Coppell

History

The Coppell area was settled by German and French immigrants in the 1840s. Members of the Peters Colony also settled there in the 1840s. Originally named Gibbs Station, after Barnett Gibbs (one of Texas's first lieutenant governors), the town was renamed in 1892 for George Coppell, a New York banker, who was born in Liverpool, England and probably moved to the United States circa 1859. He was reportedly heavily involved with the final construction of the local railroad line. Popular belief is that he was an engineer, but little or no evidence supports that claim. In 1955, the community was incorporated through a ballot measure that passed by a vote of 41 to 1. Spurred by the opening of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW Airport) in 1974, the city was radically transformed from a tiny farming village to a large, upper-middle class suburban community in the 1980s and 1990s. By 2000, almost all of the residentially zoned land in the city was developed, and the population grew to over 35,000. In addition to suburban homes, the city has a growing commercial base of warehouses and transportation centers on the south and west sides of the city, closest in proximity to the airport.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.00%, is covered by water. Coppell occupies the northwest corner of Dallas County and lies in proximity to DFW Airport. A portion of the airport property is within the city limits of Coppell. It is bordered on the west by Grapevine, on the north by Lewisville, on the east by Carrollton, and on the south by Irving and Dallas.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• COPPELL H S
  High · COPPELL · 3,955 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• MACARTHUR H S
  High · IRVING · 2,586 students · 14.8:1 ratio
• IRVING H S
  High · IRVING · 2,519 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• W T WHITE H S
  High · DALLAS · 2,149 students · 16.3:1 ratio
• TURNER H S
  High · CARROLLTON · 2,107 students · 15.5:1 ratio
• SMITH H S
  High · CARROLLTON · 1,933 students · 14.6:1 ratio
• UNIVERSAL ACADEMY - COPPELL
  Other · COPPELL · 1,346 students · 16.4:1 ratio
• JACK E SINGLEY ACADEMY
  High · IRVING · 1,337 students · 13.6:1 ratio