Keller, Texas
Keller, Texas | |
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City | |
 Keller Town Hall | |
 Location within Tarrant County and Texas | |
| Coordinates: 32°55′39″N 97°14′10″W / 32.92750°N 97.23611°W / 32.92750; -97.23611Coordinates: 32°55′39″N 97°14′10″W / 32.92750°N 97.23611°W / 32.92750; -97.23611 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County |  Tarrant |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Pat McGrail Mitch Holmes Sean Hicks [Vacant] Eric Schmidt Chris Whatley Tag Green |
| • City Manager | Mark Hafner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.4 sq mi (47.8 km2) |
| • Land | 18.4 sq mi (47.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 44,940 |
| • Density | 2,400/sq mi (940/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 76248, 76262, 76180 |
| Area code(s) | 817 682 |
| FIPS code | 48-38632[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1338994[2] |
| Website | CityOfKeller.com |
Keller is a suburban city in Tarrant County, Texas in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. According to the 2010 census, the city's population is 39,627, making Keller the 74th most populated city in Texas. The most recent population estimate, as of Jan. 1, 2018, is 44,940.
In the early 1850s, settlers established Keller and the town became a stop on the Texas and Pacific Railway. The settlers settled around the wooded region in Keller because of Keller’s proximity to the Trinity River water supply and abundant farmland. On November 16, 1955, Keller became incorporated.
Keller is mostly residential, featuring more than 300 acres (120 ha) of developed land for 11 park sites and more than 26 miles of hiking and biking trails.[3][2] The Keller Independent School District has 39 campuses serving more than 34,000 students. [3]
Contents
1 History
1.1 Before establishment
1.2 Establishment of Keller
1.3 Modern Keller
2 Geography
2.1 Surrounding cities
2.2 Climate
3 Demographics
4 Government
4.1 City government
4.2 State representation
4.3 Federal representation
5 Education
6 Infrastructure
7 Notable people
8 References
9 External links
History
Before establishment
Keller is in the western fringe of the Eastern Cross Timbers in northeast Tarrant County, part of the frontier of the Peters Colony settlers of the 1840s. In the mid 1840s, the area was first settled by a group of families from Missouri that homesteaded near the head-waters of Big Bear Creek. Mount Gilead Baptist Church was established on July 13, 1850. In 1859, the little log church was burned in an Indian raid. It served as the only schoolhouse in that part of the county until about 1910.[4]
Mount Gilead Baptist Church was established in 1850
The area became known as ‘Double Springs’ for the two large springs approximately ½ mile north of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. In the early 1870s, the Double Springs area had a cotton gin, a grist mill, a blacksmith shop and several stores. In 1896, an artesian well was drilled in Keller; the Double Springs filled with silt over time and eventually were plugged and lost until rediscovery in 1984. Today Samantha Springs produces more than 200,000 gallons of water per day.[5][6]
Establishment of Keller
The Texas and Pacific Railway between Fort Worth and Texarkana was completed in June 1881, and the first train ran on this track on May 9, 1881, which ran parallel with parts of the old Chisom cattle drive trail. With the advent of rail service, new villages were established all along the line. The Keller of today was one of them. On July 19, 1881, H.W. Black, a druggist of Tarrant County, set aside 40 acres (0.16 km2) out of the north end of the 62 acres (0.25 km2) deeded to him by A.C. Roberts (being a part of the Samuel Needham Survey) for a town site to be known as Athol, situated 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Fort Worth. The land was dedicated to the public for streets and alleyways, but title to the remainder of the 62 acres (0.25 km2) was held by Mr. Black. Settlers migrated to the new village, and before a year had passed the name of the town was changed from Athol to Keller, honoring John C. Keller, a foreman on the railroad. Streets were named and those in the original 40-acre (0.16 km2) site still carry the names given to them in 1881. Streets going north and south are Lamar, Main and Elm; those running east and west are Price, Taylor, Hill, Vine, Bates, Olive and Pecan.
Modern Keller
New residential development is gradually filling in open spaces, with neighboring towns affording no opportunity to expand its boundaries. The 1980 Census calculated Keller's population at 4,555; today, nearly 45,000 residents call Keller home. City facilities include Keller Town Hall on Bear Creek Parkway, the Keller Public Library and Keller Senior Activities Center on Johnson Road, the Municipal Service Center on Bear Creek Pkwy. West, and the city's award-winning recreation and aquatic center known as The Keller Pointe on Rufe Snow Drive. The city also recently renovated and expanded its police facility, which houses the Regional Jail, Regional Animal Adoption Center and regional 911 dispatch center, NETCOM, serving the cities of Keller, Colleyville, Southlake and Westlake.
