: Westlake is a town in Denton and Tarrant counties in the

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and a suburb of Dallas/Ft Worth. The population is 1,623 as of the 2020 United States census.

History

The area known as Westlake was originally settled in 1847 by Charles and Matilda Medlin with about 20 other families. In the mid-twentieth century, what is now Westlake was known as Circle T Ranch, a 2,000 acre ranch founded by Dallas attorney and oilman J. Glenn Turner. When incorporated in the late 1950s, the name

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already existed, so ranchers and homeowners took the name Westlake. During the late 1990s, the Board of Alderman attempted to disband the town. The large Solana development was annexed by Southlake, while several large tracts of land were annexed by

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. A local district judge ruled the annexations in violation of state law, and the properties returned under Westlake jurisdiction. In 2000, the radio program ''

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'' featured a story about the battle to disband the town in the face of development by Ross Perot, Jr. The city does not provide its own police force. Instead, law enforcement services are contracted from the City of

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, which provides patrol and traffic enforcement officers to serve Westlake. The city does, however, provide its own Fire-EMS services.

Geography

Westlake is located at (32.982584, −97.205670). According to the

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, the town has a total area of 6.7 square miles (17.3 km²), of which, 6.6 square miles (17.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (1.35%) is water.

Climate

According to the

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system, Westlake has a

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, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 207 people, 84 households, and 69 families residing in the town. Population estimates as of January 2019 are between 1,300 and 1,600, after several years of growth in several subdivisions. By 2020, its population was 1,623. The

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was 31.4 people per square mile (12.1/km²). There were 87 housing units at an average density of 13.2 per square mile (5.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town in 2000 was 95.17%

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, 2.42%

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, 2.42% from

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of any race were 0.97% of the population. There were 84 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.6% were

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living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.71. In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 43.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $128,375, and the median income for a family was $150,000. Males had a median income of $72,250 versus $41,042 for females. The

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for the town was $59,206. About 2.9% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 7.7% of those 65 or over. According to a Residential Survey conducted by the Town of Westlake and published in May 2017, 59% of residents have a combined household income of $500,000 or more.

Developments

When the company PrimeCo first began, it had its headquarters in Westlake. In 1999 the parties splitting PrimeCo agreed that the former headquarters would become the headquarters of the PrimeCo operations taken over by

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. The Town of Westlake has quickly established itself as a Financial Service Industry Cluster within the

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. The Town is home to multiple financial-based institutions, with more to come.

The Plaza at Solana

The Plaza at Solana, built in the 1980s and designed by famous architect

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, was the first of its kind for the DFW Metroplex. At its inception, the Solana Business Park housed the IBM Corporation with more than 1,000,000 square feet of office space. Today, The Plaza at Solana contains a variety of over 30 businesses and a few restaurants (Sip Stir Coffee, Pizzeria La Scala, and Mar-Cosina) that brings in a daytime population of over 3,000 employees. The properties are also home to the Solana Marriott Hotel as well as the Solana Fitness Club operated by Larry North. Currently, the Westlake Town Hall and municipal court is located in the Solana Terrace portion of the business park. Solana is also home to Sabre's global headquarters.

Sabre Corporation Sabre Corporation is a travel technology company based in Southlake, Texas. It is the largest global distribution systems provider for air bookings in North America. American Airlines founded the company in 1960, and it was spun off in 2000. I ...

is a technology services provider to the global travel industry with lines of business including its Travel Network that connects hotels, airlines and other travel suppliers with corporate and leisure travel agents, as well its Airline and Hospitality Solutions that provides technology infrastructure to airlines and hotels worldwide. Other notable business include

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, Robinhood,

Core-Mark Core-Mark Holding Company distributes fresh, chilled and frozen merchandise mainly to convenience stores in the United States. It also provides associated business services such as category management and management of promotions. History Core-M ...

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, Goosehead Insurance, Defi Solutions,

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, and Levi Strauss & Co. In January 2017, a fast-growing agency and franchise announced plans to relocate its corporate headquarters from Irving, TX to the Solana business park in Westlake. The company signed a lease for 62,000 square foot in office space at Solana, which recently completed a $70 million renovation. Goosehead said it planned to move about 150 employees to Westlake from its headquarters in Irving. In 2019, Chicago based real estate property manager, Glenstar Properties, bought the Solana Terrace and the Solana Fitness Club. By reinvesting and amenitizing the Solana Terrace space for the multi-tenant complex , Glenstar managed to improve occupancy rates from 45% to 75% in three years. In November 2021, Boston based Albany Road/TXRE properties bought the Solana Plaza office and retail buildings.

Corporate Campuses

The Town of Westlake is home to several corporate campuses such

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and

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University. Fidelity Investments is a 1,129,853 square foot facility consisting of two buildings nestled behind a dense landscape of trees. Deloitte University is a 727,000 square foot $300 million learning center for Deloitte L.L.P.'s global workforce. Westlake's newest member is the 1,160,000 square foot

Charles Schwab Corporation The Charles Schwab Corporation is an American multinational financial services company. It offers banking, commercial banking, investing and related services including consulting, and wealth management advisory services to both retail and instit ...

campus which will bring in another 5,000 employees to the region. In November 2019, Charles Schwab announced it would buy

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and would combine both headquarters at the new Westlake campus.

