Lewisville, Texas
| Lewisville, Texas | |
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Lewisville City Hall
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 Location of Lewisville in Denton County, Texas |
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 Lewisville, Texas
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| Coordinates: 33°2′18″N 97°0′22″W / 33.03833°N 97.00611°WCoordinates: 33°2′18″N 97°0′22″W / 33.03833°N 97.00611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Denton, Dallas |
| Incorporated | January 15, 1925 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • City council | Mayor Rudy Durham Leroy Vaughn Neil Ferguson TJ Gilmore Greg Tierney Brent Daniels |
| • City manager | Donna Barron |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.47 sq mi (109.99 km2) |
| • Land | 36.4 sq mi (94.27 km2) |
| • Water | 6.07 sq mi (15.72 km2) |
| Elevation | 525 ft (170 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 95,290 |
| • Estimate (2014) | 101,074 (US: 287th) |
| • Density | 2,618/sq mi (1,011/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (UTC−6) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central (UTC−5) |
| ZIP codes | 75029, 75057, 75067, 75077 |
| Area code(s) | 214, 469, 972 |
| FIPS code | 42508 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1339860 |
| Website | www |
Lewisville /ˈljuː.ɪs.vɪl/ is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States. It is a northwestern suburb of Dallas. The 2000 United States Census placed the city's population at 77,737 and the 2010 Census placed it at 95,290, making it one of the fastest-growing city populations in the United States and the 33rd most populous in Texas. It occupies 36.4 square miles (94 km2) of land and includes 6.07 square miles (15.7 km2) of Lewisville Lake.
Originally called Holford's Prairie, the origins of Lewisville date back to the early 1840s. The arrival of the town's first railroad in 1881 engendered its initial growth, and the expansion of the area's transportation infrastructure spurred further development in the early part of the 20th century. Lewisville incorporated in 1925, and when construction of Lewisville Lake was completed in the 1950s, the city began to expand rapidly.
Lewisville's consistently warm climate and proximity to Lewisville Lake has made it a recreational hub of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The city's municipal government, led by a nonpartisan city council, focuses its recreational and cultural investments on facilities such as Toyota of Lewisville Park and the MCL Grand Theater. The area's transportation infrastructure has evolved around the I-35 Corridor along Interstate 35E. The diversity of its population and industry has created a stable economic climate. Lewisville Independent School District provides most of the area's public education programs.
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