Eagle Mountain is a former

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(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 6,599 at the 2000 census. It is now a part of the city of

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Geography

Eagle Mountain is located at (32.887545, -97.450735). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 22.4 square miles (57.9 km²), of which 22.3 square miles (57.8 km²) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km²) (0.18%) is water.

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is located to the east of the community.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 6,599 people, 2,596 households, and 2,004 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,819 housing units at an average density of {{convert, 126.3, /sqmi, /km2, sp=us, adj=off. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.67%

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, 0.92%

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, 0.53% Native American, 0.71%

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, 0.03%

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, 1.27% from

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, and 1.86% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.99% of the population. There were 2,596 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.93. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 33.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $76,100, and the median income for a family was $85,420. Males had a median income of $54,306 versus $34,515 for females. The

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for the CDP was $33,934. About 2.1% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the

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, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Eagle Mountain is served by the

Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District The Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District is located in the northwest corner of Tarrant County, Texas (United States) and includes of land in Saginaw, Eagle Mountain, Blue Mound and several housing additions in the City of Fort W ...

References

External links

Eagle Mountain Fire Department website
Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex Geography of Tarrant County, Texas Former census-designated places in Texas