Entrada

Entrada is a mixed-use project in the Town that runs along Highway 114 East meant to emulate a village in

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. The buildings have no setbacks and can be somewhat taller echoing the European-inspired design. Once completed, Entrada will contain large amounts of retail, restaurants, offices, entertainment, and at least one hotel in the project. Entrada also will have 322 residential units, including 170 single family villas, 50 townhomes and 100 condominiums. The first phase of the $500 million walkable village is at the corner of F.M. 1938 and Texas 114. A one of a kind

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was the first business to open its doors in October 2016. Shortly thereafter a Primrose School opened in August 2016. Since then Entrada has gained multiple retail tenants including a

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which contains a drive-thru proceeding under a 100 foot tall bell tower. Other tenants in the area include The Fitsmith, Eyes on Westlake, a Nail Salon, Stone Surgical Arts, and Sofia Elaine Salon. The heart of the development, however, will be the Plaza Mayor which will contain a large 1 acre or more plaza surrounded by condominiums and at least one hotel along with ground floor retail components.

Front 44

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company, and the

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. The southern portion of the project will be used as Charles Schwab's Corporate Campus. The Schwab project includes a $315 million, 1,160,000 square-foot regional campus in Westlake that ultimately will bring 5,000 jobs to the

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within 10 years. Developers also plan a hotel, retail stores, and residences. The Schwab campus will be on the Westlake-Roanoke border, just north of JT Ottinger Road and west of Turner Lake. Governor

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says the project will get a $6 million grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund, creating the most new jobs of any enterprise fund grant made during his administration.

Education

Residents of the Town of Westlake may enroll their children into

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or the following school districts depending on their location within the Town:

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Keller Independent School District The Keller Independent School District is a pre-kindergarten to grade 12 public school district based in Keller, Texas, United States. Located in Tarrant County, serves more than 34,000 students and operated 42 schools in the 2020–2021 school y ...

, and

Carroll Independent School District The Carroll Independent School District (Carroll ISD) is an independent PK-12 school district founded in 1959 serving the majority of the city of Southlake, Texas, and portions of northwest Grapevine, far northern Colleyville, and eastern Westl ...

Westlake Academy

is an open-enrollment Kindergarten-12th grade

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in Westlake, operating under the

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(IB) curriculum. Westlake Academy is owned and operated by the Town of Westlake. Any resident of Westlake may enroll their child into Westlake Academy, however citizens who reside outside the jurisdictional boundary of the Town of Westlake can enroll via a lottery system. The school now has several resources that includes 2 books that helps explain the history and day to day activity. ''Here Is Our Journey'' was created by a 10th grade student for her Personal Project that helps other people explain Westlake Academy. This book is available on Blurb. There is also a book called ''The Little Town That Could'' that also explains the Town of Westlake and its history. Both of these books are recommended for newcomers to Westlake Academy.

Carroll ISD

The eastern portion of the town is served by Carroll ISD (Exemplary): *Walnut Grove Elementary School, Exemplary *Durham Intermediate School, Exemplary *Carroll Middle School, Exemplary and National Blue Ribbon School *

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, Exemplary and National Blue Ribbon School *

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, Exemplary

Keller ISD

The central/southern portion of the town is served by Keller ISD (Recognized): *Florence Elementary School, Exemplary and National Blue Ribbon School *Bear Creek Intermediate School, Exemplary *Keller Middle School, Exemplary *

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, Recognized

Northwest ISD

The northern/western portion of the town is served by Northwest ISD, however there are few residences in this part of town: *

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* James M. Steele Accelerated High School * Medlin Middle School * Samuel Beck Elementary School * Lakeview Elementary School * Cox Elementary School * Roanoke Elementary School

Transportation

Major Airports

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Major Roads

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Farm to Market Road 1938 Farm to Market Road 1938 (FM 1938) is a Farm to Market Road in the US state of Texas. The highway runs from State Highway 26 (SH 26) to FM 1709, in Tarrant County. While located in Westlake, FM 1938 is named Preci ...

Notable people

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, Former NFL player *

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, Former Dallas Cowboy * K.J. Choi, Professional golfer *

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, Professional golfer * Joseph DePinto, CEO of 7-Eleven * Chuck Greenberg, brief and former owner of the Texas Rangers *

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, MLB Player *

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, Former MLB player *

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, CEO Toyota North America *

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, football coach and former player *

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, Former CEO of Exxon *

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, Former CEO BNSF Railway *

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, Former NFL player *

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, Former NFL player and Olympian *

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, Former MLB player *

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, NFL player

References

External links

Town of Westlake, TX website

Westlake First News newspaper

Westlake Academy, school of Westlake

This American Life feature story about Westlake
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