Lakewood Village, Texas
| Lakewood Village, Texas | |||
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| Motto: What a hometown should be | |||
 Location of Lakewood Village in Denton County, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 33°8′28″N 96°58′13″W / 33.14111°N 96.97028°WCoordinates: 33°8′28″N 96°58′13″W / 33.14111°N 96.97028°W | |||
| Country |
 United States
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 Texas
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| County | Denton | ||
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| • Type | Mayor-Council | ||
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Mayor Dr. Mark E. Vargus Mayor Pro tempore Ed Reed Town Council Ray Duff Clint Bushong Gary Newsome Dan Tantalo |
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| • Town Secretary | Linda Asbell, TRMC | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) | ||
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 548 ft (167 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 545 | ||
| • Density | 780/sq mi (290/km2) | ||
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||
| ZIP code | 75068 | ||
| Area code(s) | 972 | ||
| FIPS code | 48-41050 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1388578 | ||
| Website | www |
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Lakewood Village is a town in Denton County, Texas, United States located on the scenic shores of Lewisville Lake. The population was 545 at the 2010 census.
Lakewood Village incorporated as a Type B - General Law Municipality on April 26, 1977 and changed to a Type A - General Law Municipality on March 13, 2008. Lakewood Village operates with a mayor–council style of municipal government. Residents elect six at-large members to serve on the Town Council, including a mayor. Council elections in Texas are nonpartisan. Members are elected to two-year terms and are not term-limited. The mayor does not vote on issues that come before the council except in the case of a tie.
Lakewood Village is located in the 26th Congressional district in Texas, which is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Michael C. Burgess. The Town is represented in District 12 of the Texas Senate by Jane Nelson, Texas House of Representatives district 106, represented by Pat Fallon.
Lakewood Village is located at 33°8′28″N 96°58′13″W / 33.14111°N 96.97028°W (33.141210, -96.970346). Lakewood Village is centrally located between I-35 and the Dallas North Tollway on the Lewisville Lake/FM 720 corridor, at the foot of the Lewisville Lake toll bridge.
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