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Town in Texas, United States
Italy ( IT Ellis County, Texas , United States. Its population was 1,926 in 2020 .[4] Italy by a settler who had visited the European country.[5]
History [ edit ]
Italy was founded in 1879 by settlers who found the surrounding land suitable for growing cotton , corn , sweet potatoes , and wheat . The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad reached Italy in 1890, with the railroad stop making the town an important market center. The population grew steadily, from 1,061 in 1900 to 1,500 in 1925, until the Great Depression sparked a decline lasting over three decades. The town began to see economic and population growth again in the 1970s, with the population rising to nearly 2,000 residents by 2000.[6]
Geography [ edit ]
Italy is located in southwestern Ellis County at 32°10′58 ″N 96°53′06 ″W / 32.182705°N 96.884967°W / 32.182705; -96.884967 [7] Interstate 35E crosses the northwestern corner of the town at exit 386; it leads north 15 miles (24 km ) to Waxahachie , the county seat , north 44 miles (71 km ) to downtown Dallas , and southwestward 15 miles (24 km ) to its junction with I-35W near Hillsboro . U.S. Route 77 passes through the center of Italy and parallels I-35E. Texas State Highway 34 leads northeast from the center of Italy 20 miles (32 km ) to Ennis .
According to the United States Census Bureau , Italy has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km 2 [8]
Demographics [ edit ]
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %± 1890 370 — 1900 1,061 186.8% 1910 1,149 8.3% 1920 1,350 17.5% 1930 1,230 −8.9% 1940 1,224 −0.5% 1950 1,185 −3.2% 1960 1,183 −0.2% 1970 1,309 10.7% 1980 1,306 −0.2% 1990 1,699 30.1% 2000 1,993 17.3% 2010 1,863 −6.5% 2020 1,926 3.4%
As of the 2020 United States census , 1,926 people, 765 households, and 561 families resided in the town.
Notable people [ edit ]
Keith Davis , former safety for the Dallas Cowboys
Dale Evans , actress; wife of Roy Rogers
Jack Hyles , pastor of First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana , 1959–2001, founder of Hyles-Anderson College
Kortnei Johnson , athlete
J. B. Milam , principal chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Art Shires , former first baseman for the Chicago White Sox , Washington Senators and Boston Braves
Education [ edit ]
The town is served by the Italy Independent School District , which includes Italy High School (grades 7–12) and Stafford Elementary (prekindergarten - grade 6), and the S.M. Dunlap Memorial Library.[11]
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable " by the Texas Education Agency .[12]
Climate [ edit ]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification , Italy has a humid subtropical climate , Cfa on climate maps.[13]
Gallery [ edit ]
Farmers State Bank
City Hall
^ 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.[9] [10]
References [ edit ]
^ "US Board on Geographic Names" . United States Geological Survey . October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
^ a b "Explore Census Data" . data.census.gov . Retrieved May 22, 2022 .
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names
^ Robert J. Haaser: Italy, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" . United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011 .
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Italy town, Texas" . American Factfinder . U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2016 .
^ https://www.census.gov/ [not specific enough to verify
^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin" . www.census.gov . Retrieved May 18, 2022 .
^ "Library" . The City of Italy, Texas. Retrieved March 4, 2013 .
^ "2009 Accountability Rating System" . Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
^ "Italy, Texas Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)" . Weatherbase . Retrieved January 22, 2018 .
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