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Addison, Texas

Coordinates: 32°57′28″N 96°50′6″W / 32.95778°N 96.83500°W / 32.95778; -96.83500
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Addison, Texas
Town
Aerial view of Addison looking south towards downtown Dallas.
Aerial view of Addison looking south towards downtown Dallas.
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Addison, Texas is located in Texas
Addison, Texas
Addison, Texas
Addison, Texas is located in the United States
Addison, Texas
Addison, Texas
Addison, Texas is located in North America
Addison, Texas
Addison, Texas
Coordinates: 32°57′28″N 96°50′6″W / 32.95778°N 96.83500°W / 32.95778; -96.83500
CountryUnited StatesUnited States
StateTexasTexas
CountyDallas
Government
 • TypeCity Council - City Manager
 • City CouncilMayor Bruce Arfsten
Chris DeFrancisco
Howard Freed
Nancy Craig
Darren Gardner
Dan Liscio
Marlin Willesen
 • City ManagerDavid Gaines
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.36 sq mi (11.28 km2)
 • Land4.35 sq mi (11.27 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
636 ft (194 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
16,661
 • Estimate 
(2023)[3]
17,100
 • Density3,736.04/sq mi (1,442.59/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75001
Area codes214, 469, 945, 972
FIPS code48-01240[4]
GNIS feature ID1329223[5]
Website[6]

Addison is an incorporated town[Note 1] in Dallas County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census population was 16,661.[7] Addison is immediately north of Dallas.

Addison and Flower Mound were the only two Texas municipalities labeled "towns" with a population greater than 10,000 at the 2010 census; since then the municipalities of Prosper and Trophy Club—also identifying as towns—have also exceeded 10,000 in population estimates.

History

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Addison was originally part of Peter's Colony.[8] The future town site was settled as early as 1846 when Preston Witt built a house near White Rock Creek.[9] In 1849, the Witt family opened a gristmill.[8] In 1880, settler Sidney Smith Noell purchased a large tract of land south of what is now Belt Line Road.[10] In 1888, Noell, together with W.W. Julian and W. E. Horten, donated land to the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway, a predecessor of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway (known as the Cotton Belt), for a coaling station.[8][9][10]

The first substantial industry in the community was a cotton gin, opening in 1902.[9] In 1903, the Cotton Belt built a depot and a 12 mi (19 km) branch line leading south to Dallas, named the site Noell Junction, and started passenger train service from the small depot to the city.[8][11] In 1904, a post office opened; however, there was already a community named Noell in Leon County, Texas, so the new community changed its name to Addison, after Addison Robertson, a local resident who would later serve as the community's second postmaster from 1908 to 1916.[8][9][10] Also in 1904, Julian platted the first six city blocks.[8]

The population grew to 75 by 1914, at which time the community had three grocers and a bank, but the bank later failed and the population fell to 40 in 1926.[8] After World War II, residents grew concerned that the nearby cities of Dallas, Carrollton, or Farmers Branch might annex the community, so they petitioned the county to allow an election for incorporation. The election was held on June 15, 1953, and by a vote of 19 in favor and 11 against, Addison was incorporated as a city.[8][9][11]

In 1955, W.T. Overton, a 28-year-old businessman from Dallas, purchased a large farm north of the Cotton Belt depot, and in January 1956, he announced that the site would be redeveloped as an airport focused on business aircraft.[12] After obtaining final approval from the city, Addison Airport had its formal groundbreaking ceremony on March 16, 1957,[13] and its grand opening took place on October 18 of that year.[14]

At the time, Addison residents relied almost entirely on private wells for water. Overton and his investors realized that a private well would not support their development plans, so they petitioned the city to drill a municipal well and build its first public water system. The project was approved by voters in April 1957 and construction began in August. The well was later supplemented by a large water main extended from Dallas.[15]

In 1961, an investment group including Overton, John D. Murchison (son of oil magnate Clint Murchison Sr.), and Dallas-area developer Trammell Crow opened a 73-acre (30 ha) industrial park in the triangular area formed by the Cotton Belt, Dooley Road, and the main Addison Airport runway.[16]

In 1970, the city had 595 residents and eighty businesses. That decade, the local government heavily promoted industrial development.[8] In 1976, residents voted to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages, which was prohibited in most of Dallas County and nearby Collin County; together with low taxes, this prompted many restaurants and hotels to open in the city.[8][9] The town grew very quickly in the late 1970s and early 1980s.[9] By 1986, there were 49 restaurants in town; in 1991, there were 118, and the population had grown to over 8,000.[8] From 1989 through 1991, Addison hosted the Dallas Grand Prix.[17]

In 1982 the name of the city was changed to the "Town of Addison".[citation needed]

The Addison Airport Toll Tunnel, a three-year, $26.8 million project to relieve traffic on Belt Line Road, was completed in February 1999, restoring the continuity of Keller Springs Road 42 years after it was severed by the construction of Addison Airport.[18]

Geography

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Addison is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area.[19] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11 km2), all land. Addison Airport covers roughly half of the town's area.[20]

Addison is bordered by Dallas to the north, east, and south, Carrollton to the west, and Farmers Branch to the west and south.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1960308—
197059392.5%
19805,553836.4%
19908,78358.2%
200014,16661.3%
201013,056−7.8%
202016,66127.6%
1960–2000,[21] 2010[22]
Addison racial and ethnic composition[7]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[a]
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 8,001 48.02%
Black or African American (NH) 2,646 15.88%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 56 0.34%
Asian (NH) 1,347 8.08%
Pacific Islander (NH) 5 0.03%
Some Other Race (NH) 103 0.62%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 696 4.18%
Hispanic or Latino 3,807 22.85%
Total 16,661

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 16,661 people, 8,342 households, and 3,217 families residing in the town.

