Editing Crandall, Texas

{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Crandall, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
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| image_map                = Kaufman County Texas Incorporated Areas Crandall highlighted.svg
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| map_caption              = Location of Crandall in [[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman County]], [[Texas]]
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman]]
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 11.35
| area_land_km2            = 11.35
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi         = 4.38
| area_land_sq_mi          = 4.38
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
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| population_as_of         = 2020
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 3860
| population_density_km2   = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
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| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 410
| coordinates              = {{coord|32|37|20|N|96|27|12|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 75114
| area_code                = [[Area codes 214, 469, 972, and 945|214, 469, 945, 972]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-17504<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2410257<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410257}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|www.crandalltexas.com}}
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'''Crandall''' is a city in [[Kaufman County, Texas]], United States. Its population was 5,100 in 2023.<ref name=":0" /> It began as a [[railway town]], developing alongside the Texas Trunk Railroad in the early 1880s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Minor |first=David |title=Crandall, TX |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/crandall-tx |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=Handbook of Texas Online}}</ref> Crandall is named after Cornelius F. Crandall, who had previously founded [[Crandall, Indiana]] {{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

==Geography==

Crandall is located in western Kaufman County. [[U.S. Route 175]] passes through the north side of the city, leading northwest {{convert|24|mi}} to the center of [[Dallas]] and southeast {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Kaufman, Texas|Kaufman]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city of Crandall has a total area of {{convert|8.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.061|sqm|acre|order=flip|1}}, or 0.07%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Crandall city, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4817504 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213064256/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4817504 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=April 18, 2019 |work=American FactFinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1890 = 251
| 1950 = 727
| 1960 = 640
| 1970 = 774
| 1980 = 831
| 1990 = 1652
| 2000 = 2774
| 2010 = 2858
| 2020 = 3860
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 4995
| 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>
}}

<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Census.gov |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Crandall racial composition as of 2020'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4817504&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|2,868
|74.3%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|170
|4.4%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|23
|0.6%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|21
|0.54%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.03%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|7
|0.18%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/multiracial]] (NH)
|119
|3.08%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|651
|16.87%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,860'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], 3,860 people, 1,149 households, and 968 families resided in the city.

==Education==
The city is served by the Crandall Independent School District (ISD). Schools in the Crandall ISD are Hollis T. Dietz Elementary School, W.A. Martin Elementary School, Noble-Reed Elementary School, Barbara Walker Elementary School, Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School, Opal Smith Elementary School, Crandall Middle School, Crandall High School, and Crandall Compass Academy.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.crandall-isd.net| title=Crandall ISD| at=CAMPUS| website=crandall-isd.net| accessdate=15 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://schools.texastribune.org/districts/crandall-isd/#campuses| title=All campuses| website=texastribune.org| date=8 December 2015| accessdate=15 June 2021}}</ref>

For the 2022–23 school year, the district was rated by the [[Texas Education Agency]] as follows: 72 (C) overall, 72 (C) for Student Achievement, 72 (C) for School Progress, and 71 (C) for Closing the Gaps.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&_program=perfrept.perfmast.sas&_debug=0&ccyy=2023&lev=D&id=129901&prgopt=reports%2Facct%2Fsummary.sas|title = 2023 Accountability Rating Overall Summary|publisher = Texas Education Agency}}</ref>

==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Crandall has a [[humid subtropical climate]], ''Cfa'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=80214&cityname=Crandall%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Crandall, Texas]</ref>

==In popular culture==
''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)|Bonnie and Clyde]]'' and ''[[Boys Don't Cry (1999 film)|Boys Don't Cry]]'' each filmed scenes in Crandall, while the episode "1800 Days to Justice" of ''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]'' was filmed completely in Crandall but takes place in the fictional town of Harcourt Junction.<ref>[http://texashideout.tripod.com/crandall.html Crandall filming]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://texashideout.tripod.com/movie.html|title = Movie & Trivia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/b/Bonnie-And-Clyde.html |title=Bonnie And Clyde film locations (1967) |website=www.movie-locations.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625061629/http://movie-locations.com/movies/b/Bonnie-And-Clyde.html |archive-date=2014-06-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://geologyvideo.blogspot.com/2011_11_01_archive.html|title = The Esteem Production Blog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://texaspopculture.blogspot.com/2013/03/route-66-detour.html|title = Texas Pop Culture: Route 66 Detour|date = 5 March 2013}}</ref>

==Notable Person==

* [[Julia Morales]], TV Personality - Sportscaster <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/julia-morales-clark-20300876.php|title=Julia Morales day|publisher=Houston Chronicle|access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.crandalltexas.com/ City of Crandall official website]
*[http://www.crandallchamber.net/ Crandall Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.crandalledc.com/ Crandall Economic Development]
*[https://seagovillenews.com SeagovilleNews.com], nearby news website

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[[Category:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]
[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Kaufman County, Texas]]
[[Category:U.S. Route 175]]