Paradise, Texas
Paradise is a city in Wise County, Texas, United States. The population was 475 in 2020.[4]
According to tradition, the area was a cowboy's "paradise", hence the name.[5]
In 1985, Blue Bell Ice Cream filmed a television commercial in Paradise. The commercial starred some residents of the town.
Geography
Paradise is located at 33°9′1″N 97°41′19″W / 33.15028°N 97.68861°W / 33.15028; -97.68861 (33.150340, –97.688728). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), all land.[6]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | 459 | — | |
2010 | 441 | −3.9% | |
2020 | 475 | 7.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] |
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (NH) | 398 | 83.79% |
Black or African American (NH) | 4 | 0.84% |
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 2 | 0.42% |
Asian (NH) | 2 | 0.42% |
Some Other Race (NH) | 1 | 0.21% |
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 15 | 3.16% |
Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 11.16% |
Total | 475 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 475 people, 190 households, and 125 families residing in the city.
Education
The City of Paradise is served by the Paradise Independent School District.
References
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "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 21, 2022.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 98.
- ^ "US Gazetteer Files 2016-Places-Texas". US Census. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/ [not specific enough to verify]
- ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ 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.[8][9]
External links
- Handbook of Texas Online article about Paradise, Texas
- Official City of Paradise, Texas Website
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