099 | ||
| Area code(s) | 972 | ||
| FIPS code | 42508[1] | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1339860 | ||
| Website | http://www.cityoflewisville.com | ||
Lewisville (/ˈljuː.ɪs.vɪl/) is a city in Denton County in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2010 United States Census placed the population at 95,290 within 35.4 square miles (92 km2). The city also includes 6.07 square miles (15.7 km2) of Lewisville Lake. The origins of the community date back to the early 1840s, and the arrival of the town's first railroad in 1881 engendered its initial growth. It incorporated in 1925, making it one of the oldest incorporated cities in the northern area of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The city began to expand rapidly in the early 1950s and today it is a major economic and residential hub of the region.
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[edit] History
[edit] Settlement
In 1841, the Republic of Texas chartered the Peters Colony Land Grant Company (named for William Smalling Peters, publisher of the song "Oh! Susanna"[2]) to settle the North Texas area.[3] In 1844, John W. King and his wife, Jane King, settled on the east side of the prairie, where the city currently lies. Other Baptist settlers from Platte County, Missouri, settled on the west side,[4] including John and James Holford, who named the area "Holford's Prairie".[5] Further south, Presbyterians established a church and named it Flower Mound.[6] In the ensuing confusion regarding land ownership after the Hedgcoxe War, Basdeal Lewis purchased Holford's Prairie in 1853 and renamed it after himself.[7]
In 1845, the Fox family, which owned about a dozen slaves, buried a slave child named Melinda on the family farm, which eventually became the town's cemetery for black residents. Named Fox-Hembry Cemetery, the plot still exists today.[8] Though it sometimes falls into disrepair, local residents and businesses gathered to restore it in 2011.[9] Though Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the area for the 1860 Presidential election, residents of Lewisville (listed as "Hollforts" on election results) still gave John C. Breckinridge only a slim majority of votes (44 to 31) against a fusion option.[10]
During Reconstruction, Lewisville became home to the first cotton gin in Denton County, built in 1867.[11] The mill could produce up to three bales per day.[12] The Thirteenth Texas Legislature chartered the Dallas and Wichita Railroad (later the Missouri-Kansas-Texas) under terms that 20 miles of track had to be in running order by July 1, 1875. Lewisville paid the company $15,000 to come to the city with a promise of another $5,000 upon completion.[13] The company saved the deal by completing the railroad tracks to just south of Lewisville the morning of the deadline.[14] The line began running full time in 1881.[3] Republicans in the Fourteenth Texas Legislature passed a law on April 30, 1874 prohibiting alcohol within two miles of the town.[15] The law was extremely unpopular with residents and the city still had as many as 17 saloons at one point.[16] The population of the unincorporated town was 500 in 1888.[17]
[edit] Progress
From 1920 to 1930, Lewisville's population increased slightly from 815 to 853, making it the fourth most populous town in Denton County (behind Denton, Sanger, and Pilot Point).[19] During this decade and the next, residents accomplished a number of important tasks. On January 15, 1925, residents voted to incorporate the area as a city by a margin of 17 votes. The incorporation established the official boundries of the new town.[20]
Because the city had diversified its economy before the Wall Street Crash of 1929, Lewisville was fairly insulated from the Great Depression. Still, Lewisville residents, including business leaders like J.L. Huffines and James Degan, supported Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs.[21][22] By 1936, the Works Progress Administration operated a cannery in the town to provide temporary jobs to the unemployed.[23] As an extension of the Good Roads Movement, which had been prominent in Denton County since the early 1910s,[24] residents formed the Good Roads Committee of Lewisville to lobby state and federal officials for funding to create better streets.[25][26] In 1931, Lewisville celebrated the paving of the highway between Denton and Dallas with a "Coming Out of the Mud" ceremony. The new pavement closed the "Lewisville Gap" between the two cities, a stretch of dirt roads that often became too muddy for travel.[27][28]
