The Colony, Texas
| The Colony, Texas | ||
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| City | ||
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| Nickname(s): City by the Lake | ||
 Location of The Colony in Denton County, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 33°5′27″N 96°53′5″W / 33.09083°N 96.88472°WCoordinates: 33°5′27″N 96°53′5″W / 33.09083°N 96.88472°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Texas | |
| County | Denton | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council-Manager | |
| • City Council |
Mayor Joe McCourry Kirk Mikulec Richard Boyer Brian Wade David Terre Perry Schrag Joel Marks |
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| • City Manager | Troy Powell | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 16.1 sq mi (41.7 km2) | |
| • Land | 14.0 sq mi (36.3 km2) | |
| • Water | 2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2) | |
| Elevation | 591 ft (180 m) | |
| Population (2014 Estimate) | ||
| • Total | 41,352 | |
| • Density | 2,600/sq mi (990/km2) | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | |
| ZIP code | 75056 | |
| Area code(s) |
972 469 |
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| FIPS code | 48-72530 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1384043 | |
| Website | www |
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The Colony is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Dallas. The population was 36,328 at the 2010 census.
The Colony is home to the Five Star Athletic Complex, completed in 2003. The Colony was named the Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Sports Town of The United States in that same year. The city is home to Pizza Inn's corporate headquarters, as well as an Edward Don distribution center and a variety of small and medium-sized businesses. The Grandscape development, anchored by Nebraska Furniture Mart, is driving a new development boom in the city.
Located on the southeast side of the city, across Sam Rayburn Tollway from the larger part of the city, is Austin Ranch, a mixed-use development consisting of retail businesses, apartments and condominiums.
The Colony is located within, and derives its name from, the original Peters Colony lands, on the site of the Hedgcoxe War.
The Colony did not exist before 1969, when home developers Fox and Jacobs (since purchased by Centex) purchased most of the land located around State Highway 121 and Farm to Market Road 423. They planned the development of a new "dream city" modeled after the city of Dallas, consisting primarily of single-family homes grouped as a "colony". The homes were served by a municipal utility district formed to bring water, electricity (via Texas Power and Light), cable television (via Lakeside CATV) and telephone service (via Southwestern Bell).
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