Keller, Texas

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City in Texas, United States

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::summary City in Texas, United States ::

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map_captionLocation within Tarrant County and Texas
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subdivision_type2County
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subdivision_name2Tarrant
established_title
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established_title3
established_date3
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leader_titleMayor
leader_name*Armin Mizani
leader_title1City Council
leader_name1*Shannon Dubberly
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area_footnotes
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area_total_sq_mi18.50
area_land_km247.79
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area_water_km20.13
area_water_sq_mi0.05
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pop_est_as_of2021
pop_est_footnotes
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population_density_sq_mi2558.69
population_note
postal_code_typeZIP codes
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area_code817 682
elevation_footnotes
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timezone
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| name = Keller, Texas | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = KellerTownHall.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Keller Town Hall | image_flag = Flag of Keller.svg | flag_size = | motto = | image_map = Tarrant County Texas Incorporated Areas Keller highlighted.svg | mapsize = 250x200px | map_caption = Location within Tarrant County and Texas | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name1 = Texas | subdivision_name2 = Tarrant | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = | established_date = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = Council-Manager | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = *Armin Mizani | leader_title1 = City Council | leader_name1 = *Shannon Dubberly

  • Gregory Will
  • Karen Brennan
  • Tag Green
  • Chris Whatley
  • Ross McMullin | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 47.92 | area_total_sq_mi = 18.50 | area_land_km2 = 47.79 | area_land_sq_mi = 18.45 | area_water_km2 = 0.13 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.05 | population_total = 47,006 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_est = 50,000 | pop_est_as_of = 2021 | pop_est_footnotes = | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = 987.92 | population_density_sq_mi = 2558.69 | population_note = | postal_code_type = ZIP codes | postal_code = 76248, 76262, 76180 | area_code = 817 682 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_ft = 656 | timezone = CST | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 48-38632 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2410172 | official_name = | footnotes = | website = CityOfKeller.com

Keller is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. According to the 2020 census, the city's population is 45,776, making Keller the 78th-most populated city in Texas. The most recent population estimate, as of July 1, 2021, is 45,397.

In the early 1850s, settlers established Keller and the town became a stop on the Texas and Pacific Railway. The settlers settled around the wooded region in Keller because of Keller's proximity to the Trinity River water supply and abundant farmland. On November 16, 1955, Keller became incorporated.

Keller is mostly residential, featuring more than 300 acres of developed land for 11 park sites and more than 26 miles of hiking and biking trails.

History

Before establishment

Keller is in the western fringe of the Eastern Cross Timbers in northeast Tarrant County, part of the frontier of the Peters Colony settlers of the 1840s. In the mid-1840s, the area was first settled by a group of families from Missouri who homesteaded near the headwaters of Big Bear Creek. Mount Gilead Baptist Church was established on July 13, 1850. In 1859, the little log church was burned in an Indian raid. It served as the only schoolhouse in that part of the county until about 1910.

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Establishment of Keller

The Texas and Pacific Railway between Fort Worth and Texarkana was completed in June 1881, and the first train ran on this track on May 9, 1881, which ran parallel with parts of the old Chisholm cattle drive trail. With the advent of rail service, new villages were established all along the line. The Keller of today was one of them. On July 19, 1881, H.W. Black, a druggist of Tarrant County, set aside 40 acre out of the north end of the 62 acre deeded to him by A.C. Roberts (being a part of the Samuel Needham survey) for a town site to be known as Athol, situated 14 mi northeast of Fort Worth. The land was dedicated to the public for streets and alleyways, but title to the remainder of the 62 acre was held by Mr. Black. Settlers migrated to the new village, and before a year had passed, the name of the town was changed from Athol to Keller, honoring John C. Keller, a foreman on the railroad. Streets were named and those in the original 40 acre site still carry the names given to them in 1881. Streets going north and south are Lamar, Main, and Elm; those running east and west are Price, Taylor, Hill, Vine, Bates, Olive, and Pecan.

Modern Keller

The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey listed Keller as one of the "Nation's Richest Cities" with a population over 20,000 in 2021, ranked number 45 with median household income of $141,364. Neighboring Southlake was ranked number one.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.4 square miles (47.8 km). Keller is east of Interstate 35W, south of Highway 114 and Alliance Gate Freeway.

Surrounding cities

Fort Worth, Southlake, and Roanoke are included in the list cities surrounding the City of Keller, which are located in either Denton or Tarrant County.

|width = auto |Center = Keller |North = Roanoke (6 miles) |Northeast = Southlake (6 miles) |East = Southlake (6 miles) |Southeast = Colleyville (8 miles) |South = North Richland Hills (8 miles) |Southwest = Watauga (7 miles) |West = Fort Worth |Northwest = Fort Worth

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, Keller has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps.

|Keller, Texas |35|57|2.12 |39|60|2.09 |46|68|3.09 |54|76|3.60 |64|83|3.96 |71|90|4.12 |75|95|2.28 |75|95|2.33 |67|88|2.71 |56|78|3.33 |46|67|2.05 |37|57|1.93 |units = imperial |float = left |clear = none |source = NWS, Ft Worth TX }}

