Sachse, Texas
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Sachse is a city in Collin
Collin County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 491,675 people, 181,970 households, and 132,292 families residing in the county. The population density was 580 people per square mile . There were 194,892 housing units at an average density of 230 per square mile...

 and Dallas
Dallas County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,218,899 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,523 people per square mile . There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of 971/sq mi...

 Counties in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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 of 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...

. It is a northeastern suburb of Dallas. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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, the city population was 9,751, but as of 2004, the population was estimated at 16,200.

Northeast of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...

, Sachse is approximately 1 miles (1.6 km) north of the President George Bush Turnpike
President George Bush Turnpike
The President George Bush Turnpike is a 45.1-mile toll road running generally east–west through the northern suburbs of Dallas, Texas, United States. It is named for George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States...

 (Texas State Highway 190) and Firewheel Town Center. Sachse is home to the 18-hole Woodbridge Golf Course, home of the Northern Texas Chapter of the PGA of America.

Sachse was founded by William Sachse, a Prussia
Prussia
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n immigrant, in 1845. Notable descendents of William Sachse include Russell Ingram, center for the 1973 Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
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 and member of the Garland Sports Hall of Fame; Kaitlin Ingram, former writer and Editorial Assistant for the Dallas Observer
Dallas Observer
The Dallas Observer is a free alternative weekly newspaper distributed around the Dallas, Texas . At its inception, it was conceived as a weekly local arts and cinema review publication, with the credo "Advocate for Excellence in the Arts" on the cover. For a time during the early years, the paper...

; Davis Ingram, prolific researcher in the field of nanotechnology
Nanotechnology
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; and Lauren Ryan, cochlear implant
Cochlear implant
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 researcher and vegan baketivist. Purchasing 640 acres (2.6 km²) from Collin County, Sachse erected the first cotton mill
Cotton mill
A cotton mill is a factory that houses spinning and weaving machinery. Typically built between 1775 and 1930, mills spun cotton which was an important product during the Industrial Revolution....

s and gin
Cotton gin
A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, a job formerly performed painstakingly by hand...

s in the county. There is currently a major historical revivalist movement, intending to restore several old buildings as well as create a local history museum.

Geography

Sachse is located at 32.976433°N 96.586138°W (32.976433, -96.586138).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 25.6 square kilometres (9.9 sq mi). 25.2 km² (9.7 sq mi) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.154440863437014 sq mi) of it (1.62%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 9,751 people, 3,224 households, and 2,746 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,001.8 people per square mile (386.9/km2). There were 3,350 housing units at an average density of 344.2 per square mile (132.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 87.34% White, 4.63% African American, 0.65% Native American, 2.15% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.37% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.21% of the population.

There were 3,224 households out of which 51.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.3% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.8% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 39.3% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $70,333, and the median income for a family was $71,918. Males had a median income of $50,582 versus $35,174 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $25,530. About 3.4% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Sachse residents who live in Dallas County are zoned to schools in Garland Independent School District
Garland Independent School District
Garland Independent School District is a public school district with its headquarters in the Harris Hill Administration Building in Garland, Texas ....

. Sachse residents who live in Collin County are zoned to school in Wylie Independent School District
Wylie Independent School District (Collin County, Texas)
Wylie Independent School District is a school district based in Wylie, Texas, United States and covers much of south central Collin County.Wylie ISD serves most of the city of Wylie, including the city of St. Paul, a portion of the city of Murphy, and the Collin County portion of the city of...

.

Armstrong Elementary School, Sewell Elementary School, Hudson Middle School, and Sachse High School
Sachse High School
Sachse High School is a public high school located in Sachse, Texas . Sachse High School enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is a part of the Garland Independent School District...

 are the schools within the Sachse city limits that serve the GISD portion. Garland ISD has a "choice-of-school" system that allows any student in the district to attend any school.

Local government

Sachse is a home-rule city, located within the North Central Texas Council of Governments
North Central Texas Council of Governments
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. The city is served by a full-time police and fire department.

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