Prosper, Texas

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Prosper is a town in Collin County, Texas (USA). The population was 2,097 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 About Prosper
4 Education
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Prosper is located at 33°14′18″N, 96°47′27″W (33.238295, -96.790850)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.9 mi² (12.8 km²). 4.9 mi² (12.8 km²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,097 people, 678 households, and 589 families residing in the town. The population density was 423.6/mi² (163.6/km²). There were 717 housing units at an average density of 144.8/mi² (55.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.23% White, 0.29% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 5.15% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.17% of the population.

There were 678 households out of which 50.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.5% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.0% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the town the population was spread out with 33.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $64,063, and the median income for a family was $68,542. Males had a median income of $50,223 versus $35,707 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,672. About 6.1% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] About Prosper

Prosper, Texas was a small rural town on Preston Road (SH 289) in North Texas about 6 mi (9 km) north of Frisco, Texas.

In recent years, Prosper has – true to its name – prospered. Like its neighboring town, Celina about 4 mi (6 km) to the north, Prosper is growing quickly in terms of new home building (houses in the $200,000 to $500,000 range). In addition to a long-time retail filling station, in 2004 Prosper saw its second and 3rd retail establishments arrive: a Sonic restaurant, and an Exxon On The Run station.

Well-known area residents include some former Dallas Cowboys football players such as Bill Bates and Deion Sanders, who own large parcels of land. Many residents are professionals who commute south into Frisco, Plano, Dallas, and neighboring communities. (March, 2005)

Propser is also the place of residence for Penny & Wayne Goodman, the two most notorious drug dealers in all of Prosper. They were arrested in February of 2007 with a posted bail of $30,000 (combined). They were out of jail the next day.