The new road also indirectly led to the downfall of the area's public transit system. Between 1925 and 1932, the Texas Interurban Railway, an electric commuter rail service that ran from Dallas to Denton, operated a station in Lewisville. Business leaders in the Lewisville Chamber of Commerce welcomed the service at the time, proudly citing the city's progressive citizenship.[29] The area's low population density could not sustain the venture, however.[30] In 1932, the line went out of business and immediately halted service.[31]
On April 25, 1934, Raymond Hamilton of the Barrow gang (minus leaders Bonnie and Clyde) robbed the First National Bank of Lewisville. Residents chased him to Howe, Texas, where he was captured at a roadblock and transferred to Dallas County Jail.[32][33]
[edit] Growth
Lewisville's rapid growth began when construction of the Garza-Little Elm Dam finished in 1954. The dam expanded the Garza-Little Elm Reservoir into the what is now Lewisville Lake.[34] The city adopted a home-rule charter for a Council-Manager style of municipal government in 1963, becoming one of only a few home-rule cities in Texas with a population of less than 5,000.[35]
In September 1969, just 13 days after Woodstock, the city hosted the Texas International Pop Festival on Labor Day weekend. The festival drew over 250,000 rock and jazz fans and featured performances by Janis Joplin, B.B. King and Led Zeppelin.[36] In 2011, the Texas Historical Commission dedicated a historical event marker at the Denton County Transportation Authority A-train Hebron station.[37]
When Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport opened to the south of the city in 1974 and Vista Ridge Mall opened at the intersection of Interstate 35E and Round Grove Road in 1987, Lewisville began to experience rapid suburban growth.[38] The city's population increased from 24,273 in 1980 to 46,521 in 1990, making it the 40th most populous state in Texas.[39] In the early 1990s, the Lewisville Chamber of Commerce marketed the city with the slogan "City of Expanding Horizons".[40] The city elected three different female mayors between 1985 and 2000. The population count reached 77,737 in 2000 and 95,290 in 2010.[1]
[edit] Geography
[edit] Topography
Lewisville is located at 33°2′18″N 97°0′22″W / 33.03833°N 97.00611°W (33.038316, -97.006232)[41] at an elevation of about 550 ft (165 m). It is situated at the southern end of Denton County and the northern end of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is located in the eastern part of the Cross Timbers area of Texas between the Texas Blackland Prairies and the Grand Prairie.[2] Although physical geography is not extremely varied in North Texas, significant geographical features include Lewisville Lake, the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, and two local tributaries of the Elm Fork, Prairie Creek and Timber Creek. Vista Ridge, a small plateau, is in the southeast corner of Lewisville. The lowest part of Denton County, at 484 feet, is located in Lewisville.[42] The city has a total area of 42.47 square miles (110.0 km2), of which 36.398 square miles (94.27 km2) is land and 6.072 square miles (15.73 km2) is water.[41]
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Lewisville, Texas | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 90 (32) |
96 (36) |
99 (37) |
102 (39) |
107 (42) |
108 (42) |
113 (45) |
113 (45) |
111 (44) |
103 (39) |
99 (37) |
89 (32) |
113 (45) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 50.3 (10.2) |
56.3 (13.5) |
61.6 (16.4) |
68.3 (20.2) |
77.9 (25.5) |
83.9 (28.8) |
90.3 (32.4) |
89.7 (32.1) |
84.2 (29.0) |
69.8 (21.0) |
61.6 (16.4) |
51.8 (11.0) |
90.3 (32.4) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 32.4 (0.2) |
36.0 (2.2) |
50.1 (10.1) |
58.4 (14.7) |
66.9 (19.4) |
76.1 (24.5) |
79.0 (26.1) |
78.2 (25.7) |
67.5 (19.7) |
56.9 (13.8) |
46.0 (7.8) |
32.9 (0.5) |
32.4 (0.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −3 (−19) |
−2 (−19) |
5 (−15) |
23 (−5) |
35 (2) |
48 (9) |
51 (11) |
52 (11) |
36 (2) |
16 (−9) |
10 (−12) |
0 (−18) |
−3 (−19) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 1.94 (49.3) |
2.55 (64.8) |
2.82 (71.6) |
3.30 (83.8) |
5.41 (137.4) |
3.29 (83.6) |
2.53 (64.3) |
2.26 (57.4) |
3.35 (85.1) |
4.81 (122.2) |
2.87 (72.9) |
2.66 (67.6) |
37.79 (959.9) |
| Snowfall inches (cm) | .2 (0.5) |
.5 (1.3) |
.1 (0.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
.3 (0.8) |
1.1 (2.8) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 6.7 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 76.7 |
| Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | .4 | .2 | .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .1 | .2 | 1 |
| Source: NOAA (1971–2000)[43] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Surrounding municipalities
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Highland Village | Lake Dallas | The Colony | ![]() |
| Flower Mound | Hebron | |||
| Grapevine | Coppell | Carrollton |
