Irving

Sister cities

• Espoo
• Marino

History

Irving was founded in 1903 by J.O. "Otto" Schulze and Otis Brown. It is believed literary author Washington Irving was a favorite of Netta Barcus Brown, and consequently the name of the town site, Irving, was chosen. Irving began in 1889 as an area called Gorbit, and in 1894 the name changed to Kit. Irving was incorporated April 14, 1914, with Otis Brown as the first mayor. By the late 19th century, the Irving area was the site of churches, two cotton gins, a blacksmith shop and a general store. The Irving district public school system dates to the 1909 establishment of Kit and Lively schools. Population growth was slow and sometimes halting, with only 357 residents in 1925, but a significant increase began in the 1930s. By the early 1960s, the city had a population of approximately 45,000. A number of manufacturing plants operated in Irving, along with transportation, retail and financial businesses. The University of Dallas in Irving opened in 1956, and Texas Stadium was completed in 1971 as the home field of the Dallas Cowboys. The Chateau Theater opened in 1964 as part of a chain of premium, dollar, and drive-in theaters that stretched across North Texas and Oklahoma. Delta Air Lines Flight 191 crashed in Irving on August 2, 1985. Irving's population reached 155,037 in 1990 and the United States Census Bureau estimated 236,607 residents in 2016, a 3.5 percent population increase over 2013 census estimates. In 2011, the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas opened. Four years later high-school student Ahmed Mohamed was the subject of a hoax bomb incident which ignited allegations of racial profiling and Islamophobia from many media and commentators. In 2019, Irving completed its construction of an entertainment district in Las Colinas with the opening of the…

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.65%) is water. Irving includes the Las Colinas planned community, a mixed-use development with a land area of more than that is home to many Fortune 500 companies and the Las Colinas Entertainment District. It also includes part of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Irving also includes Valley Ranch, a master-planned development. The warmest month on average is July, and the highest recorded temperature was in 1980. The average coolest month is January, and the lowest recorded temperature was in 1899. Irving is considered to be part of the humid subtropical region. May is the wettest month on average .

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  24,717
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  20,500
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  19,857
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  18,253
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  17,696
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  16,583
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  16,133
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  15,488

Largest nearby schools

• COPPELL H S
  High · COPPELL · 3,955 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• GRAND PRAIRIE H S
  High · GRAND PRAIRIE · 3,001 students · 15.4:1 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
• NIMITZ H S
  High · IRVING · 2,361 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• HIGHLAND PARK H S
  High · DALLAS · 2,252 students · 15.5:1 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

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