| Dalworthington Gardens, Texas |
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The name is a conglomerate of parts of names of the anchor cities of the Metroplex . Dallas forms the "Dal", Fort Worth forms the "worth", and Arlington forms the "ington". Hence, "Dal"-"worth"-"ington". GEOGRAPHY Dalworthington Gardens is located at 32°41'48" North, 97°9'21" West (32.696633, -97.155705). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.8 Km&2 (1.9 Mi&2 ). 4.7 km&2 (1.8 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 1.08% water. The town's northern border adjoins Pantego ; both towns are completely surrounded by the city of Arlington . DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 2,186 people, 747 households, and 622 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 461.2/km&2 (1,193.8/mi&2). There were 765 housing units at an average density of 161.4/km&2 (417.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.52% White , 6.08% African American , 0.50% Native American , 1.56% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.46% from Other Races , and 1.88% from two or more races. 3.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 747 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.5% were Married Couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 13.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.21. In the city the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $75,528, and the median income for a family was $95,686. Males had a median income of $62,500 versus $30,978 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $41,458. 1.8% of the population and 0.8% of families were below the Poverty Line . 2.6% of those under the age of 18 and 2.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EDUCATION No colleges or universities are present in this community, but the town lies in very close proximity to the University Of Texas At Arlington (UTA). The community is also served by the Tarrant County College district of junior colleges which has campuses located in the surrounding cities. Dalworthington Gardens lies within the Arlington Independent School District . Dalworthington Gardens is served by Key Elementary School, Gunn Junior High School , and Arlington High School . In Texas, school district boundaries do not always follow city and county boundaries because all aspects of the school district government apparatus, including school district boundaries, are separated from the city and county government. In the case of Dalworthington Gardens, no Independent School District was ever established. Close proximity of the already established Arlington ISD lead to the entirety of Dalworthington Gardens being served by the AISD since the middle of the 20th century. Pantego Christian Academy is a popular and large private school in the neighboring town of Pantego. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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