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Population (year 2000): 26,531. Estimated
population in July 2005: 37,972 (+43.1% change)
Males: 13,184 (49.7%), Females: 13,347 (50.3%)
Denton County
Zip code:
75056
Median resident age: 30.8 years
Median household income: $64,080 (year 2000)
Median house value: $95,700 (year 2000)
Races in The Colony:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.5%)
- Hispanic (13.3%)
- Other race (5.3%)
- Black (5.2%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.2%), Irish (11.4%),
English (10.3%), United States (8.4%), Italian (3.4%), French
(2.9%).
Elevation: 546 feet
Land area: 13.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in The Colony
- High school or higher: 90.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in The Colony city
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 66.3%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 2.0%
- Divorced: 9.1%
6.5% Foreign born (3.2% Latin America, 1.7%
Asia, 1.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +4,129 (+18.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near The Colony:
- TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; CARROLLTON,
TX)
- PRESBYTERIAN HOSP OF PLANO (about 7 miles; PLANO,
TX)
- MEDICAL CENTER OF LEWISVILLE (about 9 miles;
LEWISVILLE, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to The
Colony:
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 18 miles;
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
- DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 18 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID:
DAL)
- FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 31 miles; FORT WORTH, TX;
ID: AFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to The Colony:
- AIR PARK-DALLAS (about 7 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID: F69)
- LAKEVIEW (about 9 miles; LAKE DALLAS, TX; ID: 30F)
- ADDISON (about 10 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID: ADS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
The Colony:
- BROOKHAVEN COLLEGE (about 13 miles; FARMERS BRANCH,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,711)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 13 miles;
RICHARDSON, TX; FT enrollment: 7,695)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 14 miles;
IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 2,651)
- RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 16 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT
enrollment: 7,352)
- NORTH LAKE COLLEGE (about 17 miles; IRVING, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,554)
- COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about
17 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)
- UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS (about 18 miles; IRVING, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,400)
Public high school in The Colony:
- THE COLONY H S (Students: 1,936; Location:
4301 BLAIR OAKS; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in The Colony:
- LAKEVIEW MIDDLE (Students: 855; Location:
4300 KEYS DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GRIFFIN MIDDLE (Students: 756; Location: 5105
N COLONY BLVD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MORNINGSIDE ELEM (Students: 677; Location:
6350 PAIGE RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- PETERS COLONY ELEMENTARY (Students: 621;
Location: 5101 NASH DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- CAMEY EL (Students: 586; Location: 4949 ARBOR
GLEN RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- ETHRIDGE EL (Students: 469; Location: 6001
ETHRIDGE DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- B B OWEN EL (Students: 450; Location: 5640
SQUIRES DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- STEWARTS CREEK EL (Students: 380; Location:
4431 AUGUSTA ST; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in The Colony:
- THE COLONY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$526,856; Location: 6800 MAIN ST; 49,480 books; 1,351
audio materials; 1,857 video materials; 146 serial
subscriptions)
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