Double Oak is a town in

Denton County Denton County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 906,422, making it the 7th-most populous county in Texas. The county seat is Denton. The county, which was named for John B. Denton, was establis ...

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, United States. The population was 2,867 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Double Oak is located at (33.064331, –97.110690). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.48%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,179 people, 682 households, and 632 families residing in the town. The

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was 1,001.4 people per square mile (385.9/km²). There were 709 housing units at an average density of 325.8 per square mile (125.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.08%

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, 1.15%

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, 0.64% Native American, 0.96%

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, 1.10% from

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, and 2.07% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.90% of the population. There were 682 households, out of which 47.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 89.0% were married couples living together, 2.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.2% were non-families. 5.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.31. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $113,400, and the median income for a family was $114,063. Males had a median income of $81,398 versus $47,417 for females. The

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for the town was $41,632. About 0.3% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

Education

The majority of Double Oak is served by the

Lewisville Independent School District Lewisville Independent School District (LISD) is a 127-square mile school district based in Lewisville, Texas ( USA) covering all of Lewisville, The Colony, Highland Village, Copper Canyon, and Double Oak as well as portions of Flower Mound ...

, while a portion to the west is in the

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. The Denton ISD part is zoned to Adkins Elementary School, Harpool Middle School, and

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Notable people

* Chris Barnes, professional bowler on

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* Jochen Graf, professional soccer player for the

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"Jochen Graf" bio at www.rowdiessoccer.com on August 29, 2018
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References

External links

Town of Double Oak official website

Double Oak Newspaper
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