Euless, Texas
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Euless is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 51,226 in a 2005 census estimate.
Part of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, which serves the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, is inside the city limits of Euless.
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[edit] Geography
Euless is located at (32.848253, -97.091782)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 42.1 km² (16.3 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 46,005 people, 19,218 households, and 11,626 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,091.7/km² (2,828.3/mi²). There were 20,136 housing units at an average density of 477.8/km² (1,237.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.52% White, 6.49% African American, 0.64% Native American, 7.15% Asian, 1.86% Pacific Islander, 5.38% from other races, and 2.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.31% of the population. Euless has one of the largest populations of Tongans in North America.
There were 19,218 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 39.7% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $49,582, and the median income for a family was $54,697. Males had a median income of $39,169 versus $32,370 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,764. About 5.7% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Other information
Euless is a member of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. Together with Hurst and Bedford, this area forms one of the largest recognized suburban school districts in the state of Texas.
Euless has four elementary schools, one junior high school, and one high school. Some residents of the city of Euless attend high schools in the Grapevine - Colleyville Independent School District such as Bear Creek Elementary, Heritage Middle School, and Colleyville Heritage High School. Colleyville Heritage High School is one of the most highly regarded high schools in the nation, but received negative publicity for the 2004 Steroid Scandal amongst the football players.
On December 10, 2005, Euless's high school, Trinity High School, won the 5A Division 1 state football championship. The team has achieved national notoriety for its pre-game and post-game ritual dance, the Ka Mate haka, started by several players of Tongan descent (as stated above, Euless has one of the largest Tongan communities in the nation; many Tongans moved to Euless in the early 1980s to work at nearby Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and there are an estimated 4,000 Tongans living there at present, representing approximately 8.7 percent of the city's population).[1]
In October, the city also hosts the annual Mid-Cities Greek Foodfest at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church.
[edit] Notable residents
This list may include past and current residents of the community
- James T. Draper Jr. -- Former president of the Southern Baptist Convention and former pastor of First Baptist Church in Euless
- Diane Henry - Model and contestant on Big Brother 5[1]
- Sarah Shahi - Actress on The L Word [2]
- Janine Turner - Actress who starred on Northern Exposure was raised (but not born) in Euless.[3]
Euless City Council
Mayor: Mary Lib Saleh
Place 1: Cary Tyson
Place 2: Leon Hogg
Place 3: Linda Martin
Place 4: Charlie Miller
Place 5: Glenn Porterfield
Place 6: Michael Brown
[edit] References
- ^ Diane Henry at the Internet Movie Database; URL accessed 2006-06-07
- ^ Sarah Shahi at the Internet Movie Database; URL accessed 2006-06-07
- ^ Brumburgh, Gary. "Biography for Janine Turner", Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on June 7, 2006.
[edit] External links
- City of Euless website
- HEB Chamber of Commerce
- Historic Photos of Euless, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
- More demographic data
- 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
[edit] Listening
- Story about haka at Trinity High School, from The World radio program
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