[edit] Arts and cultural life
[edit] MCL Grand Theater
The Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theater, known primarily as the MCL Grand, is located in the east side of Interstate 35E in Old Town Lewisville. The theater functions as a hub for the arts in Lewisville with its ability to show films, host meetings, and feature other artistic performances in various mediums. The project began in 2004, when community leaders decided to fulfill the long-term goal of building a center for the arts that would coincide with the opening of the new Old Town A-train station in 2011.[45] The city hosted the grand opening of the facility in January 2011 with a series of performances, children’s shows, and ballet recitals.[44] On the final day of the festivities, Neil Ferguson, president of the Greater Lewisville Arts Alliance, presented the theater with a $25,000 contribution from the organization, beginning their fundraiser to place a Steinway & Sons piano in the venue.[45]
[edit] Libraries
The city government started the Lewisville Public Library in 1968 when it named Cindy Bennett as its first library director. A 5,000 square-foot structure was built where the current city hall stands. In 1986, the city built a new library facility as part of the municipal building on Main Street. In 2001, Lewisville voters approved a 4B tax package, part of which was dedicated to building a new library facility.[46] The $11 million renovation project was unveiled in 2006.[47] The children's wing of the new facility was dedicated to Bennett.[48] The library received the Achievement of Excellence in Libraries Award in 2006 and 2009.[49] As of 2011, Lewisville is also the official home of the George W. Bush Presidential library.[50]
[edit] Media
Residents are generally served by media outlets from the Dallas area, but a number of niche publications focus on community news. The Lewisville Leader, formerly The Lewisville Enterprise and The Lewisville Headlight, has changed ownership a number of times. Jack Lewis, the city's second mayor, owned and edited the publication from 1920 to 1945.[51] In 1962, The Enterprise merged with The Leader. The new publisher, U.O. Clements, was a staunch conservative but vociferously supported integration of Lewisville schools. As a result, he received many anonymous threats from members of the Ku Klux Klan.[52] The paper was sold to a corporation in 1971.[53] In 2011, the Lewisville City Council named the Lewisville portion of Neighborsgo, a weekly section of the Dallas Morning News, as the official newspaper of record for the city.[54] In December 2011, Lewisville resident Steve Southwell unveiled a redesign of his blog, naming it The Lewisville Texan Journal. The online-only news publication allows residents and guest writers to post news, views, and events beside regular news articles.[55]
[edit] Parks and recreation
[edit] Lewisville Lake Park
Lewisville is bordered to the north by Lewisville Lake, which serves as a major recreation focus of the city. In addition to casual boating and fishing, it hosts regular Bassmaster Tournaments hosted by the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society.[56] The Bassmaster 2011 Central Open event also included the first ever Wounded Warrior Benefit Tournament, an informal competition benefiting the Warrior & Family Support Center at Fort Sam Houston.[56]
[edit] Toyota of Lewisville Railroad Park
Using the revenue from a quarter-cent sales tax increase, Lewisville built the $20 million Railroad Park, the largest capital project in the city’s history at the time. In 2010, the city reached a deal worth $1.5 million with Toyota of Lewisville to name the park Toyota of Lewisville Railroad Park. The park is unlike most of its kind in the area. Amenities include a a baseball/softball complex, a football complex, eight lighted soccer fields, two concession buildings, a perimeter walking/jogging trail, and three man-made lakes. It also includes a six acre dog park as well as the Scion skatepark.[57] In 2010 and 2011, the skate park hosted the Scion Regional Amateur Tour, part a series of six skateboarding competitions held across the country each year.[58]
[edit] Golf
Lewisville is a major hub of the Northern Golf Corridor of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and is sometimes referred to as the "golf mecca" of the area.[59] Courses and facilities located in the city include the Hank Haney Golf Ranch at Vista Ridge, owned and operated by Hank Haney Golf, which also has its headquarters in Lewisville.[60]; The Lakes at Castle Hills, a course designed by Jay Morrish.[59] and is home to the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy; Timbercreek Golf Center, owned by former Dallas Cowboys lineman Glen Titensor;[61] and Lake Park Golf Course.
