Editing Corral City, Texas

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'''Corral City''', formerly '''Draper''' from 2016 to 2020, is a town in [[Denton County, Texas|Denton County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 33 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

The town contracts with the city of [[Argyle, Texas|Argyle]] to meet its police, fire, and court service needs.<ref>"[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hncbh CORRAL CITY, TEXAS]," ''[[The Handbook of Texas]]''</ref>

==History==
A woman named Geneva Helton and her husband decided to form an incorporated municipality to allow the legal sale of liquor (Denton County does not allow the sale of liquor county-wide, only by local option). The Heltons bought over {{convert|20|acre|ha}} of land from a family friend. The two then installed a sewer system and established a liquor store. Corral City incorporated in 1973. Afterwards doublewide trailers and recreational vehicles appeared in the city limits. Candace Carlisle of the ''[[Denton Record-Chronicle]]'' said that Corral City "prospered" for a decade, but after the early 1990s retirement of Geneva Helton's and the death of her husband, the town, in Carlisle's words, "began a slow decline. Soon, all that remained was a graveyard of rotting doublewides."<ref name="Smalltowns">Carlisle, Candace. "[http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC_Towns_0216.c7b7dbbf.html Small towns disappearing across North Texas prairie] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219173129/http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC_Towns_0216.c7b7dbbf.html |date=2008-02-19 }}." ''[[Denton Record-Chronicle]]''. Friday February 15, 2008. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.</ref>

According to Carlisle, by 1993, "Corral City looked in every way like a vanquished 'ghost town'." James "Eddie" Draper became the mayor and owner of Corral City. Carlise said that to Draper, "it was a boomtown waiting to happen."

In October 2016, Corral City was renamed to Draper in honor of former mayor James "Eddie" Draper. However, the name reverted back to Corral City in 2020.

==Geography==
Corral City is located halfway between [[Denton, Texas|Denton]] and [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]. It is in proximity to [[Interstate 35W (Texas)|Interstate 35W]] and [[Farm to Market Road 407]]. Most residents of Corral City live in mobile homes; in mobile home parks, permanent structures are not allowed to be built.<ref name="Smalltowns"/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.4|sqkm|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Corral City town, Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1980 = 85
| 1990 = 46
| 2000 = 89
| 2010 = 27
| 2020 = 33
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Draper, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Draper%20town,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 15, 2024}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 89 people, 29 households, and 20 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,022.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 31 housing units at an average density of {{convert|704.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 91.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.87% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.12% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11.24% of the population.

There were 29 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.75.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 39.3% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 2.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 134.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,161. There were 18.2% of families and 25.0% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 53.8% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==Culture==
In 2008, Candace Carlisle of the ''[[Denton Record-Chronicle]]'' said, "In Corral City, neighbors share their homes and their lives with each other. They keep their RV doors open at all hours to celebrate the good times and mourn the hard times with their neighbors."<ref name="Smalltowns"/>

==Education==
The Corral City area is located in the [[Northwest Independent School District]].<ref>"[http://www.nisdtx.org/12071042616198250/lib/12071042616198250/62x47_scaled_down_map.pdf District Map]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[Northwest Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US4817024&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Corral City town, Texas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608071710/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US4817024&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on |date=2011-06-08 }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.</ref> Residents are zoned to Justin Elementary School,<ref>"[http://www.nisdtx.org/12071042616198250/lib/12071042616198250/MapofElementaryboundarieswithgrids.pdf Elementary Boundaries]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[Northwest Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.</ref> Medlin Middle School,<ref>"[http://www.nisdtx.org/12071042616198250/lib/12071042616198250/MapofMiddleSchoolboundaries2010-2011withgrids.pdf Middle Boundaries 2010-2011]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[Northwest Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.</ref> and [[Byron Nelson High School]].<ref>"[http://www.nisdtx.org/12071042616198250/lib/12071042616198250/MapofHighSchoolboundarieswithgrids.pdf High Boundaries]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[Northwest Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://www.nisdtx.org/12071042616198250/lib/12071042616198250/2010StreetandRoadGuideBook3-4-10.pdf 2010 Street and Road Guide w/Index]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[Northwest Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.</ref> Before 2010 residents were zoned to Pike Middle School.<ref>"[http://www.nisdtx.org/12071042616198250/lib/12071042616198250/MapofMiddleSchoolboundarieswithgrids.pdf Middle Boundaries]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[Northwest Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Texas}}
* [[List of municipalities in Texas]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Denton County, Texas}}

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