Grapevine

Grapevine is named for wild mustang grapes prevalent in the area (the high school football team is named the Mustangs). In recent years several wineries have opened in Grapevine, and the city has been very active in maintaining its historic downtown area. The city is adjacent to Grapevine Lake, a large reservoir impounded by the Corps of Engineers in 1952. Most of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, which serves the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, is located inside the city limits of Grapevine. The 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimate puts the city's population at 48,583. In 2007 CNNMoney.com rated Grapevine as one of "America's Best Places to Live."
Geography
Grapevine is located at (32.935025, -97.085784) .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.9 square miles (92.9 km²), of which, 32.3 square miles (83.6 km²) of it is land and 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²) of it (9.98%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 42,059 people, 15,712 households, and 11,312 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,303.0 people per square mile (503.1/km²). There were 16,486 housing units at an average density of 510.7/sq mi (197.2/km²).
There were 15,712 households out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.14.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a family in Grapevine was $95,312.
Education
Most of Grapevine is served by the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District. Other parts are served by Carroll and Coppell ISDs.
Grapevine High School has been named both a National Blue Ribbon School and a New American High School. It was ranked by Newsweek as the 141st-best high school in the nation in 2007.
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