Irving Real Estate
About the City
Irving is a relatively new city for one of its size. It was founded in 1903 and it is believed that it was named after the famous American literary author Washington Irving.
The City of Irving originally began in 1889 as an area called Gorbit and in 1894 the name changed to Kit, but Irving was incorporated April 14, 1914.
By the late 19th century the Irving area was the site of churches, two cotton gins, a blacksmith shop and a general store. Population growth was slow and often up and down, with only 357 residents in 1925, though a significant increase was seen starting in the 1930s and by the ‘60s, the city was home to about 45,000 people.
Staple industries in the city have been manufacturing plants, transportation, retail, and financial firms. Cotton growing, farming, dairy and poultry production dominated the early portion of the 20th century.
The University of Dallas in Irving opened in 1956, and Texas Stadium was completed in 1971 as the home park of the Dallas Cowboys. Irving's population reached 155,037 in 1990 and is currently estimated at about 194,547.
Settlers first came to the area beginning in the 1850s and communities such as Sowers, Kit Shady Grove, Union Bower, Finley, Estelle and Bear Creek sprang up around the surrounding areas in the last half of the 20th century, though the city eventually swallowed all of the suburbs surrounding it.
Construction of Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport, partially within Irving, began in the late 1960's. When it opened in 1974, it was the country's largest airport. The facility, now known as Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, continues to contribute to Irving's economy.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there were 191,615 people living in Irving.
The median income for a household in the city was $44,956, and the median income for a family was $50,172.
Men had a median income of $35,852 versus $30,420 for women.