|width = auto |location = Keller, Texas |collapsed = yes |single line = Y |Jan record high F = 86 |Feb record high F = 90 |Mar record high F = 95 |Apr record high F = 100 |May record high F = 102 |Jun record high F = 108 |Jul record high F = 109 |Aug record high F = 112 |Sep record high F = 112 |Oct record high F = 99 |Nov record high F = 89 |Dec record high F = 90 |year record high F= 112 |Jan high F = 56.5 |Feb high F = 60.3 |Mar high F = 68.0 |Apr high F = 75.8 |May high F = 83.1 |Jun high F = 90.4 |Jul high F = 94.5 |Aug high F = 94.8 |Sep high F = 87.5 |Oct high F = 77.6 |Nov high F = 66.5 |Dec high F = 57.1 |year high F= 76.0 |Jan low F = 35.4 |Feb low F = 39.3 |Mar low F = 46.2 |Apr low F = 54.4 |May low F = 63.6 |Jun low F = 70.9 |Jul low F = 74.7 |Aug low F = 74.9 |Sep low F = 67.1 |Oct low F = 56.3 |Nov low F = 45.7 |Dec low F = 36.6 |year low F= 55.4 |Jan precipitation inch = 2.12 |Feb precipitation inch = 2.09 |Mar precipitation inch = 3.09 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.60 |May precipitation inch = 3.96 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.12 |Jul precipitation inch = 2.28 |Aug precipitation inch = 2.33 |Sep precipitation inch = 2.71 |Oct precipitation inch = 3.33 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.05 |Dec precipitation inch = 1.93 |precipitation colour = green |Jan snow inch = 0.3 |Feb snow inch = 0.3 |Mar snow inch = 0.3 |Apr snow inch = 0.0 |May snow inch = 0.0 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.0 |Nov snow inch = 0.1 |Dec snow inch = 1.4 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan precipitation days = 6 |Feb precipitation days = 6 |Mar precipitation days = 8 |Apr precipitation days = 7 |May precipitation days = 9 |Jun precipitation days = 7 |Jul precipitation days = 6 |Aug precipitation days = 4 |Sep precipitation days = 6 |Oct precipitation days = 7 |Nov precipitation days = 5 |Dec precipitation days = 6 |Jan snow days = 0 |Feb snow days = 2 |Mar snow days = 1 |Apr snow days = 0 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 0 |Dec snow days = 1 |source 1 = National Weather Service Forecast Office, Fort Worth TX }}

Demographics

| 1960 = 827 | 1970 = 1474 | 1980 = 4156 | 1990 = 13683 | 2000 = 27345 | 2010 = 39627 | 2020 = 45776 | estyear = 2024 | estimate = 46643 | estref = | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census

::data[format=table title="'''Keller racial composition as of 2020'''{{cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4838632&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov}}
(NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}}}"]

RaceNumberPercentage
White (NH)34,08174.45%
Black or African American (NH)1,3783.01%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)1800.39%
Asian (NH)3,1576.9%
Pacific Islander (NH)260.06%
Some other race (NH)1820.4%
Multiracial (NH)2,0764.54%
Hispanic or Latino4,69610.26%
Total45,776
::

As of the 2020 United States census, 45,776 people, 16,383 households, and 13,148 families resided in the city.

Government

City government

The City of Keller is a full-service city, providing police, fire and emergency services, parks and recreation, library, senior center, animal control, planning, building inspection, economic development, public works, street maintenance, water, wastewater, drainage, and solid waste disposal. Organized under the council-manager form of government, the Keller city council has seven representatives elected at-large and responsible for enacting local legislation, setting policies, and adopting Keller's annual operating budgets. Keller City Hall is located at 1100 Bear Creek Parkway in Keller Town Center. The current mayor of Keller is Armin Mizani, the city's first mayor of Iranian and Cuban descent, and the city manager is Aaron Rector.

The Keller Police Department serves the City of Keller and the Town of Westlake. The police department shares a 9-1-1 dispatch center, regional jail, regional animal services, and adoption center with neighboring cities of Southlake, Colleyville, and Westlake. The department consists of five service divisions - patrol, traffic, investigations, confinement, and administrative.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Keller_TX_Fire_Trucks.jpg" caption="Keller Fire and Rescue]][http://www.cityofkeller.com/services/fire-rescue Keller Fire Rescue] maintains three fire stations in the city. Firefighters and paramedics provide full-time services for Keller residents, and through mutual aid, neighboring cities. The fire department, like the police department, participates in a shared communications network with Southlake, Colleyville, and Westlake. Unlike the police department, Keller Fire-Rescue does not serve Westlake, as they maintain their own fire department."] ::

The City of Keller is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments association. The member's purpose is to coordinate individual and collective local governments, assist regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.

The city prides itself as "Texas's Most Family-Friendly City."

State representation

Republican Representative Giovanni Capriglione of District 98 represents Keller citizens in the Texas House of Representatives. The seat of Senate District 9, in which Keller is located, is currently vacant. An election is scheduled to be held for the seat on January 31, 2026.

Federal representation

Republican Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz represents Texas in the United States Senate. In the United States House of Representatives, Republican Representative Beth Van Duyne represents the 24th Congressional District of Texas.

Education

The Keller Independent School District has 39 campuses serving more than 34,000 students. Students zoned to Keller ISD attend 23 different elementary schools, 12 different intermediate/middle schools, and five different high schools. Most of the schools within the district are located in northeast Fort Worth. This means Keller's school district is substantially larger than the city itself.

Infrastructure

One source of Keller's bedroom-community serenity comes from having no contact with any interstate highways. U.S. Route 377, a north–south United States highway runs along Keller's western border, parallel to Interstate 35W. Davis Boulevard (FM1938), a north–south Farm to Market Road from North Richland Hills to Southlake, runs through Keller. Keller Parkway (FM 1709) runs from Interstate 35W in Fort Worth, where it is named Golden Triangle Boulevard to State Highway 114 (SH 114) in Southlake, where it is named Southlake Boulevard.

In September 2004, Verizon Communications, launched their FiOS fiber-optic communications network; 9,000 customers in Keller, Texas, were the first in the nation. Verizon replaced copper wires with optical fibers, commencing service in 2005.

Keller consistently scores as a very safe city, in United States cities by crime rate (40,000–60,000) in Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports statistics.

Notable people

References

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