It is also home to professional golfer Chad Campbell, winner of the 2003 Tour Championship,[62][63] and Jimmy Johnson, caddie to professional golfers Nick Price, Michelle Wie, Steve Stricker, and Charles Howell III.[64] In February 2011, Golf Digest listed Cool Clubs in Lewisville as one of the top 100 clubfitters in the country.[65]
[edit] Proposed trail system
In 2011, the Lewisville Park Board proposed a new trails master plan that included a major overhaul of the trail system for the city. The plan includes 51 miles of off-street trails, 50 miles of enhanced sidewalks, 50 miles of bike routes, a 7.4 paddling trail down the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, and 31 major and minor trailheads throughout the area, many of which connect to other trail systems. The city currently has a network of linear trails spanning approximately 14 miles.[66] The plan also includes numerous crossings across Interstate I35E in an effort to minimize safety risk for pedestrians.[67]
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 853 |
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| 1940 | 873 | 2.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,516 | 73.7% | |
| 1960 | 3,956 | 160.9% | |
| 1970 | 9,264 | 134.2% | |
| 1980 | 24,273 | 162.0% | |
| 1990 | 46,521 | 91.7% | |
| 2000 | 77,737 | 67.1% | |
| 2010 | 95,290 | 22.6% | |
| [68][69][70] | |||
As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 95,290, including 37,496 households and 23,417 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 65.3% White, 11.2% African American, 0.7% Native American, 7.8% Asian, 11.3% from other races, and 3.2% from two or more races. 29.2% of the all races were considered of Hispanic or Latino descent. Of the 37,496 households, 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.21. The population was spread out in age. The median age was 30.9 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.[1]
[edit] Government
The City of Lewisville uses a council-manager style of municipal government. Residents elect six members to serve on the City Council, including a mayor, who are elected for three-year terms. Members are not term-limited.[71]
| Mayor | Dean Ueckert |
| Council member for Place 1 | Leroy Vaughn |
| Council member for Place 2 | Neil Ferguson |
| Council member for Place 3 | TJ Gilmore |
| Council member for Place 4 | John Gorena |
| Council member for Place 5 | Rudy Durham |
[edit] Finances
In the fiscal year 2010-2011, the city had a total city-wide operating budget of $103,072,207.[72] Lewisville has the lowest property tax in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.[73] The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:
| City Department | Director |
|---|---|
| City Manager | Claude King |
| City Secretary | Julie Heinze |
| City Attorney | Lizbeth Plaster |
| Municipal Judge | Brian Holman |
| Assistant City Manager – Development | Steven L. Bacchus |
| Assistant City Manager – Administrative Services | Donna Barron |
| Budget and Research Director | Gina Thompson |
| Community Development Director | Eric Ferris |
| Community Relations and Tourism Director | James Kunke |
| Economic Development Director | Nika Reinecke |
| Finance Director | Brenda Martin |
| Fire Chief | Tim Tittle[74] |
| Human Resources Director | Melinda Galler |
| Information Technology Services Director | Larry Buchanan |
| Parks and Recreation Director | Robert Monaghan |
| Police Chief | Russell Kerbow |
| Public Services Director | Carole Bassinger[75] |
[edit] Police
As late as 1977, the Lewisville Police Department had 27 sworn police officers, but that number increased to 136 by 2007.[76] As of 2011, there are 199 full time employees of the department, four of which are classified as administration.[77] There were 94 police vehicles in operation.[78]
[edit] Fire
As of 2011, the Lewisville Fire Department had 135 full time employees, six of which are considered administration.[79] Until 2011, the fire department was led by Chief Rick Lasky, who now works as a consultant and motivational speaker.[80] After the September 11 attacks, Lasky and the fire department attracted national attention when they raised a large amount of donations for the families of the victims of the attacks. In 2004, as a reward for their fundraising, John Travolta, Joaquin Phoenix, and Robert Patrick visited the fire department to promote their new film Ladder 49.[81]
[edit] National and state representation
Lewisville is located within the 26th Congressional district in Texas and is represented by Representative Michael C. Burgess in the United States House of Representatives. It is currently represented by Chris Harris in District 9 of the Texas Senate.[82] The city is split between two Texas House of Representatives districts, including the 63rd District, represented by Tan Parker, and the 65th District, represented by Burt Solomons.[83] The city has been home to two former Speakers of the Texas House, Charles G. Thomas and Fred H. Minor.
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Rail
Lewisville is served by the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) which operates express coach service to downtown Dallas and Denton. In 2011, 79 years after the Texas Interurban Railway halted service, the Old Town and Hebron stations in Lewisville opened as commuter rail stations along the route of DCTA's A-train. The route continues to Frankford station in Carrollton, where commuters can then board the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Green Line to Dallas.[84]
[edit] Roads
Interstate 35E
State Highway 121 Toll Road
Farm to Market Road 407 (Justin Road)
Farm to Market Road 1171 (Main Street)
Farm to Market Road 3040 (Round Grove Road)
Farm to Market Road 3504 (Mill Street)
[edit] Economy
The median income for a household in the city was $54,771, and the median income for a family was $63,719. Males had a median income of $41,058 versus $31,705 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,703. About 3.9% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over. The top employers in the city are:[72]
| # | Employer | # of Employees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JP Morgan Chase | 2,817 |
| 2 | Lewisville Independent School District | 2,122 |
| 3 | Vista Ridge Mall | 1,980 |
| 4 | Med Fusion Laboratories | 900 |
| 5 | Nationstar Mortgage | 900 |
| 6 | Wal-Mart | 873 |
| 7 | Lewisville Medical Center | 803 |
| 8 | City of Lewisville | 688 |
| 9 | SYSCO Foods | 625 |
| 10 | 21st Century Insurance | 500 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c QuickFacts 2011.