The Keller Independent School District serves portions of the cities of Colleyville, Fort Worth, Haltom City, Hurst, North Richland Hills, Southlake, Watauga, and Westlake, as well as the entire city of Keller. Its 51 square miles (130 km2) encompass the third-largest land area in Tarrant County. Enrollment in the school district has doubled during the past 10 years and is expected to do the same during the next decade, making it the ninth fastest-growing school district in Texas.[citation needed]Money magazine rated Keller as one of the 10 "Best Places to Live" in the United States for 2009, ranked number 7. [4] It rated Keller as one of the 100 "Best Places to Live" in the United States for 2011, ranked number 93. [5] The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey listed Keller as one of the "Nation's Richest Cities" with a population over 20,000 in 2008, ranked number 59 with median household income of $114,542. Neighboring Southlake was ranked number 1.
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Geography
Keller is located at 32°55′39″N 97°14′10″W / 32.92750°N 97.23611°W / 32.92750; -97.23611 (32.927533, −97.235995).[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.4 square miles (47.8 km²). Keller is east of Interstate 35W, south of Highway 114 and Alliance Gate Freeway.
Surrounding cities
Here is the list of cities surrounding The City of Keller, whom which are located in either Denton or Tarrant County.[8]
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Keller
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Keller has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[9]
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 86 (30) | 90 (32) | 95 (35) | 100 (38) | 102 (39) | 108 (42) | 109 (43) | 112 (44) | 112 (44) | 99 (37) | 89 (32) | 90 (32) | 112 (44) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 65.3 (18.5) | 67.4 (19.7) | 73.0 (22.8) | 78.1 (25.6) | 83.3 (28.5) | 88.2 (31.2) | 91.1 (32.8) | 92.2 (33.4) | 87.3 (30.7) | 81.1 (27.3) | 72.3 (22.4) | 66.0 (18.9) | 92.4 (33.6) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 28.0 (−2.2) | 30.6 (−0.8) | 38.5 (3.6) | 50.5 (10.3) | 59.2 (15.1) | 73.8 (23.2) | 77.5 (25.3) | 76.9 (24.9) | 64.7 (18.2) | 50.8 (10.4) | 37.1 (2.8) | 28.8 (−1.8) | 23.5 (−4.7) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.12 (54) | 2.09 (53) | 3.09 (78) | 3.60 (91) | 3.96 (101) | 4.12 (105) | 2.28 (58) | 2.33 (59) | 2.71 (69) | 3.33 (85) | 2.05 (52) | 1.93 (49) | 33.61 (854) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 1.4 (3.6) | 2.4 (6.13) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 77 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Source: National Weather Service Forecast Office, Ft Worth Alliance Airport, Fort Worth TX | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 827 | — | |
| 1970 | 1,474 | 78.2% | |
| 1980 | 4,156 | 182.0% | |
| 1990 | 13,683 | 229.2% | |
| 2000 | 27,345 | 99.8% | |
| 2010 | 39,627 | 44.9% | |
| Est. 2016 | 46,646 | [10] | 17.7% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[11] | |||
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 27,345 people, 8,827 households, and 7,856 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,483.0 people per square mile (572.6/km²). There were 9,216 housing units at an average density of 499.8 per square mile (193.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.74% White, 1.43% African American, 0.39% Native American, 1.77% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.51% of the population.
There were 8,827 households out of which 52.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.3% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.0% were non-families. 8.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the city, the population was spread out with 33.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household was $107,518, and the median income for a family was $114,542.[12] Males had a median income of $66,969 versus $34,661 for females. The per capita income for the city was $31,986. About 1.0% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.
Government
City government
The City of Keller is a full-service city, providing police, fire and emergency services, parks and recreation, library, senior center, animal control, planning, building inspection, economic development, public works, street maintenance, water, wastewater, drainage, and solid waste disposal. Organized under the Council-Manager form of government, the Keller city council has seven representatives elected at-large and responsible for enacting local legislation, setting policies and adopting Keller’s annual operating budgets. Keller City Hall is located at 1100 Bear Creek Parkway in Keller Town Center. The current mayor of Keller is Pat McGrail.
| City Department | Director |
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| City Manager | Mark Hafner |
| City Secretary | Kelly Ballard |
| Fire Chief | David Jones |
| Police Chief | Mike Wilson |
| Director Human Resources | Kandace Tappen |
| Director of Community Services | Cody Maberry |
| Director of Public Services/Economic Development | Trina Zais |
| Director of Administrative Services/Finance | Aaron Rector |
| Director of Information Services | Sean Vreeland |
| Library Director | Jana Prock |
| Director of Public Works | Alonzo Linan |
The Keller Police Department serves the City of Keller and the Town of Westlake. The current Chief of Police is Mike Wilson. The police department shares a 9-1-1 dispatch center, regional jail, regional animal services and adoption center with neighboring cities of Southlake, Colleyville and Westlake. The Keller Police Department also provides all law enforcement services for the Town of Westlake. The department consists of a five service divisions: patrol, traffic, investigations, confinement and administrative.
