Editing Dalworthington Gardens, Texas

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'''Dalworthington Gardens''' is a city in [[Tarrant County, Texas]], United States and a suburb of [[Arlington, TX|Arlington]].

==History==
The community was established in 1934 as a subsistence homestead project during the Great Depression under the authority of the [[National Industrial Recovery Act]] as part of the [[Subsistence Homesteads Division]]. The purpose of the homestead program was to help families attain a better standard of living through a combination of part-time industrial employment and subsistence agriculture. Dalworthington Gardens was one of five such projects located in Texas. Its inclusion in the group was at the suggestion of [[Eleanor Roosevelt]], who happened upon the area while visiting the Fort Worth family of the woman to whom the son of her and President Roosevelt, Elliot, had become engaged. Of the five sites selected for this program, Dalworthington "colony" as it was originally called, is the only one still in existence today. Since it has been in constant operation from its inception, it maintains its original zoning regulations, which allow subsistence farming and livestock on any lots over one-half acre that remain owned and occupied from the time the zoning was first put into effect. Thus, one can see small, older frame homes with livestock on their lot, near and even adjacent to large modern homes with values in excess of $1 million.<ref name="The City of Dalworthington Gardens"/><ref name="dwg">{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofdwg.net/history.html |title=History of Dalworthington Gardens |first=Pam |last=Bagby |publisher=City of DWG |access-date=5 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827094059/http://cityofdwg.net/history.html |archive-date=27 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The community's name is a [[portmanteau]] of the names of the three anchor cities of the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|metroplex]]:  [[Dallas|'''Dal'''las]], [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort '''Worth''']], and [[Arlington, Texas|Arl'''ington''']].<ref name="dwg"/>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.7|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 1.95%, is covered by water.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dalworthington Gardens city, Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 30, 2011 }}</ref>

The town's northern border adjoins [[Pantego, Texas|Pantego]]; both towns are completely surrounded by the city of Arlington.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1950 = 267
| 1960 = 430
| 1970 = 757
| 1980 = 1100
| 1990 = 1758
| 2000 = 2186
| 2010 = 2259
| 2020 = 2293
| estyear = 2021
| estimate = 2273
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</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>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Dalworthington Gardens racial composition (2020)'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4819084&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|url=https://www.census.gov/en.html|title=Census.gov|website=Census.gov}}</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)
|1,625
|70.87%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|201
|8.77%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|5
|0.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|135
|5.89%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|3
|0.13%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|8
|0.35%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/multiracial]] (NH)
|87
|3.79%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|229
|9.99%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,293'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], 2,293 people, 789 households, and 657 families resided in the city. Its population was 2,259 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Dalworthington Gardens city, Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 30, 2011 }}</ref>

==Politics==

Dalworthington Gardens is a largely Republican jurisdiction in modern times, having supported the GOP in the last six presidential elections, and the last seven Texas gubernatorial elections.

{| border = "2"
|+ Dalworthington Gardens city vote<br /> by party in presidential elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref>[https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article247074617.html Tarrant County hadn’t voted Democrat for president since 1964. How did Joe Biden win?] star-telegram.com (subscription required)</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.96% ''467''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.04%''' ''950''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref>[https://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/elections/2016/1116/precinct.pdf Precinct Report — Official] tarrantcounty.com</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.32% ''348''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.91%''' ''911''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.77% ''63''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Tarrant/43964/184905/Web01/en/summary.html Official results] clarityelections.com</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22.48% ''305''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''75.76%''' ''1,028''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.77% ''24''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref>[https://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/elections/archive/2008/11042008/results/web_pct_contest_02.pdf Precinct Report — Total Voters — Official] tarrantcounty.com</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25.09% ''352''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.98%''' ''1,038''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.93% ''13''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref>[https://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/elections/archive/2004/1122004/All_by_Precinct.pdf Precinct report] tarrantcounty.com</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|21.58% ''311''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''77.10%''' ''1,111''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.32% ''19''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]<ref>[https://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/elections/archive/2000/elecgenbypreciev2000.pdf Official canvass] tarrantcounty.com</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22.66% ''261''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.96%''' ''852''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.39% ''39''
|-
|}

{| border = "2"
|+ Dalworthington Gardens city vote<br /> by party in gubernatorial elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2022 Texas gubernatorial election|2022]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Tarrant/115639/web.307039/#/detail/8|title=Election Night Reporting|website=results.enr.clarityelections.com|accessdate=November 29, 2023}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.61% ''378''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.39%''' ''806''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.00% ''12''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2018 Texas gubernatorial election|2018]]<ref>[https://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/elections/2018/1118/precinct.pdf 2018 elections]</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.52% ''294''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''75.28%''' ''941''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.20% ''15''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2014 Texas gubernatorial election|2014]]<ref>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Tarrant/53236/172277/Web01/en/summary.html 2014 elections]</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.46% ''236''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''74.61%''' ''720''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.93% ''9''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2010 Texas gubernatorial election|2010]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/elections/2010/11022010/results/web_pct_contest_06.pdf|title=2010 elections|accessdate=November 29, 2023}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22.05% ''204''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''74.16%''' ''686''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.78% ''35''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2006 Texas gubernatorial election|2006]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/elections/archive/2006/1172006/Results/web_pct_contest_07.pdf|title=2006 elections|accessdate=November 29, 2023}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|19.83% ''190''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.36%''' ''492''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|28.81% ''276''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2002 Texas gubernatorial election|2002]]<ref>[https://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/elections/archive/2002/Total_by_Precinct_11052002.pdf 2002 elections]</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.34% ''223''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''74.34%''' ''681''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.32% ''12''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1998 Texas gubernatorial election|1998]]<ref>[https://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/elections/archive/1998/elecgenbypreciev98.pdf 1998 elections]</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|17.69% ''133''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''81.38%''' ''612''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.93% ''7''
|-
|}

== Education ==

===Public education===
Dalworthington Gardens lies within the [[Arlington Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.aisd.net
 |title=Arlington Independent School District
 |publisher=Arlington Independent School District
 |access-date=October 19, 2012
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015053527/http://www.aisd.net/
 |archive-date=October 15, 2012
}}</ref> Dalworthington Gardens is served by Key Elementary School, [[Gunn Junior High School (Arlington, Texas)|Gunn Junior High School]], [[Martin High School (Arlington, Texas)|Martin High School]], and [[Arlington High School (Arlington, Texas)|Arlington High School]].

In Texas, school district boundaries do not always follow city and county boundaries because all aspects of the school district government apparatus, including school district boundaries, are independent from the city and county government. In the case of Dalworthington Gardens, no independent school district was ever established. The proximity of the already established Arlington ISD led to the entirety of Dalworthington Gardens being served by the AISD since the middle of the 20th century.

===Colleges and universities===
No colleges or universities are located in this community, but the town lies in proximity to the [[University of Texas at Arlington]]. The community is also served by the [[Tarrant County College]] district of junior colleges, which has campuses located in some surrounding cities.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.cityofdwg.net/ City of Dalworthington Gardens official website]
* [https://www.aisd.net/ Arlington Independent School District]
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjden Texas State Historical Association]
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Dalworthington-Gardens-Texas.html City-Data.com]
* [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=26339 ePodunk: Profile for Dalworthington Gardens, Texas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215072626/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=26339 |date=February 15, 2012 }}

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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Tarrant County, Texas]]
[[Category:New Deal subsistence homestead communities]]
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