- ^ a b Capace 1999, p. 437.
- ^ a b Cole-Jett 2011, p. 9.
- ^ Cowling 1936, p. 16.
- ^ Bates 1918, p. 29.
- ^ Bates 1918, p. 31.
- ^ Cole-Jett 2011, p. 7.
- ^ Cole-Jett 2011, p. 48.
- ^ Southwell 2011a.
- ^ Bridges 1978, p. 94.
- ^ Bates 1918, p. 278.
- ^ Bridges 1978, p. 121.
- ^ Bridges 1978, p. 147.
- ^ Bates 1918, p. 172.
- ^ Gammel 1898, p. 595.
- ^ Bates 1918, p. 146.
- ^ Foster 1888, p. 55.
- ^ GLCT 2006.
- ^ Bridges 1978, p. 367.
- ^ Hervey 2002, p. 26.
- ^ Cole-Jett 2011, p. 25.
- ^ Degan 1991, pp. 21-23.
- ^ Bridges 1978, p. 371.
- ^ Almanac 1912, p. 279.
- ^ Cole-Jett 2011, p. 27-32.
- ^ Bridges 1978, p. 287.
- ^ DMN 1931.
- ^ Odom 1996, p. 69.
- ^ Tunnell, Moore & Minor 1925, p. 15.
- ^ Moynihan 2007, p. 6.
- ^ Cochran 1992, p. 15.
- ^ Cole-Jett 2011, p. 52.
- ^ Riddell 1934.
- ^ Cole-Jett 2011, p. 99.
- ^ Almanac 1964, p. 553.
- ^ Wilonsky 2011.
- ^ Lewis 2011.
- ^ Cole-Jett 2011, p. 125.
- ^ Miskura 1990, p. 95.
- ^ Lewisville COC 1991, p. 136.
- ^ a b Gazateer 2011.
- ^ Cowling 1936, p. 62.
- ^ NOAA 2011.
- ^ a b Goodwin 2011a.
- ^ a b Goodwin 2011b.
- ^ Eaken 2008.
- ^ Hixson 2006.
- ^ Eaken 2009.
- ^ Smith 2010a.
- ^ Ginsberg & Lunder 2010, p. 3.
- ^ Pareti 2000, pp. 24-31.
- ^ Pareti 2000, pp. 40-46.
- ^ Pareti 2000, p. 50.
- ^ Heinze 2011b.
- ^ Southwell 2011b.
- ^ a b Johnson 2011.
- ^ Smith 2010b.
- ^ Rat 2011.
- ^ a b Holland 2001.
- ^ Dodson 2010, p. 8.
- ^ Mendez 2004.
- ^ Masters 2011.
- ^ Valiante & Stachura 2005.
- ^ Bonk 2009.
- ^ Carney 2011.
- ^ Hughes, Wood & Witte 2011, p. 64.
- ^ Hughes, Wood & Witte 2011, pp. 73-92.
- ^ Almanac 1968, p. 175.
- ^ Almanac 1972, p. 163.
- ^ Byrd 2011.
- ^ Heinze 2011a.
- ^ a b King 2010.
- ^ Sharp 2010, p. 95.
- ^ Goodwin 2011c.
- ^ King & Martin 2011.
- ^ a b Burgess 2007, p. 1356.
- ^ King 2010, pp. 144-145.
- ^ King & Martin 2011, p. 94.
- ^ King 2010, pp. 156-157.
- ^ Lasky 2006.
- ^ Fire 2009.
- ^ TXmap 2011a.
- ^ TXmap 2011b.
- ^ Hundley 2011.
[edit] References
- Academic Articles
- Cochran, Mike (1992). "The Interurban in Denton" (PDF). The Denton Review (Historical Society of Denton County) IV (1): 11–16. http://thinkdenton.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DentonReviewInterurban.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- Moynihan, Colleen (August 2007). An environmental justice assessment of the light rail expansion in Denton (M.S. thesis). University of North Texas. OCLC 191515175. http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3934/. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- Pareti, Tim (May 2000). The First Century of the Lewisville Leader (M.S. thesis). Texas A&M University–Commerce. http://books.google.com/books?id=t_qNNwAACAAJ. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- Books
- Bates, Edward (1918). History and Reminiscences of Denton County. Denton, Texas: McNitzky Printing Company. LCCN 19004337. OCLC 2133818. OL23400877M. http://books.google.com/books?id=U8kBAAAAMAAJ.
