About Lewisville, Texas

Lewisville Demographics

Located about a half hour north of the popular Dallas/Ft.Worth metroplex, and just a few minutes drive from the international airport, Lewisville has seen an incredible explosion in population growth in recent years. Below iare the population statistics:

1970 Population: 9,264
1980 Population: 24,273
1990 Population: 46,521
2000 Population: 77,737
2006 Population: 89,000 (est)

Lewisville History

Lewisville was first settled back in the mid-1800's. A man by the name of Basdeal Lewis bought the land and named the area after his last name. That area remained a small town up until the mid 1970's when in 1974, the Dallas/Ft.Worth International Airport was constructed. The high traffic airport is located just a few miles south of Lewisville which is largely responsible for the population explosion in Lewisville and neighboring cities.

Lewisville Schools

The Lewisville Independent School District (Lewisville ISD) covers an area of approximately 127 square miles including Lewisville, Copper Canyon, Double Oak, Flower Mound, Highland Village, The Colony, and parts of Argyle, Carrollton, Coppell, Frisco, Grapevine, Hebron, and Plano.

The school disctrict has 38 Elementary schools, 14 Middle schools, and 5 High schools. They carry a staff of 5,843 people with 47,283 students for the 2005-2006 school year. These statistics and more are available at the Lewisville ISD website at www.lisd.net.