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===Growth=== Lewisville's rapid growth began when construction of the Garza–Little Elm Dam finished in 1954, expanding the Garza–Little Elm Reservoir into what is now [[Lewisville Lake]].{{sfn|Cole-Jett|2011|p=99}} The city adopted a [[Home Rule in the United States|home-rule]] charter for a [[Council–manager government|council–manager]] style of municipal government in 1963, becoming one of only a few home-rule cities in Texas with a population less than 5,000.{{sfn|Almanac|1964|pp=553–554}} In September 1969, 13 days after [[Woodstock]], the city hosted the [[Texas International Pop Festival]], which drew over 150,000 spectators and featured performances by [[Janis Joplin]], [[B.B. King]], and [[Led Zeppelin]].{{sfn|Wilonsky|2011}} In 2011, the [[Texas Historical Commission]] dedicated a historical event marker at the [[Hebron (DCTA station)|Hebron]] [[A-train (Denton County Transportation Authority)|A-train]] station in Lewisville to commemorate the event.{{sfn|Lewis|2011}} When [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]] opened to the south of the city in 1974 and [[The Vista (Lewisville, Texas)|Vista Ridge Mall]] opened at the intersection of [[Interstate 35E (Texas)|Interstate 35E]] and [[FM 3040|Round Grove Road]] in 1989, Lewisville began to undergo rapid suburban growth.{{sfn|Cole-Jett|2011|p=125}} Its population increased from 24,273 in 1980 to 46,521 in 1990, making it the 40th-most populous city in Texas.{{sfn|Miskura|1990|p=95}} In the early 1990s, the Lewisville Chamber of Commerce marketed the city with the slogan "City of Expanding Horizons".{{sfn|Lewisville COC|1991|p=136}} Its population reached 77,737 in 2000, 95,290 in 2010, and 111,822 in 2020.{{sfn|QuickFacts|2015}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Lewisville city, Texas; United States |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lewisvillecitytexas/PST045222 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916221841/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lewisvillecitytexas/PST045222 |archive-date=September 16, 2023 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref> In November 2021, the city completed the annexation of the Castle Hills development, located northeast of the city, into its boundaries, adding almost 3000 acres and 18,000 residents.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Steve |date=November 15, 2021 |title=4,500-home Castle Hills community is now a part of Lewisville |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2021/11/15/4500-home-castle-hills-community-is-now-a-part-of-lewisville/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219065640/https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2021/11/15/4500-home-castle-hills-community-is-now-a-part-of-lewisville/ |archive-date=December 19, 2021 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Dallas News |language=en}}</ref>
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