Duncanville, Texas
| Duncanville, Texas | |
|---|---|
| City | |
| Nickname(s): City of Champions | |
 Location of Duncanville in Dallas County, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 32°38′47″N 96°54′41″W / 32.64639°N 96.91139°WCoordinates: 32°38′47″N 96°54′41″W / 32.64639°N 96.91139°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Texas
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| County | Dallas City Type: City |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council |
Mayor David Green Dennis Schwartz Steven Rutherford Leslie Thomas Ron Dotson Johnette Jameson Patrick Harvey |
| • City Manager | Kevin Hugman |
| Area | |
| • City | 11.3 sq mi (29.2 km2) |
| • Land | 11.3 sq mi (29.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 38,524 |
| • Density | 3,400/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
| • Metro | 6,538,850 |
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 75116, 75137, 75138 |
| Area code(s) | 972 |
| FIPS code | 48-21628 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1334786 |
| Website | www.duncanville.com |
Duncanville is a city in southern Dallas County, Texas, in the United States. Duncanville's population was 38,524 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes Duncanville, Cedar Hill, DeSoto, and Lancaster.
Duncanville is located at 32°38′47″N 96°54′41″W / 32.64639°N 96.91139°W (32.646333, -96.911309).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.3 square miles (29 km2), all of it land.
Settlement of the area began in 1845, when Illinois resident Crawford Trees purchased several thousand acres south of Camp Dallas. In 1880 the Chicago, Texas and Mexican Central Railway reached the area and built Duncan Switch, named for a line foreman. Charles P. Nance, the community's first postmaster, renamed the settlement Duncanville in 1882. By the late 19th century Duncanville was home to a dry goods stores, a pharmacy, a domino parlor, and a school. Between 1904 and 1933 the population of Duncanville increased from 113 to more than 300.
During World War II, the Army Air Corps established a landing field for flight training on property near the present-day intersection of Main and Wheatland roads.
Duncanville residents incorporated the city on August 2, 1947. During the post-war years, the military developed the Army’s old landing field into the Duncanville Air Force Station, which was the headquarters for the four Nike-Hercules missile launch sites guarding Dallas/Fort Worth from Soviet bomber attack. It also housed the Air Force tracking radars for the region.
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