Editing Duncanville, Texas

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| postal_code        = 75116, 75137, 75138
| area_code          = [[Area codes 214, 469, 972, and 945|214, 469, 945, 972]]
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'''Duncanville''' is a city in southwestern [[Dallas County, Texas]],  United States. Duncanville's population was 40,706 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/dashboard/duncanvillecitytexas/PST045221 |title=U.S. Census Bureaus QuickFacts: Duncanville city, Texas|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2023-08-06 }}</ref> The city is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes Duncanville, [[Cedar Hill, Texas|Cedar Hill]], [[DeSoto, Texas|DeSoto]], and [[Lancaster, Texas|Lancaster]].

==History==
Settlement of the area began in 1845, when [[Illinois]] resident Crawford Trees purchased several thousand acres south of Camp Dallas. In 1880, the Chicago, Texas, and Mexican Central Railway reached the area and built Duncan Switch, named for a line foreman. Charles P. Nance, the community's first postmaster, renamed the settlement Duncanville in 1882. By the late 19th century, Duncanville was home to a dry-goods stores, a pharmacy, a [[domino]] parlor, and a school. Between 1904 and 1933, the population of Duncanville increased from 113 to more than 300.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hed07 |title=Handbook of Texas |publisher=Tshaonline.org |date=2013-08-11 |access-date=2013-08-29}}</ref>

During [[World War II]], the [[United States Army Air Corps|Army Air Corps]] established a landing field for flight training on property near the present-day intersection of Main St and Wheatland Road.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web|url=http://www.villageprofile.com/texas/duncanville/04his/topic.html |title=Duncanville, Texas &#124; Tourism – Presented by Village Profile |publisher=Villageprofile.com |access-date=2013-08-29}}</ref>

Duncanville residents incorporated the city on August 2, 1947. During the postwar years, the military developed the Army's old landing field into the [[Duncanville Air Force Station]], which was the headquarters for the four [[Nike-Hercules missile]] launch sites guarding Dallas/Fort Worth from [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] bomber attack. It also housed the Air Force tracking radars for the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techbastard.com/missile/nike/dallas-tx.php |title=Nike Missile Dallas–Fort Worth Defense Area |publisher=Techbastard.com |access-date=2013-08-29}}</ref>
[[File:Duncanville missile monument.JPG|thumb|155px|Monument commemorating NIKE missile base in Duncanville]]
[[File:Duncanville missile monument plaque.jpg|thumb|Plaque describing NIKE base]]

When the town's population reached 5,000 in 1962, citizens adopted a home-rule charter with council-manager city government. Sometimes regarded as a "[[white flight]]" suburb in the 1960s and 1970s, the city is now known for its racial diversity. Its population increased from about 13,000 in 1970 to more than 31,000 in 1988.<ref name="autogenerated1" />

===Historic preservation===
The Texas Historical Commission has designated the City of Duncanville as an official Main Street City.<ref>{{cite web|author=State of Texas and UTA |url=http://crc.uta.edu/crc5.html |title=CRAC Industry Profiles |publisher=Crc.uta.edu |access-date=2013-08-29 |archive-date=2010-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714042855/http://crc.uta.edu/crc5.html}}</ref>

Duncanville recognizes the importance of the former [[Duncanville Air Force Station]], which closed on July 1, 1964, but the Army continued to operate the [[Nike Missile]] air defense operations until 1969, when the facility was turned over to the city. The WWII-era barracks and some other structures were initially repurposed for civic and community use. Over time, the buildings were systematically demolished, removing all signs of the historic base, but the history of the facility lives on in a monument that stands outside the library and community center.

The "stone igloo", a [[spring house]] originally located near the intersection of Center Street and Cedar Ridge Road, was preserved in a unique way. In the late 1960s or early 1970s, it was demolished, thereby producing a supply of rocks used to build a replica of the structure at a nearby park and paving the way for the construction of a neighborhood retail center.

Various pieces of the city's history are preserved at the Duncanville Historical Park, which is located on Wheatland Road in Armstrong Park on land that was once a part of the Duncanville Air Force Station. Historic buildings include the city's first Music Room.<ref name="autogenerated2" />

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|11.3|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= left
|1950= 841
|1960= 3774
|1970= 14105
|1980= 27781
|1990= 35748
|2000= 36081
|2010= 38524
|2020= 40706
|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>
}}
[[File:Duncanville, Texas northern water tower.jpg|thumb|upright|Water tower in the Fairmeadows neighborhood of Duncanville, depicting the city slogan]]
[[File:Duncanville & Cedar Hill water towers.png|thumb|Water towers on the southern edge of Duncanville, northern edge of Cedar Hill]]
[[File:Duncanville Panther water tower.png|thumb|upright|Water tower on east side of Clark Road]]
[[File:Duncanville War Memorial.jpg|thumb|upright|War memorial monument]]

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Duncanville racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4821628&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)
|8,729
|21.44%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|12,085
|29.69%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|107
|0.26%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|550
|1.35%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|17
|0.04%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|124
|0.3%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|928
|2.28%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|18,166
|44.63%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''40,706'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 40,706 people, 13,573 households, and 10,000 families residing in the city.

