Paloma Creek, Texas
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| settlement_type = Master-planned community
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| subdivision_name2 = Denton
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| government_type = Fresh Water Supply District
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| population_total = 5254
| population_as_of = 2010
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| postal_code = 76227, 75068
| area_code = 214, 469, 972, 945
| website = {{URL|www.palomacreek.org}}
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Paloma Creek is a master-planned community in northeastern Denton County, Texas, United States. The community is listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as two separate census-designated places, "Paloma Creek" and "Paloma Creek South", separated by U.S. Highway 380. As of the 2010 census, the Paloma Creek CDP (known locally as "Paloma Creek North") had a population of 2,501, while Paloma Creek South had a population of 2,753.{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Paloma Creek and Paloma Creek South CDPs, Texas| publisher=United States Census Bureau| accessdate=July 3, 2012}} As of 2022, the HOA currently estimates the population to be approximately 20,000.
Paloma Creek was developed by Dallas-based Provident Realty Advisors over an area of approximately {{convert|1200|acre|km2}}.[https://www.palomacreek.org/ Paloma Creek Fresh Water Supply District] The complete master-planned community is located north and south of U.S. Route 380 in an unincorporated area governed by the Denton County Fresh Water Supply Districts 8-A, 8-B, 11-A, 11-B, and 11-C. The Lakeside Estates neighborhood shares Paloma Creek's HOA and is located on the West side of South Paloma Creek. Although it is within the town limits of Little Elm, the vast majority of the 5,600 homes are within the five FWSDs. The homes referred to as North Paloma Creek that are North of 380 have Aubrey mailing addresses. The homes in South Paloma Creek have Little Elm mailing addresses.[https://www.palomacreekcrimewatch.org/faqs Paloma Creek Neighborhood Crime Watch FAQs retrieved 9-25-2022]
FWSD 11-B is also shared with Northlake Estates;[https://www.palomacreekcrimewatch.org/faqs Paloma Creek Neighborhood Crime Watch FAQs] however, those homes are not part of Paloma Creek. They merely share infrastructure. Phase I was completed in 2022 with 97 homes and Phase II began shortly thereafter with an additional 252 homes[https://www.taylormorrison.com/tx/dallas/little-elm/northlake-estates|tex|dal|community-non-brand&msclkid=858571aff68719232198129f69b52466 Taylor Morrison Builder Sales - Northlake Estates retrieved 9-25-2022] slated for completion.
The proximity to US Route 380 Highway, Dallas North Tollway, and Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge are major factors for the rapid residential growth in the area.{{cite news |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-us380_19wes.ART0.West.Edition1.42e9d4e.html |title=Signs point to development spurt along U.S. 380 in Denton County |first=Dawn |last=Cobb |newspaper=Denton Record Chronicle |date=2007-08-19 |accessdate=2010-05-02}}
In early 2005, the first phase of homes was completed. Upon its completion, the community will be populated with 5,600 homes{{cite web |url=http://www.palomacreek.com/about_history.asp |title=Paloma Creek History |author=palomacreek.com |date= |accessdate=2009-06-22 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912005526/http://www.palomacreek.com/about_history.asp |archive-date=2012-09-12 |url-status=dead }} constructed by several different builders.
Paloma Creek is divided into the sections listed below:
- Paloma Creek North - 900 home sites, comprising the "Paloma Creek" census-designated place
- Paloma Creek South - 4,700 home sites
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2010= 2501
|2020= 3177
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1850–1900{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1910{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1920{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1930{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1940{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1950{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1960{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1970{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1980{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1990{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2000{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
2010{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2020
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Paloma Creek first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.
