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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Dallas |
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| - Total | 2. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 2 sq mi (5. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 km²) |
| - Land | 2. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 2 sq mi (5. 8 km²) |
| - Water | 0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²) |
| Elevation | 528 ft (161 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 8,842 |
| - Density | 3,947. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4/sq mi (1,524. 1/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | Central (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 75205, 75209, 75219 |
| Area code(s) | 214 |
| FIPS code | 48-33824[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1388240[2] |
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Highland Park is a town in central Dallas County, Texas, United States. Dallas County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (colloquially referred Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 8,842 at the 2000 census. Located between the Dallas North Tollway and U.S. Route 75 (North Central Expressway), four miles north of downtown Dallas. The Dallas North Tollway ( DNT or simply the Tollway) is a controlled-access Toll road operated by the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA US Route 75 is a north-south US Highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Kittson County Minnesota, at the Canadian border where it continues NCX redirects here For the transport protein see Sodium-calcium exchanger. Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city
It is the 41st wealthiest city in the United States and the 19th wealthiest city with a population of over 1,000. The highest-income places in the United States are usually considered to be in the Northeast; twenty-three of the 100 highest-income counties by Per capita The highest-income places in the United States are usually considered to be in the Northeast; twenty-three of the 100 highest-income counties by Per capita Highland Park is the 3rd wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income. Texas is the thirty-second richest state in the United States of America, with a Per capita income of $19617 (2000
Highland Park is bordered on the south, east and west by Dallas and on the north by University Park. University Park is a city in Dallas County, Texas, ( USA) The population was 23324 at the 2000 census Highland Park and University Park together comprise the Park Cities. Park Cities is a term commonly used in reference to two communities in Dallas County, Texas ( USA) - the Town of Highland Park and the City of
Addresses in Highland Park use "Dallas, Texas" as the city designation; addresses do not have "Highland Park, Texas" designations [1].
Highland Park is also home to the Highland Park Village shopping center. Highland Park Village is an upscale Shopping mall located at the southwest corner of Mockingbird Lane and Preston Road in Highland Park, Texas
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History
The land now known as Highland Park was purchased in 1889 by a group of investors from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known as the Philadelphia Place Land Association, for an average price of $377 an acre, with a total of $500,000. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Henry Exall, an agent, intended to develop the land along Turtle Creek, as Philadelphia Place, exclusive housing based on parkland areas in Philadelphia. For the neighborhood see Turtle Creek Dallas. For the road see Turtle Creek Boulevard. He laid gravel roads, and dammed Turtle Creek, forming Exall Lake, before the Panic of 1893 brought a blow to his fortunes, halting development. The Panic of 1893 was a serious economic depression in the United States that began in 1893 Afterwards, he began a horse breeding farm. In the 1890s, Exall Lake was a common picnic destination for Dallas residents.
In 1906, John Armstrong (the former partner of Thomas Marsalis, the prominent developer of Oak Cliff), sold his meatpacking business, and invested his money in a portion of the former Philadelphia Place land, to develop it under the name of Highland Park. Thomas Lafayette Marsalis (October 4 1852-? was with John S Armstrong, the founder of Oak Cliff, and one of the key developers of what is now known as the Dallas Oak Cliff Dallas (formerly city of Oak Cliff was a town located in Dallas County, Texas ( USA) that was annexed by the neighboring city of The meat packing industry is an Industry that handles the slaughtering, Processing and distribution of animals such as Cattle He chose this name as it was located on high land that overlooked downtown Dallas. Wilbur David Cook, the landscape designer who had planned Beverly Hills, California, and George E. Kessler, who had previously planned Fair Park and most of downtown Dallas, were hired to design its layout in 1907 "as a refuge from an increasingly diverse city. George Edward Kessler ( July 16, 1862 &ndash March 20, 1923) was a German American pioneer City planner and Landscape Dallas Fair Park is a recreational and educational complex located in Dallas, Texas ( USA) Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city "[3] Notably, twenty percent of the original land was set aside for parks. A second development in Highland Park was developed in 1910.
