Copper Canyon, Texas

Copper Canyon, Texas
Copper Canyon, Texas
—  Town  —
Location of Copper Canyon in Denton County, Texas
Coordinates: 33°5′56″N 97°5′41″W / 33.09889°N 97.09472°W / 33.09889; -97.09472Coordinates: 33°5′56″N 97°5′41″W / 33.09889°N 97.09472°W / 33.09889; -97.09472
Country United States
State Texas
County Denton
Area
 – Total 4.5 sq mi (11.6 km2)
 – Land 4.5 sq mi (11.5 km2)
 – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 623 ft (190 m)
Population (2000)
 – Total 1,216
 – Density 273.0/sq mi (105.4/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 48-16636[1]
GNIS feature ID 1388576[2]

Copper Canyon is a town in Denton County, Texas, United States. Copper Canyon was founded in April 1973. Residents decided to incorporate the town in an effort to preserve the rural atmosphere of the community. The first mayor was Robert Woodin. Council meetings were held in homes until 1978, when several residents built the current town hall at 400 Woodland Drive. The developer of the Woodlands Addition donated the land. The population was 1,216 at the 2000 census. The town's area is 4.25 square miles (11.0 km2).

Copper Canyon is adjacent to the master-planned Lantana residential development.

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History

The first white settlement in the area that would become Copper Canyon occurred in the 1840s. One of the more prominent settler families was that of Elisha and Mary Chinn, who came to Texas from their original home in North Carolina in 1852. They helped establish the first church in the area, a log-cabin chapel which eventually became known as the Chinn's Chapel Methodist Church. The church is still active on what is now known as Chinn Chapel Road.

The town gradually grew with cattle ranching as the mainstay of the local economy. The railroad came to the area in 1881, and the first public school was constructed in 1884. The town apparently got its name from "Copperhead Canyon," a part of the area formerly known for poisonous snakes. Population, never large, generally stagnated or declined in the first half of the twentieth century. After World War II the area's rural charm slowly began to attract residents from the more crowded parts of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

The town was formally incorporated in 1973. Although still rather sparsely populated, the town has grown as part of the general development of areas north of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Census Bureau figures tell the story: 465 (1980), 978 (1990), 1,389 (2006 estimate). Traditional ranches are still found in the area, but Copper Canyon has become primarily a bedroom community with little commercial development.

Geography

Copper Canyon is located at 33°5′56″N 97°5′41″W / 33.09889°N 97.09472°W / 33.09889; -97.09472 (33.098814, -97.094646)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.5 square miles (12 km2), of which, 4.4 square miles (11 km2) of it is land and 0.22% is water.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,216 people, 407 households, and 354 families residing in the town. The population density was 273.0 people per square mile (105.5/km²). There were 423 housing units at an average density of 95.0 per square mile (36.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.63% White, 0.58% African American, 0.33% Asian, 0.66% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.03% of the population.

There were 407 households out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.3% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.8% were non-families. 9.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 111.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $96,745, and the median income for a family was $96,524. Males had a median income of $72,321 versus $37,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $36,827. About 2.3% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Local notes

The Town of Copper Canyon is served by the Lewisville and Denton Independent School Districts.

The town contracts with neighboring communities for most municipal services, such as fire protection from Argyle, police services from Double Oak, and ambulance service from Lewisville. The town boasts of a low tax rate and a number of horse trails maintained for local riders.

References

  1. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

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