- Bridges, Clarence (1978). History of Denton, Texas From Its Beginning to 1960. Waco, Texas: Texian Press. ASIN B0006CU42G. OCLC 004235340. http://books.google.com/books?id=zyeEGQAACAAJ. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- Cole-Jett, Robin (2011). Lewisville. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ASIN 0738579939. ISBN 978-0-7385-7993-1. LCCN 2010940829. OCLC 692275589. http://books.google.com/books?id=cCXMtnq7D3kC. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- Cowling, Mary Jo (1936). Geography of Denton County. Dallas, Texas: Banks, Upshaw, and Company. ASIN B003F8JBE0. LCCN 36-15037. OCLC 2672035. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth90885/. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- Hervey, Hollace (2002). Historic Denton County: An Illustrated History. San Antonio, Texas: Historical Pub Network. ISBN 9781893619074. LCCN 2002101353. OCLC 52948987. OL3572319M. http://books.google.com/books?id=Kv8cdMN99r0C. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- Lasky, Rick (2006). Pride and Ownership: A Firefighter's Love of the Job. Tulsa, Oklahoma: PennWell Books. ISBN 9781593700782. OCLC 64896524. http://books.google.com/books?id=6aeEYfVzceYC. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- Odom, E. Dale (1996). An Illustrated History of Denton County, Texas: From Peters Colony to Metroplex (First ed.). ISBN 0965132404.
- Book Chapters
- Dodson, James (2010) [2009]. "Prologue: The Last Amateur". A Son of the Game (First Paperback ed.). Workman Publishing. ISBN 9781565129788. http://books.google.com/books?id=Fl9G7U4nGwQC&lpg=PP1&pg=PT14#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
- Sharp, James (2010). "Chapter 14: Lewisville". The 2010-2011 Plano North Dallas Area Real Estate Guide. Wexford House Books. ISBN 9780982643327. http://books.google.com/books?id=tH4lwrv08rgC&lpg=PA95&vq=lewisville&pg=PA95#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- Tunnell, B.F.; Moore, Urban; Minor, Carl (1925). "Lewisville". In Meriwether. Making Neighbors of the People of Dallas and Denton Counties. Dallas, Texas: Johnston Printing and Advertising Company. http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth29651/m1/15/. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- Valiante, Gio; Stachura, Mike (2005) (ebook). Fearless Golf: Conquering the Mental Game. Random House Digital. ISBN 9780385511926. http://books.google.com/books?id=uQYuva9SWKgC. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- Encyclopedias and Almanacs
- Capace, Nancy (1999). "Lewisville". Encyclopedia of Texas. I (6th ed.). St. Clair Shores, Michigan: Somerset Publishers. pp. 437–438. ISBN 9780403097296. http://books.google.com/books?id=RePkhLzUjlEC. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- Gammel, Hans, ed. (1898). "Chapter IV". The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897. VIII. Austin, Texas: The Gammel Book Company. http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6731/. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- "Denton County". Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide 1912. Dallas, Texas: Dallas Morning News. 1912. pp. 278–279. http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123782/. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- "Local Government in Texas". Texas Almanac, 1964-1965. Dallas, Texas: Dallas Morning News. 1964. p. 553. ISSN 0363-423X. OCLC 2418715. http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113807/. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- "City Population Growth". Texas Almanac, 1968-1969. Dallas, Texas: Dallas Morning News. 1968. p. 175. ISSN 0363-4248. OCLC 2418737. http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113809/. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- "120 Years Population Growth of Texas Cities". Texas Almanac, 1972-1973. Dallas, Texas: Dallas Morning News. 1972. p. 163. ISSN 0363-4248. OCLC 2418737. http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113811/. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- Magazines
- Bonk, Thomas (2009-09-10). "Wing Man". Golf Digest (Condé Nast Publications). Archived from the original on 2010-03-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20100330010712/http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/2009-09/golf_fedexcup_bmw_bonk_0910. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- Carney, Bob (February 2011). America's 100 Best Clubfitters. Golf Digest. Archived from the original on 2011-02-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20110203000142/http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-equipment/2011-02/clubfitters-listing-top-100. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- Lewisville COC (March 1991). "Travel Planner" (advertisement). Texas Monthly (Emmis Communications) 19 (3): 136. ISSN 0148-7736. http://books.google.com/books?id=cisEAAAAMBAJ. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- Miscellaneous (Maps, Speeches, Interviews, Videos)
- Burgess, Michael (2007-01-16). In recognition of chief of police Steve McFadden's outstanding dedication and service to the City of Lewisville (Speech). Extensions of Remarks. Washington, D.C.. http://books.google.com/books?id=M3bLOwbeOZYC. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- Degan, James (April 1991) (Transcript). Oral History Interview with James Franklin Degan. Oral Interview with Strickland, Kristi. pp. 1-49. City of Lewisville Oral History Collection. Lewisville, Texas.