==Government==
Duncanville City Hall is located at 203 E. Wheatland Road. Most city services are located in this facility, which also includes the Duncanville Recreation Center featuring meeting rooms, a double gymnasium, and an indoor walking track. Armstrong Park is also located next to City Hall. Duncanville has three walking trails, 17 city parks, and many other recreation spaces for team sports.<ref>"{{cite web |title=Duncanville, TX - Official Website - Parks & Recreation |url=http://www.duncanville.com/index.aspx?nid=89 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192536/http://www.duncanville.com/index.aspx?nid=89 |archive-date=2013-10-29 |access-date=2013-10-25}}." [[Duncanville City Website]]. Retrieved on October 25, 2013.</ref>

[[U.S. Route 67]] runs through the eastern portion of Duncanville. [[Interstate 20]] passes through its northern portion.

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Duncanville Post Office.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/duncanville-711-s-cedar-ridge-dr-duncanville-tx-1361443 Post Office Location – DUNCANVILLE] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217023920/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/duncanville-711-s-cedar-ridge-dr-duncanville-tx-1361443 |date=2011-02-17 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on September 8, 2010.</ref>

The Duncanville Public Library is located at 201 James Collins Boulevard.

The city of Duncanville is a voluntary member of the [[North Central Texas Council of Governments]] association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.

===Politics===
{| class="wikitable"  style="margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ Duncanville city vote<br /> by party in Presidential elections<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/|title=Dallas County Election Results}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election in Texas|2020]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''65.95%''' ''10,580''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.64% ''5,236''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.41% ''226''
|}

==Education==
Duncanville is served by the [[Duncanville Independent School District]].

The Duncanville ISD portion is zoned to [[Duncanville High School]], which enrolls about 3,750 students annually, with over 4,000 students during the 2010–2011 school year.<ref>[http://www.greatschools.net Greatschools.net] – [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/tx/2159 Duncanville High School].  Retrieved 17 June 2006.</ref> At about {{convert|900000|sqft|m2}}, the DHS campus is the largest in Texas, the largest in the nation, and the largest in the world in terms of physical size. In total, 13  of the 17 schools in the district are rated exemplary or recognized by the  [[Texas Education Agency]], and the district's ratings continue to outperform those of the surrounding districts ([[Cedar Hill, Texas|Cedar Hill]], [[DeSoto, Texas|DeSoto]], [[Lancaster, Texas|Lancaster]], [[Dallas]], [[Grand Prairie, Texas|Grand Prairie]]). They also outperform many of the school districts throughout the Dallas–Fort Worth area.

Duncanville is also home to the administrative offices of [[Advantage Academy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.advantageisd.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413085347/https://www.advantageacademy.org/|archive-date=2018-04-13|title=Advantage Academy}}</ref>

Dallas County residents are zoned to [[Dallas College]] (formerly Dallas County Community College or DCCCD).<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.176.  DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Greg Abbott]], Texas [[Governor of Texas|governor]]; a 1976 graduate of Duncanville High School
* [[Brigetta Barrett]], high jumper, silver medalist in [[2012 London Olympics]] and [[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump|2013 world championships]]
* [[Tamika Catchings]], [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] all-star, graduated from DHS in 1997
* [[Barry Foster (American football)|Barry Foster]], former [[running back]] for [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
* [[Cyrus Gray]], [[Kansas City Chiefs]] running back
* [[Joe Greene]], professional football player lived in Duncanville
* [[Ron Holland (basketball)]] (born 2005), Professional basketball player for the [[Detroit Pistons]]
* [[Perry Jones]], professional basketball player for the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]]
* [[Greg Ostertag]], is a 1991 graduate and basketball player of [[Duncanville High School]].
* [[Dashaun Phillips]], American football [[cornerback]]; was born in and lived in Duncanville
* [[Kenneth Lee Pike]], Linguist and author; lived in Duncanville for many years, nominated for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]]<ref>p. xiv, xv. Jankowsky, Kurt R., ed. 1996. ''The Mystery of Culture Contacts, Historical Reconstruction, and Text Analysis: An Emic Approach.'' Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.</ref>
* [[Ennis Rakestraw Jr.]] (born 2002), Professional football player for the [[Detroit Lions]]
* [[Jon Randall]], musician 
* [[Steven Romo (journalist)]], News anchor, reporter and writer grew up in Duncanville
* [[Elliott Smith]], singer. Lived to Duncanville as a child<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sweetadeline.net/bio2.html |title=biography – page 2 |publisher=sweet adeline |access-date=2013-08-29}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons}}
*[https://www.duncanville.com/ City of Duncanville official website]
** [http://www.duncanvillechamber.org/ Duncanville Chamber of Commerce]
{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Duncanville
|North     = [[Dallas]]
|Northeast = [[Dallas]]
|East      = [[Dallas]]
|Southeast = [[Cedar Hill, Texas|Cedar Hill]]
|South     = [[Cedar Hill, Texas|Cedar Hill]]
|Southwest = [[Cedar Hill, Texas|Cedar Hill]]
|West      = [[Dallas]]
|Northwest = [[Dallas]]
}}
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{{Dallas County, Texas}}
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