Editing Justin, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Justin, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| motto                    = Everything a hometown should be
| image_skyline            = Justin, Texas.jpg
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| image_map                = Denton County Texas Incorporated Areas Justin highlighted.svg
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| map_caption              = Location of Justin in [[Denton County, Texas|Denton County]], [[Texas]]
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| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Denton County, Texas|Denton]]
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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           = 8.48
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 4409
| population_density_km2   = 505.23
| population_density_sq_mi = 1308.56
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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             = 689
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 76247
| area_code                = [[Area code 940|940]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-38332<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>
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| website                  = {{URL|cityofjustin.com}}
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'''Justin''' is a city in [[Denton County, Texas|Denton County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 4,409 in [[2020 United States census|2020]].<ref name=":0" /> It is also an outer ring suburb of [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]].

==History==
In 1848, approximately 70 followers of the [[France|French]] [[utopian socialism|utopian socialist]] [[Étienne Cabet]] arrived in what is now Justin to found an [[Icarians|Icarian]] community. The attempt failed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fca05 |title="Etienne Cabet" in ''The Handbook of Texas Online'' |publisher=Tshaonline.org |access-date=2018-06-04}}</ref>

Contrary to popular belief, the town is not named after or related to the [[Justin Boot Company]]. In January 1887 the community petitioned postal authorities for a post office to be named Justin, in honor of Justin Sherman, a chief engineer with the [[Santa Fe Railroad]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cityofjustin.com/index.asp?Type=B_LIST&SEC=%7BEA1D33D5-B1DB-4857-86BE-90B293CEB0FA%7D |title=Frequently Asked Questions |access-date=2017-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219065341/http://www.cityofjustin.com/index.asp?Type=B_LIST&SEC=%7BEA1D33D5-B1DB-4857-86BE-90B293CEB0FA%7D |website=cityofjustin.com |archive-date=2012-12-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Justin once was a center of salvage companies, which buy property involved in fires and tornadoes and sell it for discounted prices. In the late 1970s [[Western wear]] became very popular, and the Wallace family's salvage operations began to focus on Western wear. The other two major salvage businesses closed, and the salvage industry disappeared.<ref name="Smalltowns">Carlisle, Candace. "[http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC_Towns_0216.c7b7dbbf.html Small towns disappearing across North Texas prairie] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219173129/http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/localnews/stories/DRC_Towns_0216.c7b7dbbf.html |date=2008-02-19 }}." ''[[Denton Record-Chronicle]]''. Friday February 15, 2008. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.</ref>

The [[Texas Motor Speedway]] had a Justin mailing address until July 9, 2005. Because it is physically located in the city of [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]], Justin had the opportunity to purchase the Texas Motor Speedway but at the time they did not have enough money to run and provide maintenance to the speedway, the [[United States Postal Service]] changed the mailing address to Fort Worth, Texas.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}

[[WFAA]]-TV, Channel 8, has operated a 750 kilowatt [[Doppler weather radar]] out of Justin since January 25, 1995.

One of the [[FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives]], [[Yaser Abdel Said]], was captured in Justin on August 26, 2020.<ref>{{cite news|title=Texas father, one of FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives, arrested for daughters' 2008 "honor killing"|date=August 27, 2020|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yaser-abdel-said-fbi-most-wanted-fugitives-captured-2008-killings/|publisher=[[CBS News]]|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land. Some areas along FM 156 and Hwy 114 use the Justin ZIP code (76247), even though the land is within the city of Fort Worth.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Justin has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=594030&cityname=Justin%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |title=Climate Summary for Justin, Texas |publisher=Weatherbase.com |access-date=2018-06-04}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1950 = 496
| 1960 = 622
| 1970 = 741
| 1980 = 920
| 1990 = 1234
| 2000 = 1891
| 2010 = 3246
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 5892
| estref = 
| 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>
| 2020 = 4409
}}

<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"
|+'''Justin racial composition as of 2020'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4838332&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>https://www.census.gov/ {{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}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|3,390
|76.89%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|125
|2.84%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|21
|0.48%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|41
|0.93%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|2
|0.05%
|-
|Other Race (NH)
|15
|0.34%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|221
|5.01%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|594
|13.47%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''4,409'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,409 people, 1,610 households, and 1,129 families residing in the city.<ref name=":0" />

==Education==
Justin is within the [[Northwest Independent School District]].<ref>"[http://www.nisdtx.org/12071042616198250/lib/12071042616198250/62x47_scaled_down_map.pdf District Map]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[Northwest Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.</ref> Residents are zoned to Justin Elementary School,<ref>"[http://www.nisdtx.org/12071042616198250/lib/12071042616198250/MapofElementaryboundarieswithgrids.pdf Elementary Boundaries]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[Northwest Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.</ref> Gene Pike Middle School,<ref>"[http://www.nisdtx.org/12071042616198250/lib/12071042616198250/MapofMiddleSchoolboundaries2010-2011withgrids.pdf Middle Boundaries 2010-2011]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[Northwest Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.</ref> and [[Northwest High School (Texas)|Northwest High School]].<ref>"[http://www.nisdtx.org/12071042616198250/lib/12071042616198250/MapofHighSchoolboundarieswithgrids.pdf High Boundaries]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[Northwest Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://www.nisdtx.org/12071042616198250/lib/12071042616198250/2010StreetandRoadGuideBook3-4-10.pdf 2010 Street and Road Guide w/Index]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[Northwest Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.</ref>

==Notable person==
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*[[Dustin May]] (born 1997), [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] pitcher for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] 

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://cityofjustin.com/ City of Justin official website]
* [http://www.alliancenews.net ''Justin Journal''], newspaper
* [http://www.nisdtx.org/ Northwest ISD Website]
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[[Category:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]
[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1848]]
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