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|+Paloma Creek CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition !Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) !Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Paloma Creek CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4854868&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Paloma Creek CDP, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4854868&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |
| White alone (NH)
|1,634 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,504 |65.33% |style='background: #ffffe6; |47.34% |
| Black or African American alone (NH)
|376 |style='background: #ffffe6; |779 |15.03% |style='background: #ffffe6; |24.52% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|25 |style='background: #ffffe6; |17 |1.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.54% |
| Asian alone (NH)
|27 |style='background: #ffffe6; |72 |1.08% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.27% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |9 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.28% |
| Other race alone (NH)
|9 |style='background: #ffffe6; |16 |0.36% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.50% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|43 |style='background: #ffffe6; |175 |1.72% |style='background: #ffffe6; |5.51% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|387 |style='background: #ffffe6; |605 |15.47% |style='background: #ffffe6; |19.04% |
| Total
|2,501 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3,177 |100.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00% |
Education
The Paloma Creek census-designated place is within the Denton Independent School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st48_tx/c48121_denton/DC10SD_C48121_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Denton County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-10-03}} The CDP is zoned to Paloma Creek Elementary School,{{cite web|url=https://www.dentonisd.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=139986&dataid=172084&FileName=palomacreek-zone-map_2022.pdf|title=Paloma Creek Elementary School Attendance Zone|publisher=Denton Independent School District|accessdate=2022-10-03}} Navo Middle School,{{cite web|url=https://www.dentonisd.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=139994&dataid=174603&FileName=navo-zone_2021.pdf|title=Navo Middle School Attendance Zone|publisher=Denton Independent School District|accessdate=2022-10-03}} and Braswell High School.{{cite web|url=https://www.dentonisd.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=139995&dataid=172103&FileName=braswell-attendancez_2021.pdf|title=Braswell High School Attendance Zone|publisher=Denton Independent School District|accessdate=2022-10-03}}
Previously,{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st48_tx/c48121_denton/DC10SD_C48121_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Denton County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-10-03}} all of the CDP was zoned to Paloma Creek Elementary,{{cite web | url = http://www.dentonisd.org/51238713153554/lib/51238713153554/09-10_Elementary_School.pdf | title = 2009-2010 Elementary School Attendance Zones | publisher = Denton Independent School District | accessdate = 2010-05-10 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090824005351/http://www.dentonisd.org/51238713153554/lib/51238713153554/09-10_Elementary_School.pdf | archivedate = 2009-08-24 }} and Navo Middle School,{{cite web | url = http://www.dentonisd.org/51238713153554/lib/51238713153554/09-10_Middle_Schools.pdf | title = 2009-2010 Middle School Attendance Zones | publisher = Denton Independent School District | accessdate = 2010-05-10 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090824010244/http://www.dentonisd.org/51238713153554/lib/51238713153554/09-10_Middle_Schools.pdf | archivedate = 2009-08-24 }} while it was split between the boundaries of Billy Ryan High School and Denton High School.{{cite web | url = http://www.dentonisd.org/51238713153554/lib/51238713153554/09-10_High_School.pdf | title = 2009-2010 High School Attendance Zones | publisher = Denton Independent School District | accessdate = 2010-05-10 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100601092143/http://www.dentonisd.org/51238713153554/lib/51238713153554/09-10_High_School.pdf | archivedate = 2010-06-01 }}
Some areas of the development are in Little Elm Independent School District{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
- Lakeview Elementary School
- Oak Point Elementary School
- Walker Middle School
- Little Elm High School
The majority of Denton County, Paloma Creek included, is in the boundary of North Central Texas College.[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Section 130.190, "North Central Texas College District Service Area"].
There is also an active Homeschool Community.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} The southern area of the community is located within the bounds of the Little Elm Independent School District.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
Protection and services
Police protection is provided by the Little Elm Police Department. Fire protection is provided by the City of Aubrey Fire Department funded by a monthly fee, added to the water bill, to cover residents of Paloma Creek. The town of Little Elm is required to serve the commercial areas, as they are located in its town limits. Water and sewer is provided by a fresh water supply district who contracts with Mustang SUD for billing purposes and Rhino Removal for trash and recycling. All of Paloma Creek uses CoServ as its electric and gas utility provider.
References
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External links
- [http://www.palomacreek.org Paloma Creek Fresh Water Supply Districts]
- [http://www.palomacreekhoa.com Paloma Creek Homeowners Association]
- [https://www.palomacreekcrimewatch.org Paloma Creek Neighborhood Crime Watch]
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