Colleyville, Texas Real Estate
Colleyville TX Homes for Sale and Community Information
Colleyville is located in Tarrant County. A suburb of Fort Worth, it is 22 miles northwest of Dallas. As of 2010, almost 23,000 people lived on 13 square miles of land. They need only 35 policemen to look after them. Owners of Colleyville TX real estate work largely for the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and their corollary industries. The Colleyville home buyer works as an executive in the professional services, management and manufacturing, construction and retail. Kids attend one of eleven elementary schools, four middle schools and two high schools. They go to college at North Lake College, the University of Texas at Arlington or Texas Wesleyan University. Colleyville residents received 430 patents in the last five years.
History
Colleyville was settled in the 1850s and incorporated one hundred years later. Colleyville TX homes were built by people from Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. Small hamlets were settled within Colleyville's perimeters. When the hamlets died out, the town was left with perhaps 25 Colleyville homes. The town was named for Dr. Lilburn Howard Colley. The town was largely agricultural until the advent of the airport. The population grew from its 25 in 1936 to over 19,000 in 2000. For more Colleyville history, click on www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hfc12 and https://www.colleyville.com/historyofcolleyville.html.
Parks and Recreation
Seekers of homes for sale in Colleyville will be delighted with the town's nine parks, splashpad, nature centers and sports complexes. The parks offer picnic facilities and playgrounds. Some have ball fields, while others have walking trails. The Colleyville Nature Center has a fishing pier and amphitheater. Parks range from two to 40 acres of play area. Buyers of Colleyville real estate who have children will get a kick out of Kidsville – 15 acres of space in which they can go wild. For more parks and recreation information, please see https://www.colleyville.com/parksandfacilities.html.
Activities and Attractions
New owners of real estate in Colleyville should know what attractions are available in the area in order to plan outings for families and friends' visits. If folks like a good show, there is theater in Grapevine, Southlake and Bedford. See productions of Steel Magnolias, Fabulous Fifties Jukebox and Clue: The Musical. If owners of Colleyville properties enjoy history, the Bidault House stands as a monument to life at the turn of the century. The 1870s log Pleasant Run School was reborn as a wooden building in 1897, followed by a brick building in 1913. Classes were last held in 1962. See more attractions at www.stoppingpoints.com/texas/city.cgi?city=Colleyville&cnty=tarrant.
Events
Events in town will be of interest to the buyer of Colleyville homes for sale. Story time for tots and kids' tennis lessons will give the newcomers a chance to meet the neighbors and make friends. There is Zumba, Jazzercise and yoga for adult fitness, social dancing, art classes, piano classes and chess club. There are events for the whole family that should be a lot of fun. See more at www.colleyville.com/events.