- State of Texas (2011) (PDF). State Senate Districts, Enacted by 82nd Legislature, 2011 (Map) (PLANS148 ed.). Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. http://gis1.tlc.state.tx.us/?PlanHeader=PLANs148. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
- State of Texas (2011) (PDF). State House Districts, Enacted by 82nd Legislature, 2011 (Map) (PLANS283 ed.). Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. http://gis1.tlc.state.tx.us/?PlanHeader=PLANh283. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
- John Travolta, Robert Patrick, Joaquin Phoenix (2009-03-01) (flv). Lewisville frequently gets some pretty amazing visitors (YouTube). Lewisville, Texas: City of Lewisville. Event occurs at :58. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVNCyvUMDuA. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- Newspapers
- Eaken, Dan (2008-09-16). "Lewisville Public Library’s 40th noted with big fanfare". Lewisville Leader (Star Community Newspapers). http://lewisvilleleader.com/articles/2008/09/16/lewisville_leader/news/53.txt. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- Eaken, Dan (2009-05-01). "Lewisville: Cynthia Bennett Children’s Wing dedicated". Lewisville Leader (Star Community Newspapers). http://lewisvilleleader.com/articles/2009/05/01/lewisville_leader/news/18.txt. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- Goodwin, Heather (2011-01-11). "MCL Grand ready for opening weekend". Lewisville Leader (Star Community Papers). http://www.lewisvilleleader.com/articles/2011/01/11/lewisville_leader/news/20.txt. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- Goodwin, Heather (2011-01-18). "Hundreds flock to grand opening". Lewisville Leader (Star Community Papers). http://www.lewisvilleleader.com/articles/2011/01/18/lewisville_leader/news/72.txt. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- Goodwin, Heather (2011-09-02). "Tittle named new fire chief". Lewisville Leader (Star Community Newspapers). http://www.planostar.com/articles/2011/09/09/lewisville_leader/news/9779.txt. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- Hixson, Josh (2006-12-26). "Looking back 2006: Low lake levels hurt businesses". Lewisville Leader (Star Community Newspapers). http://lewisvilleleader.com/articles/2006/12/29/lewisville_leader/news/0001lv.txt. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- Hundley, Wendy (2011-06-16). "Taking the A-train: Commuter rail will link Denton to Carrollton, Dallas". Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/20110616-taking-the-a-train-commuter-rail-will-link-denton-to-carrollton-dallas.ece. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- Johnson, Deb (2011-02-22). "Lewisville Lake is a 'sleeper' for the Feb. 24-26 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open" (Press release). Bassmaster. http://www.bassmaster.com/news/lewisville-lake-sleeper-feb-24-26-bass-pro-shops-bassmaster-central-open. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- Lewis, Bj (2011-09-28). "Entering the annals of history, man". Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Texas). http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC_Lewisville-marker_0926.19f1959db.html. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- Mendez, Carlos (2004-12-29). "Ex-guard pursuing a different course after football". The Fort Worth Star Telegram. http://cowboyszone.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-16347.html. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
- Rat, The (2011-03-27). "Killer Crowds and Major Shredding at 2011 Scion RAT Tour Kick-Off Event" (Press release). Scion RAT. http://skatetherat.com/rat/2011/03/29/killer-crowds-great-weather-and-major-shredding-at-2011-scion-rat-skateboard-tour-kick-off-event/. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- Smith, Heather (2010-05-05). "Library recognized by statewide association". Lewisville Leader (Star Community Newspapers). http://lewisvilleleader.com/articles/2010/03/05/lewisville_leader/news/42.txt. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- Smith, Heather (2010-08-17). "Lewisville reaches agreement on naming rights for Railroad Park". Star Community Newspapers. http://lewisvilleleader.com/articles/2010/08/17/lewisville_leader/news/42.txt. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- Wilonsky, Robert (2011-09-13). "At Long Last, Texas International Pop Festival In Lewisville to Receive a State Historical Marker". Dallas Observer (Dallas, Texas). http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2011/09/at_long_last_texas_internation.php. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- "Lewisville will hold 'Out of the Mud' Celebration". Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas): p. 8. 1931-10-24.
