ZIP Code 76051

Grapevine is a city and suburb of Dallas and Fort Worth located in northeast Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The city is adjacent to Grapevine Lake, a large reservoir impounded by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1952 that serves as a source of water and recreational area. The first recorded white settlement in what would become the modern city occurred in the late 1840s and early 1850s. Cotton was the primary crop for Grapevine until the early 20th century, when it was overtaken by cantaloupe farms that accounted for 25,000 acres. In recent years, several wineries have opened in Grapevine, and the city has been active in maintaining its historic downtown corridor. As of the 2020 United States census, there were 50,631 people, 21,838 households, and 13,887 families residing in the city. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the city's population will rise to 50,000 by the end of the decade. It is located at 32°566N 97°59W (32.935025, 97.085784). The city has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km²), of which 32.3 sq mi (84 km²) are land and 3.6sq mi (9.3km²) is covered by water. The population of the city was 46,334 as of the 2010 census, with a population density of 1,451 people per square mile.

History

Grapevine is the oldest settlement in Tarrant County, dating back to 1844 when Texas was a republic before statehood in 1845. The first recorded white settlement in what would become the modern city occurred in the late 1840s and early 1850s. Cotton was the primary crop for Grapevine until the early 20th century, when it was overtaken by cantaloupe farms that accounted for 25,000 acres. The opening of DallasFort Worth International Airport in 1974 spurred massive development. In recent years, several wineries have opened in Grapevine, and the city has been active in maintaining its historic downtown corridor. On Easter Sunday, April 1, 1934, Henry Methvin, an associate of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, killed two police officers, E.B. Wheeler and H.D. Murphy, during an altercation near Grapevine. A historical marker remains at the intersection of Dove Road and State Highway 114. The city was officially incorporated in 1936, though the population fell during the interwar period, as the economy stagnated. In the early 1970s, the Rotary Club sign outside of town boasted Grapevine as the "CantalouPE Capital of the World". For several decades, until the late 1960s, Grapevine was known as "The City of the Cantaloups" because of its proximity to the airport's north entrance.

Geography

Grapevine is located at 32°566N 97°59W (32.935025, 97.085784).According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km²) of which 32.3 sq mi (84 km 2) are land and 3.6sq mi (9.3km²) are covered by water. The city is located in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. It is the location of the San Fransisco Giants baseball stadium, which opened in 1966. The San Francisco Giants won their first World Series title in 1968, beating San Francisco's San Francisco 49ers in the final game of the season. The Giants also won the World Series in 1972, 1974, 1976, and 1978. The team won the Super Bowl in 1978, 1979, and 1980, and the World Cup in 1980. The last game to be held in Grapevine was in 1988, when it beat San Francisco 3-1. The game was the last in the series to be played in the Bay Area, which was won by San Francisco 2-1 in the 1980 World Cup. The next two games were played in San Francisco, in 1988 and 1989. The final game was played in 1989, when the game was postponed due to bad weather. It was the first time the city had hosted a World Cup game in the United States since 1988. The first game to have been held in the area since the opening of the World War II.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, 46,334 people, 18,223 households, and 12,332 families were residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 81.1% White, 3.3% African American, 0.7% Native American, 4.5% Asian, 8.0% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. The median household income was $76,040, and the median family income was $93,587. The city's Economic Development Department shows a general upward trend in population, with an estimated population of 54,578 as of 2020. More than half of residents obtaining an Associate's Degree or higher, with the median age estimated at 36 years old. Median household income had also increased to $88,225. About 5.2%. of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3. of those under age 18 and 5.5%. of those age 65 or over. The average household size was 2.49, and the average family size was 3.06. The population density was 1,451 people per square mile. The mean age was 37.5 years, with 74.9%. over the age of 18, 5.6% from 20 to 24, 13.3%. from 25 to 34, 24.7%. from 35 to 49, 20.9. from 50 to 64, and 7%.9% who were 65 or older. Males had a median income of $66,378.

Government

Grapevine uses a councilmanager government, consisting of an elected city council, composed of the mayor and six at-large councilmembers, with a city manager appointed by the council. The government is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments. The city almost entirely lies within the boundaries of Texas House District 98 and Texas Senate Districts 9 and 12, with very small portions lying within Districts 63 and 115 and Districts 10 and 16. Grapevine, located in conservative Northeast Tarrant County, has voted Republican in all elections. The current city manager is Bruno Rumbelow, who has been in his position since 2007. He is the son of a former city manager and a former mayor. The mayor is a Republican, as is the city's current mayor, a Democrat, and the current city council member. The council is made up of seven members, with the mayor being the only non-incumbent member. It is located in the conservative Tarrants County, which is home to the University of Texas at San Antonio and the Texas State Board of Education. The U.S. House of Representatives has a district in Grapevine; the Texas Senate has two districts in the city. It has a state board of education district with a very small portion in District 14. It also has a county board of officials with a district of its own, which has a seat in District 11. The state board has a school board of trustees with a District 11 seat, which it has since been expanded to.

