Editing Crowley, Texas

{{short description|Multi-county city in Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
 | official_name            = Crowley, Texas
 | settlement_type          = [[City]]
 | motto                    = "Governed by the People"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ci.crowley.tx.us/ |title= City of Crowley, Texas |publisher=City of Crowley, Texas |access-date=December 11, 2023}}</ref>
 | image_map                = Tarrant County Texas Incorporated Areas Crowley highlighted.svg
 | mapsize                  = 250px
 | map_caption              = Location of Crowley in [[Tarrant County, Texas]]
 | image_flag               = Flag of Crowley, Texas.svg
<!-- Location -->
 | 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|counties]]
 | subdivision_name2        = [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant]], [[Johnson County, Texas|Johnson]]
<!-- Government -->
 | government_footnotes     = 
 | government_type          = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]
 | leader_title             = [[City Council]]
 | leader_title1            = [[Mayor]]
 | leader_title2            = [[City Manager]]
 | established_title        = <!-- Settled -->
 | established_date         = 
 | established_title2       = <!-- Incorporated (town) -->
 | established_date2        = 1951
 | established_title3       = <!-- Incorporated (city) -->
 | established_date3        = 
<!-- Area -->
 | 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           = 18.96
 | area_land_km2            = 18.93
 | area_water_km2           = 0.03
 | area_total_sq_mi         = 7.32
 | area_land_sq_mi          = 7.31
 | area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01
<!-- Population -->
 | population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
 | population_footnotes     = 
 | population_total         = 18070
 | population_density_km2   = 869.47
 | population_density_sq_mi = 2252.02
<!-- General information -->
 | timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|CST]]
 | utc_offset               = -6
 | timezone_DST             = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|CDT]]
 | utc_offset_DST           = -5
 | coordinates              = {{coord|32|34|37|N|97|21|55|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
 | elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
 | elevation_ft             = 761
 | postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
 | postal_code              = 76036
 | area_code                = [[Area codes 817 and 682|817, 682]]
 | blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
 | blank1_info              = 2410270<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410270}}</ref>
 | footnotes                = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] 48-17960; {{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 12, 2022}}
 | website                  = {{URL|www.ci.crowley.tx.us}}
}}

'''Crowley''' is a city located mainly in [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. The population was 18,070 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4817960| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Crowley city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=December 19, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213093658/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4817960| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up 40.8% from the 2010 census.

== History ==
Around 1848, pioneers began farming the area around Deer Creek.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hfc16|title=Crowley, Texas| publisher= Texas State Historical Association |access-date=August 16, 2012}}</ref> The settlement moved a mile or so west to the site of present-day downtown Crowley when the [[Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway]] built pens and laid tracks there. The first station depot was built in 1885. The community was named for S. H. Crowley, who was the master of transportation for the railroad.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=26328 | title= Profile for Crowley, Texas, TX | publisher= ePodunk | access-date= August 16, 2012 | archive-date= February 9, 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130209184234/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=26328 | url-status= dead }}</ref>

An election to approve the incorporation of Crowley was held on February 3, 1951. The town council voted to change the designation of Crowley from a town to a city on September 3, 1972.

==Geography==
Crowley is in southern Tarrant County, with a {{convert|5.8|acre|adj=on|0}} portion extending south into [[Johnson County, Texas|Johnson County]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0700000US482519053517960| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Crowley city (part), Burleson-Joshua CCD, Johnson County, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=December 19, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214001320/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0700000US482519053517960| archive-date=February 14, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|18.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.18%, are water.<ref name="Census 2020" />

The city is bordered to the north and east by [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] and to the south by [[Burleson, Texas|Burleson]]. The center of Crowley is at the crossroads of Farm to Market Roads [[Farm to Market Road 1187|1187]] and 731.

=== Neighborhoods ===

* [https://www.livecivitas.com/communities/astoria-crossing Astoria Crossing]
* Bent Creek Farms
* Bridges
* Carson Ranch
* Colina Vista
* Country Hill
* Crescent Springs Ranch
* Crestview
* Crystal Creek
* Deer Creek
* Emily Estates
* Horse Creek Farm
* Lasater Ranch
* Laurenwood
* Longhorn Crossing
* Mayfair
* Mayfair South
* Rancho Vista
* Rocky Creek Ranch
* Sendero Oaks

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1960 = 583
| 1970 = 2662
| 1980 = 5852
| 1990 = 6974
| 2000 = 7467
| 2010 = 12838
| 2020 = 18070
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 19932
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2021.html |title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates |date=July 1, 2021 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 12, 2022}}</ref>
| 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"
|+Crowley racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4817960&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |title=Explore Census Data |website=data.census.gov |access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref><br>(NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|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 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/note/US/RHI725222 |title=Hispanic or Latino Origin |website=census.gov |access-date=December 12, 2023}}</ref><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)
|8,544
|47.28%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|3,627
|20.07%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|59
|0.33%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|342
|1.89%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|15
|0.08%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|90
|0.5%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|816
|4.52%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|4,577
|25.33%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''18,070'''
|
|}
According to the [[2020 United States census]], there were 18,070 people, 4,959 households, and 3,844 families residing in the city.<ref name=":0" /> In 2010,<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> there were 12,838 people, 4,408 households, and 3,424 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,769.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,714 housing units at an average density of {{convert|649.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.

== Education ==
The [[Crowley Independent School District]] extends north into Fort Worth and includes 22 public schools. Most of the district's schools are located within the Fort Worth city limits, including [[North Crowley High School]] and 9th Grade Campus, Crowley Middle School, and 12 elementary schools. [[Crowley High School (Texas)|Crowley High School]] and 9th Grade Campus, Richard Allie Middle School, Summer Creek Middle School, H.F. Stevens Middle School, and three elementary schools are within the Crowley city limits.

Nazarene Christian Academy in Crowley serves students from kindergarten through 12th grade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nazarenechristianacademy.org/ |title=Nazarene Christian Academy |website=nazarenechristianacademy.org |access-date=December 13, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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==Notes==
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==External links==
* [https://www.ci.crowley.tx.us/ City of Crowley official website]
* [https://crowleyareachamber.org/ Crowley Area Chamber of Commerce]

{{Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex}}
{{Johnson County, Texas}}
{{Tarrant County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Crowley, Texas| ]]
[[Category:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]
[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Tarrant County, Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Johnson County, Texas]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Texas]]