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City of Irving
Location of Irving in Dallas County, Texas
Location of Irving in Dallas County, Texas
Coordinates: 33°50′50″N 97°57′59″W / 33.84722, -97.96639
Country United States
State Texas
County Dallas
Incorporated (city) April 14, 1914
Government
 - Mayor Herbert A. 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. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. List of Texas county name etymologies|List of Texas county seat name etymologies The state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U Dallas County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (colloquially referred Gears
Area
 - Total 67. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 7 sq mi (175. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²)
 - Land 67. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi (174. 1 km²)
 - Water 0. 4 sq mi (1. 1 km²)
Elevation 482 ft (147 m)
Population (2006)
 - Total 196,084 (US Census Bureau)
201,927 (North Central Texas Council of Governments)
 - Density 2,896. 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 (1,118. 6/km²)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 75000-75099
Area code(s) 972
FIPS code 48-37000[1]
GNIS feature ID 1338507[2]
Website: Irving
Mustangs at Las Colinas
Mustangs at Las Colinas
Streetscape along Las Colinas Boulevard in North Irving
Streetscape along Las Colinas Boulevard in North Irving
Aerial shot of Irving/Las Colinas's Urban Center.
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Irving (pronounced 'er-ving') is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Dallas County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (colloquially referred According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 191,615; the 2006 estimate was 201,927 according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and 196,084 according to the U. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The United States Census is a decennial Census mandated by the United States Constitution. S. Census Bureau. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated by the U.S. Census Bureau and colloquially referred to as the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. 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 The Dallas – Fort Worth – Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U

Irving contains the Las Colinas area, which was one of the first master-planned developments in the United States and once the largest mixed-use development in the Southwest with a land area of more than 12,000 acres (49 km²). Las Colinas is a developed area in the Dallas suburb of Irving Texas. Las Colinas includes the Mustangs at Las Colinas, which is the largest equestrian sculpture in the world. Mustangs at Las Colinas is a Bronze sculpture by Robert Glen, that decorates Williams Square in Las Colinas in Irving Texas

Several large businesses have headquarters in Irving, including Chuck E. Cheese's, Commercial Metals, ExxonMobil, Gruma, Kimberly-Clark, Michaels Stores, National Care Network, Omni Hotels, Southern Star Concrete, Inc., Xero Hour, Zale Corporation, Fluor Corporation and LXI Enterprise Storage. Chuck E Cheese's is a chain of family entertainment centers The concept centers around a basic sit-down Pizza restaurant complemented by Arcade games Commercial Metals Company, based in Irving Texas, is a United States based Steel and metal manufacturer founded in 1915 The Exxon Mobil Corporation, or ExxonMobil, is an American oil and gas Corporation and a direct descendant of John D Gruma SAB de CV () is the largest manufacturer of corn flour and Tortillas in the world Kimberly-Clark Corporation () is an American Corporation that produces mostly Paper -based consumer products Michaels is the largest Arts and Crafts retail chain in the United States. Omni Hotels is a privately owned upscale Hotel company based in Irving Texas. Southern Star Concrete Inc or simply Southern Star is a Concrete supply business headquartered in Irving Texas. Zale Corporation ( is the second largest specialty Retailer of fine Jewelry in North America, operating 2203 retail locations (which includes both Fluor Corporation is a publicly owned engineering procurement construction, and maintenance services organization The city is also home to the national headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA) is the largest youth organization in the United States with over five million The Dallas Cowboys play at Texas Stadium in Irving until a new stadium is finished in Arlington, Texas, in 2009. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National Texas Stadium is a football Stadium in Irving Texas, a Suburb of Dallas. Arlington is a Suburb of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas ( USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area The city plans to demolish the old stadium to build an extensive mixed-use project that spans State Highway 114. State Highway 114 or SH 114 is a State highway that runs from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex westward across the state to the state border with The lead developer is Forest City Enterprises, which is rehabilitating the old Mercantile complex in downtown Dallas into a Rockefeller Center-style mixed-use project. Forest City Enterprises () is a $9-billion diversified Real estate management and development company based in Cleveland Ohio. The Mercantile National Bank Building (known colloquially as The Merc) was the former home of the Mercantile National Bank later MCorp Bank located at 1700 Main Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres between 48th and 51st streets in New York City.

