Lakewood Village, Texas

Lakewood Village is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States located on Lewisville Lake. The population was estimated to be 706 in 2022

Government

Lakewood Village incorporated as a Type B – General Law Municipality on April 26, 1977 and changed to a Type A – General Law Municipality on March 13, 2008. Lakewood Village operates with a mayor–council style of municipal government. Residents elect six at-large members to serve on the Town Council, including a mayor. Council elections in Texas are nonpartisan. Members are elected to two-year terms and are not term-limited. The mayor does not vote on issues that come before the council except in the case of a tie.

Lakewood Village is located in the 26th Congressional district in Texas, which is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Michael C. Burgess. The Town is represented in District 12 of the Texas Senate by Tan Parker, and in the Texas House of Representatives District 106 by Jared Patterson.

History

On April 26, 1977, Lakewood Village was officially incorporated as The Town of Lakewood Village, Texas. Lakewood Village is a peninsula in Lewisville Lake and is bordered on three sides by water. Originally envisioned and marketed as second-home community that featured a golf course, two runways for small engine planes (current Stowe Lane), and a tennis court; the town has evolved into a relaxed and quiet lakeside hometown.

From the time of its incorporation until 2021 the Town was zoned entirely residential. In 2021 the town annexed additional land on the north side of Eldorado Parkway that included a few small businesses.

In 2019, the International Dark-Sky Association designated Lakewood Village as the 23rd International Dark Sky Community in the world.

Geography

Lakewood Village is located between I-35 and the Dallas North Tollway on the Lewisville Lake/FM 720 corridor, at the foot of the Lewisville Lake toll bridge.

Citizens of the Town of Lakewood Village enjoy 3.17 miles of shoreline inside the corporate limits and nearly 7.5 miles of shoreline in its jurisdictional limits. The Lakewood Village area is rich with wildlife including bale eagles, owls, hawks, gray fox, bobcat, beaver, otter, wild turkey, deer, coyote, and even an occasional mountain lion.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 1.35% is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 342 people, 117 households, and 104 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 123 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.61% White, 2.34% African American, 1.17% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.09% of the population.

There were 117 households, out of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.8% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a single householder with no spouse present, and 11.1% were non-families. 5.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $168,750, and the median income for a family was $168,571.

Education

Lakewood Village is located entirely within Little Elm Independent School District.

Residents are currently zoned to Oak Point Elementary School., in nearby town Oak Point, Texas. However, due to capacity issues, LEISD is building a K-5 elementary school in Lakewood Village. Starting in the 2025-26 school year, Lakewood Village residents will be zoned to Lakewood Village Elementary School.

Since 2020, residents have been zoned to Walker Middle School, which opened that same year. Prior to 2020 residents were zoned to Lakeside Middle School in Little Elm, Texas All LEISD residents, Lakewood Village included, are zoned to Little Elm High School.

The majority of Denton County, Lakewood Village included, is in the boundary of North Central Texas College.Texas Education Code, Section 130.190, "North Central Texas College District Service Area"

References

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Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Cities in Texas
Cities in Denton County, Texas