Lake Dallas 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. It is located in

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, northwest of the city of

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, on the shores of

Lewisville Lake Lewisville Lake, formerly known as Garza-Little Elm Reservoir, is a reservoir in North Texas (USA) on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River in Denton County near Lewisville. Originally engineered in 1927 as Lake Dallas, the reservoir was expanded i ...

. The community's name derives from the original name of the lake. It is also one of the 4 communities in the Lake Cities.

Geography

Lake Dallas is located at (33.128297, –97.027592). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 11.03%, is water. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

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system, Lake Dallas has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 7,708 people, 2,950 households, and 2,216 families residing in the city.

Education

The city of Lake Dallas is served by the Lake Dallas Independent School District. Lake Dallas is divided between the zones for Lake Dallas Elementary School and Shady Shores Elementary School. All residents are zoned to Lake Dallas Middle School and

Lake Dallas High School Lake Dallas High School is a public high school located in the city of Corinth, Texas. It is classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League, UIL. It is part of the Lake Dallas Independent School District located in central Den ...

. The library for the area is the Lake Cities Library. The Lake Dallas Independent School District employs 570 people.

Transportation

The

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has completed a bridge in August 2009 linking Lake Dallas and

Little Elm, Texas Little Elm is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States, and a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is an extended suburb of Denton; its population was 46,453 as of the 2020 census. In 2000, the census population was at 3,646. By the ...

. The bridge connects Swisher Road in Lake Dallas with Eldorado Parkway in Little Elm. A bridge previously connected the two cities, but was removed in the 1950s when the

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expanded

Notable people

Myra Crownover Myra Ellen Robinson Crownover (born April 26, 1947) is a businesswoman and politician from Lake Dallas, Texas, Lake Dallas in Denton County, Texas, Denton County, north of the city of Dallas. Originally elected in 2000 as a Republican Party (Uni ...

, former member of the

Texas House of Representatives The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents abou ...

Dusty Dvoracek Dusty Dvoracek (born March 3, 1983) is a former American football nose guard. Drafted by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft, he played college football at Oklahoma and professionally wit ...

, football player and sports commentator *

Gordon McLendon Gordon Barton McLendon (June 8, 1921 – September 14, 1986Texas State Historical AssociationMcClendon, Gordon Barton/ref>) was a radio broadcaster. Nicknamed "the Maverick of Radio", McLendon is widely credited for perfecting, during the 1950s ...

, radio broadcaster *

Vitamin Smith Verda T. "Vitamin" Smith, Jr. (October 30, 1923 – February 14, 2000) was a National Football League (NFL) running back for the Los Angeles Rams from 1949 through 1953. Smith served in the United States Army and participated in the Battle of Nor ...

, football player *

Daryl Williams Daryl Williams may refer to: * Daryl Williams (politician) (born 1942), Australian politician * Daryl Williams (American football) (born 1992), American football offensive tackle * Daryl Williams (rugby union) (born 1964), New Zealand-born Samoan r ...

, football player

References

External links

City of Lake Dallas official websiteLake Dallas Map, hosted by the Portal to Texas History''The Lake Cities Sun''
local newspaper {{authority control Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex Cities in Texas Cities in Denton County, Texas