Education

The Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District serves most of the city. The district operates 11 elementary schools (prekindergarten through grade 5), four middle schools (grades 68), and two high schools. The Faith Christian School, a private school, is also in Grapevine. Northwestern Grapevine lies inside Carroll Independent school District, while smaller portions are served by Lewisville Independent school district and Coppell Independent School district. The Grapevine High School and Colleyville Heritage High School both draw students from different areas of Grapevine, as do several other private schools in the area. The school district also operates two middle schools and one high school. The high school is located in the city's western part, in the town of Colleyvile. The elementary school is in the northern part of the town, in Lewisville. The middle school and high school are in the southwestern portion of the county, in Coppll County, Texas. The private school is called the Faith Christian school, which is also located in Grapevine and is located in the town's western area. It was founded in the 1950s. It is one of the first private schools to open in the state of Texas. It has since become a magnet school for students from all over the country. It also offers a variety of other programs for students to study abroad and in the U.S., including a summer program for high school students in the United States. It opened in 2007.

Economy

Grapevine's economy is largely centered around travel and tourism. Travelers arriving to and departing from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport make up the majority of the city's visitors. The Gaylord Texan and Great Wolf Lodge are the two biggest hotels in Grapevine and among the biggest in the Metroplex. In 2020, Coury Hospitality launched Hotel Vin, a new boutique hotel attached to the recently finished TEXRail station. The city is also the home of several wineries and tasting rooms to include Umbra Winery as well as the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association. The Grapevine Vintage Railroad follows a historic route between Grapevine. and the Fort Worth Stockyards, departing from a station on South Main Street. GameStop, a national electronics retailer and one of Grapevine's largest corporate employers, is headquartered in the city. In April 2017, Kubota Corp. established a new U.S. headquarters in grapevine, moving about 300 employees from California and spending $50 million. The Trade Group completed construction on their US headquarters near the Northern border of the City in 2020. In 1978 Braniff Place, the final world headquarters for Braniff International Airways, was built in what is now Grapevine, on the grounds of DFW International Airport. Following Braniff's 1982 bankruptcy, the structure is now known as Verizon Place. In the 1990s Metro Airlines maintained its main offices in theCity of Grape Vine, as did Kitty Hawk Aircargo for a time.

Transportation

Two grade-separated highways run through the city. State Highways 114 and 121 trisect Grapevine south and slightly west of downtown. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is the main provider of air service to Grapevine and the region. Grapevine has approximately 24-miles of hike and bike trails that link parks, schools, and businesses. The city also has an indoor/jogging track and several outdoor walking tracks that belong to the local school district. The majority of Grapevine's transportation infrastructure is centered around the automobile, though amenities for bicycles can be found. The closest connections to rail are the DFW airport, Terminal A, DART Rail station and the Hurst station for the Trinity Rail Express. Amtrak passenger service is available in both downtown Dallas and Fort Worth. The Grapevine Vintage Railroad provides service to and from Fort Worth along the former Cotton Belt Railroad right-of-way. The "Dallas Road" project will stretch over 1.5 miles to extend the Cotton Belt Tril with a 10-foot wide trail section along the north side of western Dallas road between William D Tate Avenue, or Ball Street, and Dooley Street. New train stations downtown and north of the airport are included in the plans, as is a connection to Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light-rail provides mass transit service to the eastern half of the DallasFort Worth metroplex. The Convention and Visitor's Bureau operates the Grapevine Visitor’s Shuttle between points of interest within the city, including stops and pricing.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas = 37.5. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 89. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 20. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Grapevine = 5.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 64,293 individuals with a median age of 35.5 age the population grows by 18.67% in Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,719.95 residents per square mile of area (664.07/km²). There are average 2.69 people per household in the 18,510 households with an average household income of $79,784 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.30% of the available work force and has dropped -0.64% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 32.42%. The number of physicians in Grapevine per 100,000 population = 173.2.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Grapevine = 33.9 inches and the annual snowfall = 1.7 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 75. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 236. 96 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 31.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 23, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas which are owned by the occupant = 60.12%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 20 years with median home cost = $168,300 and home appreciation of -1.74%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $19.87 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,422 per student. There are 15.6 students for each teacher in the school, 614 students for each Librarian and 431 students for each Counselor. 7.03% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 31.51% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 10.85% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).