In 1913, Highland Park petitioned Dallas for annexation, but was refused. Annexation ( Latin ad, to and nexus, joining is the legal incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity (either adjacent or non-contiguous The 500 residents voted to incorporate on November 29, 1913, and incorporation was granted in 1915, when its population was 1100. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns The first mayor of Highland Park was W. A. Fraser. A third and fourth development were added to the town in 1915 and 1917, respectively. In 1919, the city of Dallas sought to annex Highland Park, beginning a lengthy controversy that lasted until 1945. J W Bartholow led the fight to resist the annexation. The final major land development occurred in 1924. In 1931, Highland Park Village was constructed, the first shopping center of its kind in the United States. Highland Park Village is an upscale Shopping mall located at the southwest corner of Mockingbird Lane and Preston Road in Highland Park, Texas A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors
Due to its location near Dallas, Highland Park had, by the early 1930s, developed a moderately large (8,400) population, with a few businesses. Eventually the school districts and newspapers of Highland Park and University Park were combined. In the 1940s, after the failure to annex Highland Park, Dallas began annexing the land surrounding it. Reaching a population high of just under 13,000 in the late 1950s, Highland Park afterwards grew only by building houses on the remaining vacant lots, and by the destruction of old buildings. Since 1990, Highland Park has maintained strict zoning ordinances. Zoning is a term used in Urban planning for a system of land-use Regulation in various parts of the world including North America the United Kingdom Known for its quality housing, the town still has many parks running along Turtle Creek and is home to the Dallas Country Club. Dallas Country Club is one of the oldest most exclusive private country clubs in the city of Dallas
Geography
Highland Park is located at (32. 830178, -96. 801103). [4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 2 square miles (5. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of
Demographics
As of the census of 2000,[1] there were 8,842 people, 3,585 households, and 2,412 families residing in the town. Highland Park Village is an upscale Shopping mall located at the southwest corner of Mockingbird Lane and Preston Road in Highland Park, Texas A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 3,948. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0 people per square mile (1,524. 1/km²). There were 3,759 housing units at an average density of 1,678. 4/sq mi (647. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97. 27% White, 0. 90% African American, 0. 14% Native American, 0. 83% Asian, 0. 01% Pacific Islander, 0. 77% from other races, and 0. 60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 73% of the population.
In terms of formal education, Highland Park is Texas' second best educated city, after its neighbor University Park, with 76. 6% of adults age 25 or older holding an associate degree or higher, and 74. 7% of adult residents possessing a baccalaureate degree or higher.
There were 3,585 households out of which 33. 6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60. 6% were married couples living together, 5. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32. 7% were non-families. 29. 1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 46 and the average family size was 3. 06.
In the town the waopulation is spread out with 27. 2% under the age of 18, 3. 7% from 18 to 24, 24. 8% from 25 to 44, 29. 7% from 45 to 64, and 14. 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 87. 3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82. 4 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, Highland Park has a median family income of $373,327[2]. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $43,594 for females. The per capita income for the town was $97,008. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 1. 6% of families and 3. 4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 5% of those under age 18 and 0. 5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
Highland Park Independent School District
Most of the city (areas east of Roland Avenue) is served by the Highland Park Independent School District. Note this Highland Park ISD serves the cities of Highland Park and University Park in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex The HPISD portion is served by Highland Park High School in nearby University Park, which was ranked as the 2nd best high school in the United States by the Jay Mathews Challenge Index used by Newsweek. History The school was established in 1922 Before 1922 Highland Park students who were ready for high school rode the trolley down Cole Avenue to Dallas to attend University Park is a city in Dallas County, Texas, ( USA) The population was 23324 at the 2000 census Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. [5] Bradfield Elementary is also a school in Highland Park, near Highland Park Village. It is named after John S. Bradfield.
Dallas Independent School District
A portion of Highland Park (areas west of Roland Avenue) is zoned to Dallas Independent School District. The Dallas Independent School District ( Dallas ISD or DISD) is a School district based in Dallas, Texas ( USA)
DISD schools that serve western Highland Park include Maple Lawn Elementary School, Rusk Middle School, and North Dallas High School. North Dallas High School is a public Secondary school located in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, Texas, ( USA)
Public libraries
The Highland Park Public Library is located at 4700 Drexel Drive in the Highland Park Town Hall.
Library will be closed after December 21, 2007 for renovation. Library materials may be returned to the reception desk in the town hall Monday - Friday from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Popular Media
Highland Park is the setting for the 2005 legal thriller The Color of Law by Mark Gimenez. Also many movies, books, and a soon-to-be-aired TV show have been written about life at Highland Park High School.
WCCW Pro Wrestler Gino Hernandez was billed from here as he was called The Handsome Half Breed
Media
The Dallas Morning News is the Dallas citywide newspaper. The Dallas Morning News is the major daily Newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas ( USA) area with a circulation of around a half-million
Park Cities People is a local community newspaper.
References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
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- ^ Newsweek / MSNBC (2007-04-12). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools. Retrieved on 2007-04-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
Architecturally Significant Homes and the History of Highland Park
External links
- City of Highland Park
- Highland Park Public Library
- Descriptions and Photographs of Every Highland Park Neighborhood
- Highland Park, TX at the Handbook of Texas
- Highland Park, Texas is at coordinates Coordinates: