Sachse ( ) is a city in Collin and

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, the city population was 20,329, as of the 2010 census with an estimated population of 26,046 people today. Sachse is located off

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and is approximately north of the

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History

Sachse was founded by William Sachse, a

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), in 1845. Purchasing from Collin County, Sachse erected the first

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. After Sachse gave 100 feet of

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through all of his holdings to the railroad in 1886, the railroad built a depot on the frontage and named the town Sachse. Since the depot was labeled 'Saxie', many old legal documents referred to the city as 'Saxie'. The flaw was later corrected. The word Sachse comes from the German word for

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Geography

Sachse is located at (32.976433, -96.586138). According to the

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, the city has a total area of . of it is land and of it (1.62%) is water.

Education

Sachse residents living in Dallas County attend schools in

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. Sachse residents living in Collin County attend schools in Wylie Independent School District. Armstrong Elementary School, Sewell Elementary, Hudson Middle School, and

Sachse High School Sachse High School is a public high school located in Sachse, Texas (USA). Sachse High School enrolls students in grades 9- 12 and is a part of the Garland Independent School District. The first graduating class was the Charter Class of 2005. ...

serve Garland ISD within Sachse city limits. Garland ISD has a "choice-of-school" system that allows any student in the district to attend any school. Cox Elementary School and Whitt Elementary School serve Wylie ISD within Sachse city limits. Wylie ISD has feeder school system in which each school feeds into the next school. Cox Elementary feeds into Harrison Intermediate School, Burnett Junior High School, and

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and Whitt Elementary School feeds into Draper Intermediate School, Cooper Junior High School, and Wylie High School. All the secondary schools are located within the city of Wylie. Residents in Dallas County are zoned to

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(formerly the Dallas County Community College District or DCCCD). Residents in Collin County are zoned to

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Demographics

As of the

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, there were 27,103 people, 8,736 households, and 6,806 families residing in the city.

Government

Incorporated in 1956, the City of Sachse adopted its Home Rule Charter in 1986 and is served by the

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. The city council is composed of a mayor and six (6) council members. Each is elected at-large, serving 3-year staggered terms with no term limits. Operating under a Council-Manager form of government, Sachse is a full-service city.

References

External links

City of Sachse official website

Sachse Chamber of Commerce

Sachse Economic Development Corporation

Sachse Historical Society
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