Keller Fire and Rescue
Keller Fire Rescue maintains three fire stations throughout the city. Firefighters and paramedics provide full-time services for Keller residents and, through mutual aid, neighboring cities. The fire department, like the police department, participates in a shared communications network with Southlake, Colleyville and Westlake. (Unlike the police department, Keller Fire-Rescue does not serve Westlake as they maintain their own fire department.) The current Fire Chief is David Jones.
The City of Keller is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments association. The member's purpose is to coordinate individual and collective local governments, assist regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.
State representation
Republican Representative Giovanni Capriglione of District 98 and Republican Senator Kelly Hancock of District 9 represents Keller citizens in the Texas House of Representatives and in the Texas State Senate.
Federal representation
Republican Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz represents Texas in the United States Senate. In the United States House of Representatives, Republican Representative Michael C. Burgess represents the 26th Congressional District of Texas.
Education
The Keller Independent School District serves Keller students. Students zoned to Keller ISD attend 23 different elementary schools, 12 different intermediate/middle schools, and 5 different high schools. Most of the schools within the district are located in northeast Fort Worth. This means Keller's school district is substantially larger than the city itself.[13] Schools located in Keller ISD are:
Intermediate Schools (Grades 5-6):
- Bear Creek Intermediate School
- Chisholm Trail Intermediate School
- Indian Springs Middle School (Grades 5-8)
- Parkwood Hill Middle School
- Timberview Middle School (Grades 5-8)
- Trinity Meadows Middle School
Middle Schools (Grades 7-8):
- Fossil Hill Middle School
- Hillwood Middle School
- Indian Springs Middle School (Grades 5-8)
- Keller Middle School
- Timberview Middle School (Grades 5-8)
- Trinity Springs Middle School
High Schools (Grades 9-12):
- Central High School
- Fossil Ridge High School
- Keller High School
- Timber Creek High School
- Keller Center for Advanced Learning (abbreviated and commonly referred to as KCAL)
Infrastructure
One source of Keller's bedroom-community serenity comes from having no contact with any interstate highways. U.S. Route 377, a north-south United States highway runs along Keller’s western border, parallel to Interstate 35W. Davis Boulevard (FM1938), a north-south Farm to Market Road from North Richland Hills to Southlake, runs through Keller. Keller Parkway (FM 1709) runs from Interstate 35W in Fort Worth, where it is named "Golden Triangle Boulevard," to State Highway 114 (SH 114) in Southlake, where it is named "Southlake Boulevard."
In September 2004, Verizon Communications, launched their FiOS fiber-optic communications network; 9,000 customers in Keller, Texas, were the very first in the nation.[14] Verizon replaced copper wires with optical fibers, commencing service in 2005.
Keller consistently scores as a very safe city, in United States cities by crime rate (40,000–60,000) in Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports statistics.[15]
Notable people
Taylor Ball, actor (Still Standing)- Dr. Myiesha Taylor, MD, physician, founder of the International Physicians' society Artemis Medical Society; and namesake of the popular Disney animation Doc McStuffins' mother.
Jeff Banister, Manager of the Texas Rangers from 2015–2018.
Joel Bolomboy (born January 28, 1994) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Weber State University, where he was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Year in 2016.
Floyd D. Culbertson, Jr., attorney in Keller in the 1970s; mayor of Minden, Louisiana, 1940-1942.[16][17]
Garrett Hartley, football placekicker, New Orleans Saints
Nolan Frese, Football long snapper, Seattle Seahawks
Michelle Royer, Miss Texas USA 1987, Miss USA 1987
Debby Ryan, actress (Jessie)
Zack Sanchez (born October 11, 1993) is an American football cornerback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma.
Hank Thompson, Country music entertainer ("The Wild Side of Life")
Thomas Michael Rafferty (born August 2, 1954) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for head coach Joe Paterno at Penn State University.
George "Spanky" McFarland (October 2, 1928 – June 30, 1993) was an American actor most famous for his appearances as a child in the Our Gang series of short-subject comedies of the 1930s and 1940s. The Our Gang shorts were later syndicated to television as The Little Rascals.
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