Colleyville, Texas
| Colleyville, Texas | |
|---|---|
| City | |
| Nickname(s): City of Trees | |
| Motto: Close to Home, Miles from Ordinary | |
 Location of Colleyville in Tarrant County, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 32°53′6″N 97°8′57″W / 32.88500°N 97.14917°WCoordinates: 32°53′6″N 97°8′57″W / 32.88500°N 97.14917°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Texas
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| County | Tarrant |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council |
Mayor Richard Newton Tammy Nakamura Chris Putnam Bobby Lindamood Jody Short Nancy Coplen Mike Taylor |
| • City Manager | Jennifer Fadden |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.1 sq mi (33.9 km2) |
| • Land | 13.1 sq mi (33.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0.08% |
| Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 22,807 |
| • Density | 1,700/sq mi (670/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 76034 |
| Area code(s) | 817, 214, 972 |
| FIPS code | 48-15988 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1373161 |
| Website | Colleyville.com |
Colleyville is an affluent city and suburb of Fort Worth located in northeast Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Located roughly 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, the population was 22,807 at the 2010 census. Emerging from a number of small, rural settlements along the Cotton Belt Route, Colleyville was originally known as Bransford when Dr. Lilburn Howard Colley settled there in 1880. He was a prominent area physician and a veteran of the Union Army. In 1914 when Walter G. Couch opened a grocery store near Dr. Colley's home the community was renamed Colleyville in his honor.
Colleyville is located at 32°53′6″N 97°8′57″W / 32.88500°N 97.14917°W (32.885062, -97.149233).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.1 square miles (33.9 km²), of which approximately 0.08% of its area is water.
The city is mostly served by the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (GCISD). The district operates eleven neighborhood-oriented elementary schools (pre-kindergarten through grade 5), four middle schools (grades 6-8) and two high schools (9-12). High school-aged students attend either Colleyville Heritage or Grapevine High School depending on the attendance boundaries they reside in. Both high schools are well-regarded by various national news outlets, most notably Newsweek magazine.
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