Part of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, which serves the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, is inside the city limits of Irving. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States.

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History

Irving was founded in 1903 by J. O. "Otto" Schulze and Otis Brown. It is believed that literary author Washington Irving was a favorite of Netta Barcus Brown, and consequently the name of the townsite, Irving, was chosen. Washington Irving (April 3 1783 – November 28 1859 was an American Author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th Irving originally began in 1889 as an area called Gorbit, and in 1894 the name changed to Kit. Irving was incorporated April 14, 1914, with Otis Brown as the first mayor. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

By the late nineteenth century the Irving area was the site of churches, two cotton gins, a blacksmith shop and a general store. A church building is a Building or Structure whose primary purpose is to facilitate the meeting of a church. A Cotton Gin' (short for cotton engine) is a machine that quickly and easily separates the Cotton fibers from the seedpods and the sometimes sticky seeds a job blacksmith is a person who creates objects from Iron or Steel by Forging the Metal; i The Irving district public school system dates back to the 1909 establishment of Kit and Lively schools. The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and Population growth was slow and sometimes halting, with only 357 residents in 1925, but a significant increase began in the 1930s.

By the early 1960s the city had a population of approximately 45,000. A number of manufacturing plants operated in Irving, along with transportation, retail and financial businesses. Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, "making by hand" is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another The field of finance refers to the concepts of Time, Money and Risk and how they are interrelated The University of Dallas in Irving opened in 1956, and Texas Stadium was completed in 1971 as the home field of the Dallas Cowboys. The University of Dallas is a private Catholic university located in Irving Texas. Texas Stadium is a football Stadium in Irving Texas, a Suburb of Dallas. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National

Delta Air Lines Flight 191 crashed in Irving on August 2, 1985. Delta Air Lines Flight 191 was an Airline service from Fort Lauderdale Florida 's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, bound for Los Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)

Irving's population reached 155,037 in 1990 and is currently (2006) estimated at 201,927. Former Irving City Council member Mayor Herbert Gears was elected to a three-year term in June, 2005 and re-elected in May, 2008 defeating Roland Jeter and Rigo Reza.

Joseph Rice recorded the history of Irving in his 1989 book, Irving: A Texas Odyssey (Northridge, California: Windsor Publications ISBN 978-0897813006). Rice explored Irving's past and culture in his treatment of the city.

Geography

Irving is located at 32°50′50″N, 96°57′59″W (32. 847128, -96. 966255). [3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 67. 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 7 square miles (175. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²), of which, 67. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 square miles (174. 1 km²) of it is land and 0. 4 square miles (1. 1 km²) of it (0. 65%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 191,615 people, 76,241 households, and 46,202 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2,850. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2 people per square mile (1,100. 4/km²). There were 80,293 housing units at an average density of 1,194. 3/sq mi (461. 1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 64. 2% White, 10. 2% African American, 0. 7% Native American, 8. 24% Asian, 0. 13% Pacific Islander, 13. 4% from other races, and 3. 20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31. 2% of the population.

There were 76,241 households out of which 31. 3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44. 1% were married couples living together, 11. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39. 4% were non-families. 31. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 50 and the average family size was 3. 19.

