Editing Pelican Bay, Texas

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'''Pelican Bay''' is a city in the far northwest corner of [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant County]], [[Texas]], on the shore of [[Eagle Mountain Lake]]. Founded by Olen Yandell on his struggling dairy farm in 1970, it incorporated in 1981. Despite Yandell's aspirations to create a new Sausalito, Calif., Pelican Bay remains a modest enclave. The large majority of residences are mobile homes, and the roads and yards are tidy but a bit rough around the edges.<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Pelican Bay - History |url=https://cityofpelicanbay.com/history/ |access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref> The population was 2,049 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.6|mi2|km2}}, all land. The community is located near Eagle Mountain Lake, and it took its name from Pelican Island in the lake.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990 = 1271
| 2000 = 1505
| 2010 = 1547
| 2020 = 2049
| 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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Pelican Bay, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Pelican%20Bay%20city,%20Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 15, 2024}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,505 people, 523 households, and 389 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,307.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 574 housing units at an average density of {{convert|880.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.73% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.66% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.20% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.52% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.06% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.84% of the population.

There were 523 households, out of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 33.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,435, and the median income for a family was $32,656. Males had a median income of $29,500 versus $19,286 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,408. About 13.6% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The City of Pelican Bay is served by the [[Azle Independent School District]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://cityofpelicanbay.com City of Pelican Bay, Texas website]
* [http://cityofpelicanbay.com/history/ History of Pelican Bay, Texas]
* [http://cityofpelicanbay.com/police/ Pelican Bay Police Department]

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