Hollywood Park, Texas
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Hollywood Park is a town in Bexar County
Bexar County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,392,931 people, 488,942 households, and 345,681 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,117 people per square mile . There were 521,359 housing units at an average density of 418 per square mile...

, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, United States
United States
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. The population was 2,983 at the 2000 census. It is an enclave of San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

 and is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Hollywood Park is located at 29°35′57"N 98°29′7"W (29.599126, -98.485197).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 2,983 people, 1,174 households, and 906 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 2,027.3 people per square mile (783.5/km²). There were 1,222 housing units at an average density of 830.5 per square mile (321.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.64% White, 0.27% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 1.11% from other races
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, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.06% of the population.

There were 1,174 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 27.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $64,844, and the median income for a family was $81,702. Males had a median income of $52,344 versus $40,781 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the town was $34,138. None of the families and 2.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 5.7% of those over 64.

Education

Hollywood Park is within the North East Independent School District
North East Independent School District
North East Independent School District is a school district located in Bexar County, Texas, . North East ISD serves the north central and northeast areas of Bexar County, covering approximately . North East ISD serves the cities of San Antonio, Castle Hills, Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park,...

. Hidden Forest Elementary School, Bradley Middle School, and Churchill High School
Winston Churchill High School (San Antonio, Texas)
Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas is part of the North East Independent School District. It is named after Sir Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The school serves portions of San Antonio, the city of Hill Country Village, and the town of Hollywood Park...

 in San Antonio serve Hollywood Park.

Past Mayors

Steven R. Silvia

Sean Martinez

Richard W. McIlveen

B. K. Srinivas

Patricia Flynn

Ruby Weinholt

External links

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