Justin is a city in
Denton County,
Texas
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,
United States
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. The population was 4,409 in
2020
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.
It is also an outer ring suburb of
Fort Worth.
History
In 1848, approximately 70 followers of the
French utopian socialist Étienne Cabet arrived in what is now Justin to found an
Icarian community. The attempt failed.
Contrary to popular belief, the town is not named after or related to the
Justin Boot Company. In January 1887 the community petitioned postal authorities for a post office to be named Justin, in honor of Justin Sherman, a chief engineer with the
Santa Fe Railroad.
Justin once was a center of salvage companies, which buy property involved in fires and tornadoes and sell it for discounted prices. In the late 1970s
Western wear became very popular, and the Wallace family's salvage operations began to focus on Western wear. The other two major salvage businesses closed, and the salvage industry disappeared.
[Carlisle, Candace.]
Small towns disappearing across North Texas prairie
." '' Denton Record-Chronicle''. Friday February 15, 2008. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.
The
Texas Motor Speedway had a Justin mailing address until July 9, 2005. Because it is physically located in the city of
Fort Worth, Justin had the opportunity to purchase the Texas Motor Speedway but at the time they did not have enough money to run and provide maintenance to the speedway, the
United States Postal Service
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changed the mailing address to Fort Worth, Texas.
WFAA
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-TV, Channel 8, has operated a 750 kilowatt
Doppler weather radar
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out of Justin since January 25, 1995.
One of the
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives,
Yaser Abdel Said, was captured in Justin on August 26, 2020.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all land. Some areas along FM 156 and Hwy 114 use the Justin ZIP code (76247), even though the land is within the city of Fort Worth.
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Justin has a
humid subtropical climate
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, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 4,409 people, 1,610 households, and 1,129 families residing in the city.
Education
Justin is within the
Northwest Independent School District. Residents are zoned to Justin Elementary School, Gene Pike Middle School, and
Northwest High School.
2010 Street and Road Guide w/Index
" Northwest Independent School District. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.
Notable people
* Dustin May (born 1997), MLB pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
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* Cooper Lutkenhaus (born 2008), track and field athlete
Notes
References
External links
City of Justin official website
''Justin Journal''
newspaper
Northwest ISD Website
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Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Cities in Texas
Cities in Denton County, Texas
Populated places established in 1848
1848 establishments in Texas