DeCordova, Texas explained

Official Name:DeCordova, Texas
Settlement Type:City
Nickname:Millennium City
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hood
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.19
Area Land Km2:3.65
Area Water Km2:0.54
Area Total Sq Mi:1.62
Area Land Sq Mi:1.41
Area Water Sq Mi:0.21
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:3007
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:702
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:76049
Area Code:817
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:48-19570
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1922767

DeCordova is an unincorporated city in Hood County, Texas, United States. As of the US 2020 Census, it had a population of 3,007.

It is a gated residential community located on Lake Granbury, 6miles east-southeast of Granbury, and is part of the Granbury, Texas Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

DeCordova Bend Estates started being developed at the same time as the De Cordova Bend Dam in the late 1960s. The dam, built on the Brazos River to control the flow downstream, formed Lake Granbury. The new community was intended to serve as a weekend recreational getaway for residents of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. It is an all-age residential community southwest of Fort Worth. It has a recently renovated clubhouse, 27 holes of golf, marina, swimming pool, tennis, fitness center and other amenities. DeCordova was named after Jacob Raphael De Cordova, the land agent and colonizer. He was born in Spanish Town (near Kingston), Jamaica. De Cordova and Robert Creuzbaurqv compiled the Map of the State of Texas, first published in 1849.

The city of DeCordova incorporated on January 15, 2000,[2] DeCordova was the first city in Texas to be incorporated after the turn of the century and claims the title of Texas' "Millennium City".

Demographics

City government

The city has a mayor–council form of government and all city residents are members of the DeCordova Bend Estates Owners Association and the DeCordova Bend Estates Country Club. The Granbury Independent School District serves area students. Students attend Acton Elementary, Acton Middle, and Granbury High school, all outside the city limits.

External links

32.43°N -97.695°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Boundary Changes . Geographic Change Notes: Texas . Population Division, United States Census Bureau . 2006-05-19 . 2008-05-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100806133317/http://www.census.gov/popest/geographic/boundary_changes/index.html . 2010-08-06 .