Economy

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Though Addison has just over 16,000 residents, daytime population is estimated at over 120,000 as of 2010. Addison contains 22 hotels (with a combined total of over 3,000 rooms) and over two million square feet of office space.[25]

With nearly 200 restaurants, the town touts itself as having more restaurants per capita than any other city in the U.S.[26]

Major corporate headquarters in Addison include Dresser,[27] Daseke, Mary Kay Cosmetics, and Wingstop.[28] Other major employers in Addison include Bank of America, Concentra and IWG.[29] Addison is home to Hand Drawn Pressing, the world's first fully-automated vinyl record pressing plant.[30]

Arts and culture

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The WaterTower Theatre produces plays and musicals and hosts the annual Out of the Loop Festival.[31] Addison Circle Park, built in the early 2000s, is a venue for several seasonal outdoor events, such as the "Addison Kaboom Town!," "Addison Oktoberfest," and the foodie fun event, "Taste Addison". The Addison Improv Comedy Club hosts shows.[32]

Texas de Brazil and Fogo de Chão, two Brazilian Churrascaria franchises, originated in Addison.[33][34]

Parks and recreation

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Addison Circle Park and the sculpture Blueprints at Addison Circle

Addison has 118 acres (48 ha) of parkland.[20] Addison's first town park opened in 1978.[35] The Dallas Independent School District operates the Alfred J. Loos Athletic Complex in Addison.[36]

The Addison Athletic Club is a 52,000-ft2 residents-only facility that features indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a gymnasium, fitness equipment, and racquetball courts.[37]

Addison Circle Park was built in the early 2000s.

Vitruvian Park includes commercial and recreational sections.

There are approximately 27 works of public art throughout the city.[38]

Government

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Addison city vote
by party in presidential elections [39]
Year Democratic Republican Third Parties
2024 58.10% 4,026 39.96% 2,769 1.95% 135
2020 60.08% 4,465 38.27% 2,844 1.65% 123
2016 51.05% 3,050 42.88% 2,562 6.07% 363
2012 44.10% 2,170 54.05% 2,660 1.85% 91

Education

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Public education is administered by the Dallas Independent School District. George H.W. Bush Elementary School is located within town boundaries.[40]

Private, co-educational schools include Greenhill School, which enrolls over 1,200 students from preschool to high school, and Trinity Christian Academy, which enrolls over 1,400 from preschool to high school.

Notes

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  1. ^ Addison refers to itself as the "Town of Addison", rather than the customary "city" label.
  1. ^ Note: the U.S. Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[23][24]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "State and County Quick Facts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "QuickFacts: Addison Town, Texas". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ https://www.addisontx.gov Addision Texas Homepage
  7. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Maxwell, Lisa C. (September 20, 2023) [1952]. "Addison, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "The History of Addison". The Town of Addison Official Website. Town of Addison. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  10. ^ a b c Bleakley 2017, p. 1.
  11. ^ a b Bleakley 2017, p. 2.
  12. ^ Bleakley 2017, pp. 2–5.
  13. ^ Bleakley 2017, p. 14.
  14. ^ Bleakley 2017, p. 19.
  15. ^ Bleakley 2017, p. 10.
  16. ^ Bleakley 2017, p. 31.
  17. ^ Bleakley 2017, pp. 66–67.
  18. ^ Bleakley 2017, pp. 74–75.
  19. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  20. ^ a b "Interesting Facts About Addison". Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  21. ^ Texasalmanac. Retrieves October 4, 2012
  22. ^ US Census Archived January 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieves October 4, 2012
  23. ^ "Census.gov". Census.gov.
  24. ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  25. ^ "Mayor's Welcome | Addison Texas". addisontexas.net. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  26. ^ "Fast Facts About Addison". addisontexas.net. Town of Addison. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  27. ^ "Contact Dresser Archived January 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." Dresser Industries. Retrieved on January 7, 2010.
  28. ^ "Town of Addison official website". Archived from the original on October 1, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  29. ^ "Addison, TX Companies". Glassdoor. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  30. ^ Ediriwira, Amar (June 13, 2016). "New pressing plant to open with new "automated" record presses". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  31. ^ "WaterTower Theatre website". September 4, 2019.
  32. ^ LaCour, Brad (June 11, 2018). "Dallas Independent Comedy Shows Are Not the Enemy, Improv General Manager Says". Dallas Observer. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  33. ^ "Brazilian Steakhouse Restaurant".
  34. ^ "Addison | Texas de Brazil". Archived from the original on August 18, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  35. ^ Cite error: The named reference Addhist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  36. ^ "Athletic Facilities." Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved on February 24, 2012.
  37. ^ "Addison Athletic Club." Retrieved on June 25, 2013.
  38. ^ "Public Art In Addison". Addison Parks & Recreation. December 22, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  39. ^ "Dallas County, TX Elections | Elections Information". www.dallascountyvotes.org.
  40. ^ "Campuses2024". Dallas Independent School District. Retrieved April 26, 2025.

Bibliography

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  • Bleakley, Bruce (2017). Addison Airport: Serving Business Aviation for 60 Years, 1957–2017. Dallas, Texas: Brown Books Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-61254-839-5.
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