Kennedale, Texas
Encyclopedia
Kennedale is a city in Tarrant County
, Texas
, United States
. The population was 6,763 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 17.1 sqkm, of which 0.03 sqkm, or 0.19%, is water.
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As of the census
of 2000, there were 5,850 people, 2,141 households, and 1,616 families residing in the city. The population density
was 968.5 people per square mile (374.0/km2). There were 2,241 housing units at an average density of 371.0 per square mile (143.3/km2). Te racial makeup of the city was 88.51% White, 3.45% African American, 0.75% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 4.29% from other races
, and 2.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.91% of the population.
There were 2,141 households out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples
living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $49,091, and the median income for a family was $53,901. Males had a median income of $43,182 versus $25,508 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $24,323. About 4.9% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.
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Trinity Valley Baptist Seminary and College
, an Independent Baptist
institution of higher learning, was established in Kennedale in 1960.
Tarrant County, Texas
Tarrant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, it had a population of 1,809,034. Its county seat is Fort Worth. Tarrant County is the sixteenth most populous county in the United States and the third most populous in Texas. The county is named in honor...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 6,763 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Kennedale is located at 32.650070°N 97.218095°W (32.650070, -97.218095).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 17.1 sqkm, of which 0.03 sqkm, or 0.19%, is water.
History
Settled in the 1860s, the community was named for Oliver S. Kennedy, who platted the area and donated every other lot to the Southern Pacific RailroadSouthern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
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Demographics
Census
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of 2000, there were 5,850 people, 2,141 households, and 1,616 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 968.5 people per square mile (374.0/km2). There were 2,241 housing units at an average density of 371.0 per square mile (143.3/km2). Te racial makeup of the city was 88.51% White, 3.45% African American, 0.75% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 4.29% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.91% of the population.
There were 2,141 households out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $49,091, and the median income for a family was $53,901. Males had a median income of $43,182 versus $25,508 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $24,323. About 4.9% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Kennedale is served by the Kennedale Independent School DistrictKennedale Independent School District
Kennedale Independent School District is a public school district based in Kennedale, Texas .In addition to Kennedale, the district serves small portions of Arlington and Fort Worth....
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Trinity Valley Baptist Seminary and College
Trinity Valley Baptist Seminary and College
Trinity Valley Baptist Seminary and College is an Independent Baptist, fundamentalist, and King James Only seminary and college located in Kennedale in Tarrant County between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas...
, an Independent Baptist
Independent Baptist
Independent Baptist churches are Christian churches generally holding to conservative Baptist beliefs. They are characterized by being independent from the authority of denominations or similar bodies. Members of such churches comprised three percent of the United States adult population according...
institution of higher learning, was established in Kennedale in 1960.