Crowley, Texas
{{short description|Multi-county city in Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Crowley, Texas
| settlement_type = City
| motto = "Governed by the People"{{cite web |url=https://www.ci.crowley.tx.us/ |title= City of Crowley, Texas |publisher=City of Crowley, Texas |access-date=December 11, 2023}}
| image_map = Tarrant County Texas Incorporated Areas Crowley highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 250px
| map_caption = Location of Crowley in Tarrant County, Texas
| image_flag = Flag of Crowley, Texas.svg
| subdivision_type = country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Texas
| subdivision_type2 = counties
| subdivision_name2 = Tarrant, Johnson
| government_footnotes =
| government_type = Council–manager
| leader_title = City Council
| leader_title1 = Mayor
| leader_title2 = City Manager
| established_title =
| established_date =
| established_title2 =
| established_date2 = 1951
| established_title3 =
| established_date3 =
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 = 18.96
| area_land_km2 = 18.93
| area_water_km2 = 0.03
| area_total_sq_mi = 7.32
| area_land_sq_mi = 7.31
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 18070
| population_density_km2 = 869.47
| population_density_sq_mi = 2252.02
| timezone = CST
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| coordinates = {{coord|32|34|37|N|97|21|55|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_ft = 761
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 76036
| area_code = 817, 682
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 2410270{{GNIS|2410270}}
| footnotes = FIPS code 48-17960; {{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 12, 2022}}
| website = {{URL|www.ci.crowley.tx.us}}
}}
Crowley is a city located mainly in Tarrant County in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 18,070 at the 2020 census,{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4817960| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Crowley city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=December 19, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213093658/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4817960| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}} up 40.8% from the 2010 census.
History
Around 1848, pioneers began farming the area around Deer Creek.{{cite web | url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hfc16|title=Crowley, Texas| publisher= Texas State Historical Association |access-date=August 16, 2012}} The settlement moved a mile or so west to the site of present-day downtown Crowley when the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway built pens and laid tracks there. The first station depot was built in 1885. The community was named for S. H. Crowley, who was the master of transportation for the railroad.{{cite web | url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=26328 | title= Profile for Crowley, Texas, TX | publisher= ePodunk | access-date= August 16, 2012 | archive-date= February 9, 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130209184234/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=26328 | url-status= dead }}
An election to approve the incorporation of Crowley was held on February 3, 1951. The town council voted to change the designation of Crowley from a town to a city on September 3, 1972.
Geography
Crowley is in southern Tarrant County, with a {{convert|5.8|acre|adj=on|0}} portion extending south into Johnson County.{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0700000US482519053517960| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Crowley city (part), Burleson-Joshua CCD, Johnson County, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=December 19, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214001320/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0700000US482519053517960| archive-date=February 14, 2020| url-status=dead}} According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|18.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.18%, are water.
The city is bordered to the north and east by Fort Worth and to the south by Burleson. The center of Crowley is at the crossroads of Farm to Market Roads 1187 and 731.
= Neighborhoods =
- [https://www.livecivitas.com/communities/astoria-crossing Astoria Crossing]
- Bent Creek Farms
- Bridges
- Carson Ranch
- Colina Vista
- Country Hill
- Crescent Springs Ranch
- Crestview
- Crystal Creek
- Deer Creek
- Emily Estates
- Horse Creek Farm
- Lasater Ranch
- Laurenwood
- Longhorn Crossing
- Mayfair
- Mayfair South
- Rancho Vista
- Rocky Creek Ranch
- Sendero Oaks
Demographics
{{US Census population
| 1960 = 583
| 1970 = 2662
| 1980 = 5852
| 1990 = 6974
| 2000 = 7467
| 2010 = 12838
| 2020 = 18070
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 19932
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{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}}
}}
According to the 2020 United States census, there were 18,070 people, 4,959 households, and 3,844 families residing in the city. In 2010,{{cite web | url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }} there were 12,838 people, 4,408 households, and 3,424 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,769.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,714 housing units at an average density of {{convert|649.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}.
Education
The Crowley Independent School District extends north into Fort Worth and includes 22 public schools. Most of the district's schools are located within the Fort Worth city limits, including North Crowley High School and 9th Grade Campus, Crowley Middle School, and 12 elementary schools. Crowley High School and 9th Grade Campus, Richard Allie Middle School, Summer Creek Middle School, H.F. Stevens Middle School, and three elementary schools are within the Crowley city limits.
Nazarene Christian Academy in Crowley serves students from kindergarten through 12th grade.{{cite web |url=https://www.nazarenechristianacademy.org/ |title=Nazarene Christian Academy |website=nazarenechristianacademy.org |access-date=December 13, 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.ci.crowley.tx.us/ City of Crowley official website]
- [https://crowleyareachamber.org/ Crowley Area Chamber of Commerce]
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{{Tarrant County, Texas}}
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