Trophy Club, Texas
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| Trophy Club, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 33°0′2″N 97°11′35″W / 33.00056°N 97.19306°W | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Texas |
| Counties | Denton, Tarrant |
| Area | |
| - Total | 4.1 sq mi (10.5 km2) |
| - Land | 4.0 sq mi (10.5 km2) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 607 ft (185 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 6,350 |
| - Density | 1,568.0/sq mi (605.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 76262 |
| Area code(s) | 817 |
| FIPS code | 48-73710[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1388551[2] |
Trophy Club is a town in Denton and Tarrant Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 6,350 at the 2000 census. The current population is, according to the city limit's signs, 7391, as of December 2008.
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[edit] Geography
Trophy Club is located at 33°0′2″N 97°11′35″W / 33.00056°N 97.19306°W (33.000507, -97.193181)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.5 km²), of which, 4.1 square miles (10.5 km²) of it is land and 0.25% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 6,350 people, 2,271 households, and 1,934 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,568.0 people per square mile (605.4/km²). There were 2,483 housing units at an average density of 613.1/sq mi (236.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.43% White, 1.65% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.76% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.17% from other races, and 1.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.17% of the population.
There were 2,271 households out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.6% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.8% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $92,492, and the median income for a family was $93,990. Males had a median income of $72,625 versus $36,845 for females. The per capita income for the town was $37,707. About 1.2% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
The town is served by the Northwest Independent School District. Elementary school children in the town go to Lakeview Elementary and Samuel Beck Elementary. Middle school students attend Medlin Middle School. For high school students, the town is currently served by Northwest High School, but in the 2009-2010 school year, students in Trophy Club will go to Byron Nelson High School.
[edit] Government
Trophy Club is governed by a Council-Manager form of government, in which the mayor serves as figure head for the Town Council. The Town Council has 5 voting members, and the mayor votes only to break a tie.
The town's elected officials (as of May 9, 2009) are:
- Connie White, Mayor
- Philip Sterling, Council Member
- Susan Edstrom, Council Member
- Bill Rose, Council Member
- Kathleen Wilson, Council Member
- Glenn Strother, Council Member
Municipal Utility District (M.U.D.) (The city's water supplier) This is a group of paid elected officials that supply water, own the fire station, and also own the city hall (M.U.D. Building) (As of May 9, 2009)
M.U.D. 1
- President- Dean Henry
- Vice President- Gary Cantrell
- Secretary/Treasurer- Connie White (now mayor, position currently empty)
- Directors:
- Jim Hase
- Neil Twomey
- MUD Manager- Walter Fitzpatrick
M.U.D. 2
- President- James Budarf
- Vice President- Kevin Carr
- Secretary/Treasurer- James Thomas
- Directors:
- Carol Ann Borges
- Steven Kohs
MASTER DISTRICT BOARD
- Chairman- Connie White
- Vice Chairman- Carol Ann Borges
- Secretary/Treasurer- James Thomas
- Directors-
- Jim Budarf
- Gary Cantrell
- Kevin Carr
- Jim Hase
- Dean Henry
- Steven Kohs
- Neil Twomey
- MUD Manager- Robert Scott
[edit] References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Trophy Club, Texas - Official town website". http://www.ci.trophyclub.tx.us. Retrieved on 2009-05-09.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Trophy Club, Texas is at coordinates 33°00′02″N 97°11′35″W / 33.000507°N 97.193181°WCoordinates: 33°00′02″N 97°11′35″W / 33.000507°N 97.193181°W
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