Duncanville, Texas Duncanville, Texas Location of Duncanville in Dallas County, Texas Location of Duncanville in Dallas County, Texas County Dallas City Type: City Duncanville is a town/city in southern Dallas County, Texas, in the United States.
Duncanville's populace was 38,524 at the 2010 census. The town/city is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes Duncanville, Cedar Hill, De - Soto, and Lancaster.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 11.3 square miles (29 km2), all of it land.
By the late 19th century Duncanville was home to a dry goods stores, a pharmacy, a domino parlor, and a school.
Between 1904 and 1933 the populace of Duncanville increased from 113 to more than 300. Duncanville inhabitants incorporated the town/city on August 2, 1947.
During the post-war years, the military advanced the Army's old landing field into the Duncanville Air Force Station, which was the command posts for the four Nike-Hercules missile launch sites guarding Dallas/Fort Worth from Soviet bomber attack.
Water fortress in the Fairmeadows neighborhood of Duncanville, depicting the town/city slogan.
Water towers on the southern edge of Duncanville, northern edge of Cedar Hill.
The Texas Historical Commission has designated the City of Duncanville as an official Main Street City. Duncanville recognizes the importance of the former Duncanville Air Force Station.
The Duncanville Air Force Station was closed on July 1, 1964; however the Army continued to operate the Nike Missile air defense operations until 1969 at which point, the facility was turned over to the city.
Various pieces of the city's history are preserved at the Duncanville Historical Park, which is positioned on Wheatland Road in Armstrong Park on territory that was once a part of the Duncanville Air Force Station.
Singer Elliott Smith moved to Duncanville after his parents divorced and stayed till age 14 when he went to live with his father in Portland, Oregon. Greg Ostertag is a 1991 graduate of Duncanville High School.
Tamika Catchings, WNBA all-star, graduated from Duncanville High School in 1997, having played on the women's basketball team that won the state championship.
Current Kansas City Chiefs running back, Cyrus Gray, played his freshmen year of high school football for Duncanville High School before he moved to De - Soto.
Perry Jones, forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder, played basketball at Duncanville High School.
The current Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, is a 1976 graduate of Duncanville High School.
Linguist and author Kenneth Lee Pike lived in Duncanville for many years, later moving to a close-by neighborhood in Dallas.
Duncanville City Hall is positioned at 203 E.
Most town/city services are positioned in this facility which also includes the Duncanville Recreation Center featuring meeting rooms, a double gymnasium, and an indoor walking track.
Armstrong Park is also positioned next to City Hall.Duncanville has 3 walking trails, 17 town/city parks, and many other recreation spaces for team sports. The United States Postal Service operates the Duncanville Post Office. The Duncanville Public Library is positioned at 201 James Collins Boulevard Duncanville, Texas.
The town/city of Duncanville is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective small-town governments and facilitate county-wide solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.
As of the 2010 census Duncanville had a populace of 38,524.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
Duncanville is served by the Duncanville Independent School District.
The Duncanville ISD portion is zoned to Duncanville High School, which enrolls approximately 3,750 students annually.
Duncanville High School presently enrolls over 4,000 students amid the 2010 2011 school year. At about 900,000 square feet (84,000 m2), the Duncanville High School ground is the biggest in Texas, the biggest in the nation, and the biggest in the world in terms of physical size.
In total, 13 out of the 17 schools in the precinct are rated Exemplary or Recognized by the TEA Texas Education Agency, and the district's ratings continue to outperform those of the encircling districts (Cedar Hill, De - Soto, Lancaster, Dallas, Grand Prairie).
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Duncanville city, Texas".
"Duncanville, Texas | Tourism - Presented by Village Profile".
Duncanville City Website.
2010 report on populace and housing characteristics for Duncanville from the US Enumeration Greatschools.net - Duncanville High School.
City of Duncanville official website Duncanville Independent School District
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Cities in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex - Cities in Texas - Cities in Dallas County, Texas - Populated places established in 1880 - 1880 establishments in Texas
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