Colony, Texas

Back to Colony, TX housing info, Denton County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Denton County Population in July 2007: 44,218. Males: 22,028   (49.8%) Females: 22,190   (50.2%) Median resident age:   31.5 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $80,627 (it was $66,008 in 2000) Colony:   $80,627 Texas:   $47,548 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $31,803 Colony:   $31,803 Texas:   $23,938 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $142,575 (it was $101,100 in 2000) Colony:   $142,575 Texas:   $120,900 Colony, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Colony: White Non-Hispanic (84.9%) Hispanic (12.9%) Other race (5.4%) Black (4.6%) American Indian (4.6%) Two or more races (2.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Colony: 93.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Current Local Time: CST time zone Land area: 36.6 square miles. Population density: 1208 people per square mile   (low).

Colony-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 265% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.3 miles away from the Colony place center killed 10 people and injured 200 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/25/1994, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.4 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 48 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Colony-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 53.6 miles away from Colony center
On 6/8/2004 at 00:15:09, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/6/2006 at 22:13:16, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/20/2002 at 02:18:13, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.4 miles away from Colony center
On 5/31/2002 at 09:57:10, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 20.2 miles away from Colony center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Political contributions by individuals in Colony, TX

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Notable location: Lewisville Hatchery (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Colony include: African Methodist Episcopal Cornerstone Church (A), Colony Park Baptist Church (B), First Baptist Church of the Colony (C), First Pentecostal Church of Frisco (D), Saint Peters by the Lake Episcopal Church (E), The Colony Church of Christ (F), Trinity Presbyterian Church (G), Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (H), Lakeway Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Ritter Cemetery (1), Bridges Cemetery (2), Little Elm Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Phillips Lake (A), Phillips North Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Creek: Office Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in Colony include: Tommy Briggs Cougar Stadium (1), Stewart Creek Park (2), Hackberry Park (3), Griffin Middle School Football Field (4), Lake Lewisville Recreation Area (5), Eastvale Park (6), East Hill Park (7), Wynnwood Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	3.0 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	69.6%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This place:	3.0%
Whole state:	15.4%

This place:	1.4%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Colony, TX

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14.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,755 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	14.28%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($285 average AGI)

Denton County:	0.14%
Texas average:	0.20%

from Dallas County, TX	3.87% ($48,858 average AGI)
from Collin County, TX	1.83% ($59,609)
from Tarrant County, TX	1.45% ($53,338)

10.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,781 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.92%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($261 average AGI)

Denton County:	0.07%
Texas average:	0.11%

to Dallas County, TX	2.65% ($41,483 average AGI)
to Collin County, TX	1.75% ($57,580)
to Tarrant County, TX	1.30% ($49,580)

• KELLYE E ABERNATHY, 3.1m/50 Dtn From Denton County Line & Hwy 720, Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.4 m, Overall height: 30.4 m
  Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

• COLONY, 5313 S Colony Blvd, Overall height: 30.8 m, Call Sign: WMR717, Licensee ID: L00001129
  Assigned Frequencies : 10553.7 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 12/13/2001
  Registrant: Dallas Smsa Limited Partnership, 17330 Preston Rd Ste 100a, Dallas, TX 75252
• DLS0106, 724 Holfords Prairie Rd., Type: Pole, Structure height: 31.1 m, Call Sign: WPXH434
  Assigned Frequencies : 19380.0 MHz, 19440.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/04/2003, Expiration Date: 04/04/2013, Certifier: Eric Botto
  Registrant: Fibertower Corporation, 1667 K Street Nw, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 223-1028, Fax: (202) 315-3415, Email:
• DLS0104, 7200 Griffin Road, Type: Pole, Structure height: 22.8 m, Call Sign: WPXH438
  Assigned Frequencies : 19620.0 MHz, 19380.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/04/2003, Expiration Date: 04/04/2013, Certifier: Eric Botto
  Registrant: Fibertower Corporation, 1667 K Street Nw, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 223-1028, Fax: (202) 315-3415, Email:
• DLS0119, 3.1m/50 Dtn From Denton County Line & Hwy 720, Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.4 m, Call Sign: WPYG330
  Assigned Frequencies : 18000.0 MHz, 10597.5 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/06/2003, Expiration Date: 08/06/2013, Cancelation Date: 01/23/2006, Certifier: Eric Botto
  Registrant: Comsearch, 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard, Ashburn, VA 20147, Phone: (703) 726-5671, Fax: (703) 726-5594, Email:

• Call Sign: WA5ZKK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01093332
  Grant Date: 12/13/2005, Expiration Date: 12/13/2015
  Registrant: Martin A Multer, 5244 Bartlett Dr, Colony, TX 75056
• Call Sign: WD0HCO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00419322
  Grant Date: 10/07/2002, Expiration Date: 01/05/2013, Certifier: Bismarck C Wichy
  Registrant: Bismarck C Wichy, 4209 Lakeside Dr, Colony, TX 75056

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