Hickory Creek is a town in
Denton County
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,
Texas
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, United States, located north of downtown
Dallas
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. The population of Hickory Creek has grown from 219 at its incorporation in 1963 to 3,247 at the
2010 census.
It is also one of the 4 communities in the
Lake Cities.
Hickory Creek was recognized by
Tree City USA
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in August 2008.
Geography
Hickory Creek is located at (33.110101, –97.030546).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.30%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 2,078 people, 776 households, and 622 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 458.1 people per square mile (176.7/km
2). There were 808 housing units at an average density of 178.1 per square mile (68.7/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 93.46%
White
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, 1.20%
African American
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, 0.72%
Native American, 0.72%
Asian, 1.83% from
other races
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, and 2.07% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 5.68% of the population.
There were 776 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were
married couples
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living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $69,313, and the median income for a family was $74,107. Males had a median income of $45,885 versus $36,103 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $31,683. About 3.3% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Almost all of the Town of Hickory Creek is served by the
Lake Dallas Independent School District. A small portion is in the
Lewisville Independent School District
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.
Most of Hickory Creek is zoned to Lake Dallas Elementary School while some of it is zoned to Corinth Elementary School.
All parts in Lake Dallas ISD are zoned to Lake Dallas Middle School and
Lake Dallas High School.
See also
*
Champ d'Or Estate
References
External links
Town of Hickory Creek official website''The Lake Cities Sun'' local newspaper
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Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Towns in Denton County, Texas
Towns in Texas
Populated places established in 1963