25 Facts About Lewisville Texas

Lewisville Texas incorporated in 1925, and when construction of Lewisville Texas Lake was completed in the 1950s, the city began to expand rapidly.

In 1841, the Republic of Lewisville Texas chartered the Peters Colony Land Grant Company to settle the North Lewisville Texas area.

The Thirteenth Lewisville Texas Legislature chartered the Dallas and Wichita Railroad on terms requiring 20 miles of track to be in running order by July 1,1875.

Lewisville Texas paid the company $15,000 to come to the city, with a promise of another $5,000 on completion.

Republicans in the Fourteenth Lewisville Texas Legislature passed a law on April 30,1874, prohibiting alcohol within two miles of the town.

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On January 15,1925, residents voted by a margin of 17 votes to incorporate Lewisville Texas, which established its official boundaries as a city.

City's economy had become diversified before the Wall Street Crash of 1929, Lewisville Texas was relatively well insulated from the Great Depression.

Lewisville Texas sits above the Barnett Shale, a geological formation containing a large quantity of natural shale gas.

The intersection of the Elm Fork and Lake Lewisville Texas has given rise to a delta at the southern end of the lake, extending 6.

Between 2007 and 2011, the median income for a Lewisville Texas household was $56,811, and per capita income was $28,144.

The naming rights agreement with Medical City Lewisville Texas ended in December 2020 and the facility was renamed Lewisville Texas Grand Theater.

In 2001, Lewisville Texas voters approved a 4B tax package, part of which was dedicated to building a new library facility, the children's wing of which was dedicated to Bennett.

Lewisville Texas is served mainly by media from the Dallas area, but a number of niche publications focus on local news.

City of Lewisville Texas operates public recreation facilities, including parks, two recreation centers, and approximately 14 miles of trails.

Lewisville Texas Lake Environmental Learning Area is a 2,600 acres nature preserve managed by the city in partnership with Lewisville Texas ISD and UNT.

LLELA serves as the centerpiece for the city's Green Centerpiece Master Strategy, which aims to preserve the natural spaces around Lake Lewisville Texas and establish the city as a major recreation destination within the DFW metro area.

Lewisville Texas is a major hub of the Northern Golf Corridor of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

Lewisville Texas is home to professional golfer Chad Campbell, winner of the 2003 Tour Championship.

Since 1963, the City of Lewisville Texas has operated as a home rule city with a council–manager style of municipal government.

Lewisville Texas has the lowest municipal property tax rate in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

In May 2011, Lewisville Texas residents approved a sales tax increase to create two public safety districts.

Primary freeway running through Lewisville Texas is Interstate 35E, which runs north–south through the city.

Lewisville Texas encompasses most of Farm to Market Road 3040, which runs east–west towards Carrollton and Flower Mound.

Lewisville Texas residents voted in a special election held on September 13,2003, to become a full member of the Denton County Transportation Authority .

In December 2021, fixed-route Lewisville Texas Connect bus services ceased operating, with GoZone in place to cover transit throughout the city.

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