DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS

'Duncanville' is a city in Dallas County, Texas (USA). Duncanville's population was 36,081 at the 2000 census. Duncanville is a suburb of Dallas and is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes Duncanville, Cedar Hill, DeSoto, and Lancaster.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Education

Nicknames

References

External links

Geography

Duncanville is located at (32.646333, -96.911309).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.2 km² (11.3 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 36,081 people, 12,896 households, and 10,239 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,233.9/km² (3,196.6/mi²). There were 13,290 housing units at an average density of 454.5/km² (1,177.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 63.90% White, 24.76% African American, 0.32% Native American, 1.99% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 6.83% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.30% of the population.
There were 12,896 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $51,654, and the median income for a family was $57,064. Males had a median income of $39,199 versus $30,145 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,924. About 3.9% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Duncanville is served by the Duncanville Independent School District.
The Duncanville ISD portion is zoned to Duncanville High School, which enrolls approximately 3,750 students annually.^[2] The high school campus is the largest in Texas and second-largest in the nation in terms of physical size.

Nicknames

★ D'ville

★ Da Ville

★ Little D

★ City of Champions (Duncanville sports teams have won several state championships, including Football (1998), Boys Basketball (1991, 1999, 2007), Girls Basketball (1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2003), Baseball (1975, 1976, 1990), Volleyball (1995), Boys Track (1999), Boys Soccer (1985), Girls Soccer (1986, 1989) and Marching Band (1986, 1990, 2002).

★ The Superb Suburb

★ Drunkenville (Duncanville is one of the few non-prohibition ("wet") cities in the immediate area)

★ Duncanvillains (People who live and breathe the culture of the city)

★ Duncan Switch (original name of the train stop prior to establishment of the city)

References

1. Fast Facts - City of Duncanville, Texas. As on image: citylogostacked.jpg. Retrieved 17 June 2006.
2. Greatschools.net - Duncanville High School. Retrieved 17 June 2006.

External links

★ Duncanville official website

★ Duncanville Chamber of Commerce

★ Duncanville Independent School District