Editing Glenn Heights, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Glenn Heights, Texas
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas]], [[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 15819
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|postal_code              = 75154
|area_code                = [[Area codes 214, 469 and 972|214, 469, 945, 972]]
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|blank_info               = 48-29840<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 |archive-date=August 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820053605/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''Glenn Heights''' is a city in [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas]] and [[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. The population was 11,278 at the [[2010 United States census|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): Glenn Heights city, Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 12, 2012 |archive-date=August 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820053605/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and 15,819 in 2020.<ref name=":0" />

==History==
Development of the community dates back to the late 1960s. [[Moe Craddock|N.L. 'Moe' Craddock]], a [[Dallas]] [[Dallas#Fire protection|firefighter]], opened a {{convert|30|acre|m2|adj=on}} [[mobile home park]] in the area. He helped push for the incorporation of Glenn Heights to prevent his business from being annexed by the city of [[DeSoto, Texas|DeSoto]].<ref name="Craddock">{{cite web | url = http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/obituaries/stories/DN-craddockob_19met.ART.State.Edition1.45ffc9f.html | title = N.L. 'Moe' Craddock: Firefighter whose business led to formation of Glenn Heights | publisher = Joe Simnacker, [[The Dallas Morning News]] | date = 2008-03-19 | access-date = 2009-05-08}}</ref> The town was officially incorporated on September 16, 1969.<ref name="Texas Handbook">{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hfg09 | title = Glenn Heights, Texas | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | access-date = 2009-05-08 | archive-date = February 17, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200217193022/https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hfg09 | url-status = live }}</ref> Mr. Craddock remained active in Glenn Heights politics, serving on the city council during the 1970s and 1980s. He was appointed mayor in 1985 and was elected to that office in 1988, 1990, and 1992.<ref name="Craddock"/>

There were 257 residents living in Glenn Heights at the [[1970 United States census|1970 census]]. That figure rose to 1,033 in 1980 and more than doubled for a second consecutive decade to 4,564 by 1990.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nctcog.org/ris/demographics/population/City2009.txt | title = 2009 Population Estimates by City | format = [[Text file|TXT]] | publisher = [[North Central Texas Council of Governments]] online | date = 2009-04-23 | access-date = 2009-05-08 | archive-date = November 8, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091108121822/http://www.nctcog.org/ris/demographics/population/City2009.txt | url-status = live }}</ref>  Lying in the path of [[suburban sprawl]], Glenn Heights' population had surpassed 7,000 by 2000. Despite its rapid rate of growth, more than 50 percent of city land remains undeveloped.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/classifieds/news/homecenter/neighborhoods/stories/041208dnlivglenn.3717159.html | title = Glenn Heights is a smaller town with big-city amenities | publisher = Deborah Fleck, [[The Dallas Morning News]] | date = 2008-04-11 | access-date = 2009-05-08 | archive-date = December 3, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091203020544/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/classifieds/news/homecenter/neighborhoods/stories/041208dnlivglenn.3717159.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|18.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/ |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Glenn Heights city, Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 12, 2012 |archive-date=August 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820053605/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1970 = 257
| 1980 = 1033
| 1990 = 4564
| 2000 = 7224
| 2010 = 11278
| 2020 = 15819
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 18793
| 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|archive-date=October 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003185009/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|url-status=live}}</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"
|+'''Glenn Heights racial composition as of 2020'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4829840&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=May 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522160950/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4829840&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |url-status=live }}</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>https://www.census.gov/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820053605/https://www.census.gov/ |date=August 20, 2020 }} {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</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 |archive-date=May 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520112546/https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|2,395
|15.14%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|8,630
|54.55%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|33
|0.21%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|79
|0.5%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|4
|0.03%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|67
|0.42%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|401
|2.53%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|4,210
|26.61%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''15,819'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 15,819 people, 4,019 households, and 3,105 families residing in the city.<ref name=":0" />

==Education==
The Dallas County portion of Glenn Heights is served by the [[DeSoto Independent School District]],<ref name=USCensusSDMapDallasCO2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48113_dallas/DC20SD_C48113.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48113_dallas/DC20SD_C48113.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dallas County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=September 26, 2024}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48113_dallas/DC20SD_C48113_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> while the Ellis County portion is served by the [[Red Oak Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48139_ellis/DC20SD_C48139.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ellis County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-26}}</ref>

The Dallas County portion is zoned to Cockrell Hill Elementary School (grades Kindergarten through 2), Frank Moates Elementary School (grades 3-5),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdnsm5-ss10.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_165690/File/District%20Information/21-22Campus%20Zones(June2).png.pdf|title=DeSoto ISD Campus Zones|publisher=[[DeSoto Independent School District]]|access-date=2024-09-26}}</ref> Curtistene S. McCowan Middle School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.desotoisd.org/about_de_soto_i_s_d/attendance_zones|title=Attendance Zones|publisher=[[DeSoto Independent School District]]|access-date=2024-09-26}}</ref> [[DeSoto High School Freshman Campus]], and [[DeSoto High School (Texas)|DeSoto High School]].

The Ellis County portion is zoned to Donald T. Shields Elementary School, Red Oak Intermediate School, Red Oak Junior High School, and [[Red Oak High School (Texas)|Red Oak High School]].

All of Dallas County (its portion of Glenn Heights included) is in the service area of [[Dallas College]] (formerly Dallas County Community College). All of Ellis County (its portion of Glenn Heights included) is in the service area of [[Navarro College]].<ref name="CommCollareas">[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.176.  Dallas County Community College District Service Area. Sec. 130.189.  Navarro College District Service Area.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922180708/https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm|date=September 22, 2021}} - The assigned community college depends on the county.</ref>

==Transportation==
Glenn Heights is the only suburb (except for [[Cockrell Hill, Texas|Cockrell Hill]], which is technically an [[enclave]] and not a suburb) in the southern half of Dallas County that is a member of [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]]; it has been since DART's inception in 1983.  The [[Glenn Heights Park & Ride]] Center serves the city.  None of DART's current commuter rail lines serve Glenn Heights, nor will any of its proposed extensions.

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://glennheightstx.gov City of Glenn Heights official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318084401/http://glennheightstx.gov/ |date=March 18, 2017 }}
* [http://glennheightstx.gov/government/departments_offices/fire Glenn Heights Fire Department] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219075805/http://www.glennheightstx.gov/government/departments_offices/fire |date=February 19, 2019 }}

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