Information AboutIrving, Texas |
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Irving contains the Las Colinas area, including the Mustangs At Las Colinas , which is the largest equestrian sculpture in the world. Irving has the headquarters of ExxonMobil , Michael's Stores , and Zale Corporation , and the national headquarters for the Boy Scouts Of America . Irving is home to the Dallas Cowboys . Part of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport , which serves the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth , is inside the city limits of Irving. 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. 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. Former Irving City Council member Mayor Herbert Gears was elected to a three-year term in June 2005. GEOGRAPHY Irving is located at 32°50'50" North, 96°57'59" West (32.847128, -96.966255). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 175.3 Km&2 (67.7 Mi&2 ). 174.1 km&2 (67.2 mi&2) of it is land and 1.1 km&2 (0.4 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.65% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 191,615 people, 76,241 households, and 46,202 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 1,100.4/km&2 (2,850.2/mi&2). There were 80,293 housing units at an average density of 461.1/km&2 (1,194.3/mi&2). 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. 31.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 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, 11.2% 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. 10.6% of the population and 8.0% of families were below the Poverty Line . 14.2% of those under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EDUCATION Most of Irving is served by the Irving Independent School District (IISD). Other portions are served by the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD), Coppell Independent School District (CISD), and Dallas Independent School District (DISD). The major high schools serving the Irving area are:
North Lake College , a campus of the Dallas County Community College District , is also in Irving, as is the University Of Dallas . DeVry University also has an Irving Campus. SPORTS Irving is the location of Texas Stadium , the home stadium of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League which will soon be moving to Arlington Texas. Irving (IISD) High Schools play football and other sports at Irving Schools Stadium, and the town does have a citywide High-School age ice hockey team, the Irving Wolfpack of the D/FW Junior Varsity GOLD league. TRANSPORTATION Irving is one of 13 member-cities of the Dallas region's transit agency, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). Currently, Irving receives bus service, but by the early 2010s or late 2000s the DART Purple Line will provide light-rail service connecting Irving with Plano , Carrollton , Richardson , Garland , Downtown Dallas , Oak Cliff , Pleasant Grove , and North Dallas . North Irving is bisected by Texas State Highway 114 , with other main roads in city including the Belt Line Road that encircles the inner metroplex and Story Road. There is a free-to-use people mover system called the Las Colinas APT System that serves Las Colinas for limited hours on weekdays. EXTERNAL LINKS
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