In the city the population was spread out with 25. 2% under the age of 18, 11. 9% from 18 to 24, 39. 4% from 25 to 44, 17. 4% from 45 to 64, and 6. 1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 104. 0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102. 9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,956, and the median income for a family was $50,172. Males had a median income of $35,852 versus $30,420 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,419. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 8. 0% of families and 10. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14. 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 2% of those under age 18 and 6. 3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Most of Irving is served by the Irving Independent School District (IISD). Irving Independent School District is a School district based in Irving, Texas ( USA) Other portions are served by the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD), and Coppell Independent School District (CISD). Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District ( CFBISD) is a school district based in Carrollton, Texas ( USA) The Coppell Independent School District is a public School district based in Coppell, Texas ( USA) [4]

The major high schools serving the Irving area are:

The North Hills School, a charter school, is also located in Irving. Irving High School School Famous Alumni Kerry Cooks '93 - Former Iowa and NFL defensive back Ranchview High School is a Secondary school located in Irving, Texas, United States.

Private schools

Irving is home to Cistercian Preparatory School, a university-preparatory school for boys, grades 5 through 12, and The Highlands School, a university-preparatory school for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually abbreviated to preparatory school, college prep school, or prep school The Highlands School is a college preparatory school in Irving, Texas ( USA) ranging from grades PK - 12. Two Catholic Pre-K through 8th grade schools, St. Luke's and Holy Family of Nazareth, are also located in Irving.

Colleges and universities

The city is the site of the University of Dallas and North Lake College, a campus of the Dallas County Community College District. The University of Dallas is a private Catholic university located in Irving Texas. North Lake College is a Community college that is part of the Dallas County Community College District and is located in the Las Colinas area of Irving The Dallas County Community College District (or DCCCD for short is a network of seven Community colleges in Dallas County, Texas ( USA Both University of Phoenix and DeVry University have a campus in Irving, as well. The University of Phoenix ( UPX) is a for-profit educational institution that specializes in Adult education. DeVry University and DeVry Institute of Technology are divisions of Devry Inc

Sports

Irving is the location of Texas Stadium, the home park of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, though the team will soon be moving to a new stadium in Arlington, Texas. Texas Stadium is a football Stadium in Irving Texas, a Suburb of Dallas. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Arlington is a Suburb of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas ( USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area Irving Independent School District (IISD) high schools play football and other sports at Irving Schools Stadium. Irving Independent School District is a School district based in Irving, Texas ( USA) High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Irving sponsors a citywide high-school age ice hockey team, the Irving Wolfpack of the D/FW Junior Varsity GOLD league. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Also, in the spring, the Four Seasons Resort in Las Colinas hosts the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, an annual PGA Tour event. Las Colinas is a developed area in the Dallas suburb of Irving Texas. See also Dallas Open (tennis The EDS Byron Nelson Championship is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States.

Transportation

Irving is traversed by numerous highways. The Airport Freeway, SH 183, runs east-west in the center of the city, while LBJ Freeway or I-635 crosses the northern edge of the city in the same direction. State Highway 183 or SH 183 is a State highway in the Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex in Texas. Interstate 635 or the Lyndon B Johnson Freeway (abbreviated I-635 or locally LBJ) is a partial loop around Dallas, Texas ( USA John Carpenter Freeway, SH 114, and the PGB Turnpike create an X running northwest-to-southeast and southwest-to-northeast respectively. State Highway 114 or SH 114 is a State highway that runs from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex westward across the state to the state border with The Las Colinas area is centered near the intersection of 114 and the PGBT.

Irving is one of 13 member-cities of the Dallas region's transit agency, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). The Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority (or DART) is a transit agency based in Dallas, Texas ( USA) that operates Buses Light Currently, Irving is served by numerous bus routes and has 2 stops along the Trinity Railway Express route. In addition, DART plans to construct a light rail corridor through Irving. The new rail will carry the Orange line which when fully built out will run from DFW airport to LBJ/Central station. This will connect northern Irving with the Dallas CBD through rail (it is already served by bus). No federal support has been secured and the cost justification is likely to be a tough sale due to the fact that the portion of SH 114 that parallels the line is relatively uncongested.

Notable current and former residents

Sister cities

References

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