Coppell (Texas)

Dallas County Denton County

48-16612

Coppell is a city in Dallas and Denton Counties in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River in the central northeast Texas, in the northeast corner of Dallas County and Denton County dates back to the inside. It is located in the north about 70 miles from Oklahoma and has a total area of 38.6 km ², of which 0.1 km ² water surface. The Grapevine Creek, Denton Creek and Cottonwood Branch run through the town.

History

Settlement of the area began in the mid -19th century. The first name of the settlement was Gibbs Station, named after Barnett Gibbs, a deputy governor of Texas and landowners in the area. In 1892 the town was renamed Coppell, in honor of George A. Coppell, a member of the railway company and the early settlers of this area.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 35,958 people in 12,211 households and 9,781 families. The population density was 933.7 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 83.23 % White, 3.26 % African American, 0.34 % Native American, 9.30 % Asian, 0.02 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 1.88 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 1.97% were of mixed descent, and 6.92 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 12,211 households, 54.6 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 69.7 % were married couples living together. 8.1% were single mothers and 19.9% ​​were non-families. 16.1 % of all households were single-person households and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.34 persons to.

34.7 % of the population were under 18 years old, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 39.0% 25-44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 2.6% who were 65 years or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 93.2 males.

The median income for a household was $ 96,935, and the median income for a family $ 106,630. Males have a median income of $ 76,681 versus $ 43,750 for females. The per capita income was $ 40,219. 1.9 % of the population and 1.4% of families are below the poverty line. Of which 1.9 % have children under the age of 18 and 5.7 % of those 65 or older.