Sachse ( ) is a city in
Collin and
Dallas
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counties in the
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of
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and is part of the
DFW metroplex
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. An eastern suburb of
Dallas
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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
Texas State Highway 78 and is approximately north of the
President George Bush Turnpike
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(
Texas State Highway 190) and
Firewheel Town Center.
History
Sachse was founded by William Sachse, a
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immigrant from
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Geographic locat ...
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(included modern-day
Germany, and parts of
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and
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), in 1845. Purchasing from Collin County, Sachse erected the first
cotton mill
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Although some were dri ...
s and
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s in the
county
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. After Sachse gave 100 feet of
frontage
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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
Saxon
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Geography
Sachse is located at (32.976433, -96.586138).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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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
Garland Independent School District. 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 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
Wylie East High School 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
Dallas College
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(formerly the Dallas County Community College District or DCCCD). Residents in Collin County are zoned to
Collin College
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Formerly known as the Coll ...
.
[Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.175. COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sec. 130.176. DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]
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Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census
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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 North Central Texas Council of Governments
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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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Cities in Texas
Cities in Collin County, Texas
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