Aubrey, Texas
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Aubrey is a city in Denton County
Denton County, Texas
Denton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 432,976; in 2009 the estimated population had reached 628,300. Part of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, it is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. The county seat is Denton. The county...

, Texas
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, United States
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. The population was 1,500 at the 2000 census.

History

In 1847 the community was named Onega and the Cherokee people were the main inhabitants. Historically it was known for the peanut farms that surrounded the town. By 2009 horse ranches surrounded Aubrey. Around that time new houses were constructed in Aubrey, replacing the grounds of the old peanut farms.

Geography

Aubrey is located at 33°18′26"N 96°59′2"W (33.307148, -96.983970). It is 12 miles (19.3 km) north of Denton
Denton, Texas
The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...

.

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,500 people, 559 households, and 418 families residing in the city. The population density
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 was 720.4 people per square mile (278.4/km²). There were 597 housing units at an average density of 286.7 per square mile (110.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.53% White, 0.0000009% African American, 0.73% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 4.73% from other races
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, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.73% of the population.

There were 559 households out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of family's and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males. Shannon Saylor is currently the principal of Monaco Elementary School in Aubrey.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,131, and the median income for a family was $46,190. Males had a median income of $31,367 versus $23,594 for females. The per capita income
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 for the city was $19,176. About 5.8% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Aubrey is served by the Aubrey Independent School District
Aubrey Independent School District
Aubrey Independent School District is a public school district based in Aubrey, Texas .In addition to Aubrey, the district also serves the city of Krugerville and a portion of Cross Roads....

. The high school mascot is the chaparral (roadrunner
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). A new intermediate school was completed in 2005 and now houses the middle school as of 2008. A new elementary school was completed and Aubrey Elementary School was renamed to Brockett Elementary School in 2008. The old middle school building now houses the district's administration offices.

Culture

As of 2009 Starr's Service Station, located of off Sherman Drive and across the street from the Ever After chapel, serves as a social center for Aubrey.

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