Royse City, Texas Royse City, Texas Main Street in Royse City Main Street in Royse City Nickname(s): good old Royse City Location of Royse City in Rockwall County, Texas Location of Royse City in Rockwall County, Texas Royse City is a town/city in Rockwall County in the U.S.
Garrett Burgess Griffin Royse, better known as Byrd Royse, was born in Adair County, Kentucky, on January 31, 1838, to William and Mary Stone Royse.
Mc - Casland, and her sons bought a several tracts of territory that were later to be known as Royse City.
Royse was instrumental in getting the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway line brought from Greenville to Dallas through Rockwall County.
Royse City was settled in 1885, when the stockyards came through the area.
After its founding, Royse City preserved its stable small nation town status due to its adjacency to Garland (21 miles away) and Dallas (33 miles). Interstate 30 was constructed just south of the town/city in the mid-1960s. The town/city interval south to meet the interstate.
In 2000, Royse City had a populace of 2,957.
Still a small town, Royse City was feeling the impacts of the rapid expansion of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, along with Rockwall County.
The city's locale along Interstate 30 between Rockwall and Greenville helped to fuel this growth.
Royse City has grown quickly to the north and to the south as newer subdivisions have been built.
By 2010, Royse City had a populace of 9,349.
Royse City is positioned in the northeast corner of Rockwall County at 32 58 27 N 96 19 58 W (32.974257, 96.332827). The town/city now extends north into Collin County and east into Hunt County.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Royse City has a total region of 15.1 square miles (39.2 km2), of which 15.0 square miles (38.9 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.75%, is water. In the city, the populace was spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
--The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $42,266, and the median income for a family was $48,804.
Royse City serves as a bedroom improve for close-by Dallas and Greenville.
In 2007, Royse City was designated as an official Texas Main Street City.
The Royse City Main Street program was set up to promote the city's downtown area, where the goals are to foster a grow company precinct while preserving historic buildings. Some attractions downtown include Arbeledas Mexican Grill, Jimmy's Donuts, Los Pinos Mexican, Luigi's Italian Cafe, Milano's Pizza, Main Street Cafe and Joe's Meat Market (groceries). Walmart and CVS opened stores in Royse City shortly after that. Royse City is served by the Royse City Independent School District.
Interstate 30 is the major route through Royse City.
Four exits on Interstate 30 serve Royse City, and they are (from west to east): Farm Road 548 / Royse City A major north-south route through Royse City (known as "Elm Street").
Farm Road 35 An east-west route through the southern part of Royse City.
Royse City High School is along Farm Road 2642.
Texas State Highway 66 is a state east-west route that goes through Rockwall, Rowlett, and Garland (to the west), and ends at Greenville (to the east).
Farm Road 1777 A north-south route on the east side of the city.
The Royse City Middle School is at the corner of Texas State Highway 66 and Farm Road 1777.
Houston Street A north-south route that runs through the city's historic downtown.
County Line Road An east-west route, running along the county line between Rockwall and Collin, that serves the city's historic downtown.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001): Royse City city, Texas".
"Royse City, Texas".
"Royse City, Texas - A Friendly Touch of Texas".
"Royse City, Texas - Main Street - A Friendly Touch of Texas".
"Royse City CDC Official Website".
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Cities in Texas - Cities in Collin County, Texas - Cities in Rockwall County, Texas - Dallas Fort Worth metroplex - Populated places established in 1885 - 1885 establishments in Texas
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