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Hebron 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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with a small disconnected section in Collin County. The population was 415 at the 2010 census.


History

Hebron was founded in the 1890s and was alternatively known as "Shepton". The land was donated by the Blackland Townsite Company, a subsidiary of the
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. Historically, the town center was based near the intersection of two railroads, near present-day East Hebron Parkway and 1st Street. Much of that town center has been cleared and developed. The town was first incorporated in 1961 as a method to prevent Plano and Carrollton from annexing the territory and imposing taxes. The city of Hebron imposed no taxes of its own, and when the time was ripe for a landowner to develop his land, he would ask the town to disannex that parcel. Hebron's city limits once covered about from the Collin County line west to the Trinity River and from the Dallas County line north to State Highway 121. Now it comprises a few plots of land connected with narrow strips and easements, which confuses many maps. Stanley Dozier, the namesake of Dozier Road, was the only mayor of the town between 1961 and 1997. The town is currently managed by a three-person commission with Kelly Clem as the mayor. Air Park-Dallas Airport was built as a public civilian airstrip within the city limits in 1965. For the last 20 years, Hebron has disannexed large portions of its territory to be annexed by neighboring communities ( Lewisville, The Colony, Carrollton, and Plano) instead. The original goal was for Hebron to disappear entirely as an incorporated community, but recently elected leaders have attempted to reverse the situation and allow Hebron to continue as a town. This is partially in response to the city of Carrollton's threatening not to maintain the water supply unless the town is annexed to Carrollton.


Geography

Hebron is located in southeastern Denton County at (33.028460, –96.898564). A small, disconnected piece of the town is in southwestern Collin County. According to the
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, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.68%, is covered by water.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 874 people, 271 households, and 243 families residing in the town. The
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was 214.8 people per square mile (82.9/km2). There were 335 housing units at an average density of 82.3 per square mile (31.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 82.27%
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, 4.69%
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, 0.11% Native American, 11.33% Asian, 0.69% from
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, and 0.92% from two or more races.
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of any race were 2.29% of the population. There were 271 households, out of which 59.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.3% were married couples living together, 1.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.3% were non-families. 8.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.43. In the town, the population was spread out, with 36.2% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 41.9% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 3.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $140,102, and the median income for a family was $140,371. Males had a median income of $93,983 versus $61,250 for females. The
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for the town was $42,598. None of the population or families were below the
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.


Education

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 ...
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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 ...
. Retrieved on August 13, 2015.
Hebron High School is in Carrollton.


References


External links


Article
at '' Handbook of Texas'' Online {{authority control Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex Towns in Denton County, Texas Towns in Collin County, Texas Towns in Texas