- Reports
- Foster, L.L. (1888-12-31). First Annual Report of the Agricultural Bureau of the Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics, and History 1887-88 (Report). Austin, Texas: Austin State Printing Office. http://books.google.com/books?id=gC8ZAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- Ginsberg, Wendy; Lunder, Erika (2010-12-01). Presidential Libraries Act and the Establishment of Presidential Libraries (Congressional Research Service Report). DIANE Publishing. ISBN 9781437943801. http://books.google.com/books?id=GiEhH9gjKJUC. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- Hughes, Lenny; Wood, Adam; Witte, Mark (2011). The 2011 Lewisville Trails Master Plan (Report). Richardson, Texas: Halff.
- Heinze, Julie (2011-10-03) (PDF). Lewisville City Council, Regular Session, September 19, 2011 (Minutes). http://www.cityoflewisville.com/main/citycouncil/minutes2011/09192011.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
- King, Claude (2010-10-01) (PDF). City of Lewisville Operating Budget 2010-2011 (Budget). http://www.cityoflewisville.com/wcmsite/publishing.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/BudgetAdoptedFY1011/$FILE/FY1011Budget.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- King, Claude; Martin, Brenda (2011) (PDF). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 (CAFR). http://www.cityoflewisville.com/wcmsite/publishing.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/CAFR+-+Fiscal+Year+2010/$FILE/CAFR+2010.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- Miskura (1990). Census of Population and Housing (1990): Texas Population and Housing Counts (Census report). DIANE Publishing. ISBN 9781428988026. http://books.google.com/books?id=PbJMgxctmGcC. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- (PDF) Climatography of the United States No. 20: 1971–2000 (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. http://hurricane.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/tx/412404.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
- Riddell, Harry (1934-04-25) (digital image). Raymond Hamilton Arrest Report (Arrest). Dallas, Texas: Dallas Police Department. http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth78901/. Retrieved 2011-09-17. "Robbery by fire arms (Lewisville, Lancaster, and Grand Prarie[sic] Texas banks-transferred to Dallas County Jails"
- Websites
- Byrd, Richard (2011). "Lewisville, TX (Denton County)". Texas State Historical Association. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hel07. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- Heinze, Julie (2011a). "Form of Government". City of Lewisville. Archived from the original on 2010-12-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20101213082914/http://cityoflewisville.com/wcmsite/publishing.nsf/Content/Council++Manager. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- Holland, David (2001). "The Golf Club at Castle Hills: A Hub of the Metroplex's Northern Golf Corridor". Dallas, Texas: GolfTexas. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. http://web.archive.org/web/20081006141352/http://www.golftexas.com/holland92.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- "Player Bio for Chad Campbell". Masters 2011. http://augusta.com/masters/players/bios/Chad_Campbell.shtml. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- Southwell, Stephen (2011-01-23). "Fox Hembry Cleanup Recap". Lewisville, Texas: Whosplayin. Archived from the original on 2011-04-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20110419212358/http://www.whosplayin.com/xoops/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1962. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- Southwell, Stephen (2011-12-27). "Changes Coming Soon - Lewisville Texan Journal". Lewisville, Texas: Lewisville Texan Journal. http://lewisvilletexan.com/xoops/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2540. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- "U.S. Census QuickFacts about Lewisville, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau. 2011-10-16. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4842508.html. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- "Gazateer". U.S. Census Bureau. 2011-05-16. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- "Our Historic Old Town Building". Greater Lewisville Community Theater. 2006. Archived from the original on 2010-04-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20100401121246/http://www.glct.org/building.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
[edit] Further reading
- Bolz, Jim; Bolz, Tricia (2010). Denton County. Postcard History. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738584522. OCLC 620741494. http://books.google.com/books?id=oSATPZInG9UC. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- Kerbow, Gary (1994). Friday Night Farmers: The History of the Lewisville Fighting Farmers. Lewisville, Texas: Farm Press. ASIN 0964446200. ISBN 0964446200. http://books.google.com/books?id=qiURAAAACAAJ. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- Taylor, David (2006). "Paddling the Urban Sprawl of North Texas". In Taylor, David. Pride of Place: A Contemporary Anthology of Texas Nature Writing. Denton, Texas: University of North Texas Press. pp. 173–188. ISBN 9781574412086. OCLC 62085349. http://books.google.com/books?id=RtBpK_ohqJMC&pg=PA173. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
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