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Irving was founded in 1903 by J.O. "Otto" Schulze and Otis Brown. It is believed literary author Washington Irving was a favorite of Netta Barcus Brown, and the name of the townsite, Irving, was chosen. Irving originally began in 1889 as an area called Gorbit, and in 1894 the name changed to Kit. Irving was incorporated April 14, 1914Events January 4 77 seal hunters freeze to death on ice near Labrador January 5 Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day's labor February 13 Copyright: In New York City the ASCAP (for American Society of Compos, with Otis Brown as the first mayor.

On December 24December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). There are 7 days remaining. Events 640 John IV becomes Popel 1814 The Treaty of Ghent was signed which ended the War of 1812 1818 Silent Night composed by Franz Xave, 2000, the members of a criminal group named the Texas 7The Texas 7 were a group of criminals who escaped from the John Connally Unit in Kenedy, Texas. The group was composed of the following criminals: Joseph C. Garcia Randy Ethan Halprin Larry James Harper Donald Keith Newbury Patrick Henry Murphy, Jr. Georg robbed an Oshman's sports store in Irving. Irving police officer Aubrey HawkinsAubrey Hawkins ( 1971- December 24, 2000) was an Irving, Texas police officer who was shot dead at age 29 by the Texas 7 at a robbery of a sports store in Irving on December 24, 2000. Aubrey had been with the department for fourteen months before his deat was murdered in the incident.

1 Geography

Irving is located at 32°50'50" North, 96°57'59" West (32.847128, -96.966255) ¹The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page..

According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the city has a total area of 175.3 km² (67.7 mi²). 174.1 km² (67.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.65% water.

2 Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there are 191,615 people, 76,241 households, and 46,202 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,100.4/km² (2,850.2/mi²). There are 80,293 housing units at an average density of 461.1/km² (1,194.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 64.20% White, 10.22% African American, 0.65% Native American, 8.24% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 13.36% from other races, and 3.20% from two or more races. 31.23% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 76,241 households out of which 31.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% are married couples living together, 11.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% are non-families. 31.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.50 and the average family size is 3.19.

In the city the population is spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 39.4% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 102.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $44,956, and the median income for a family is $50,172. Males have a median income of $35,852 versus $30,420 for females. The per capita income for the city is $23,419. 10.6% of the population and 8.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 14.2% of those under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

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