Dalworthington Gardens is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States and a suburb of Arlington.
As of the 2020 census, Dalworthington Gardens had a population of 2,293.
History
The community was established in 1934 as a subsistence homestead project during the Great Depression under the authority of the National Industrial Recovery Act as part of the Subsistence Homesteads Division. The purpose of the homestead program was to help families attain a better standard of living through a combination of part-time industrial employment and subsistence agriculture. Dalworthington Gardens was one of five such projects located in Texas. Its inclusion in the group was at the suggestion of Eleanor Roosevelt, who happened upon the area while visiting the Fort Worth family of the woman to whom the son of her and President Roosevelt, Elliot, had become engaged. Of the five sites selected for this program, Dalworthington "colony" as it was originally called, is the only one still in existence today. Since it has been in constant operation from its inception, it maintains its original zoning regulations, which allow subsistence farming and livestock on any lots over one-half acre that remain owned and occupied from the time the zoning was first put into effect. Thus, one can see small, older frame homes with livestock on their lot, near and even adjacent to large modern homes with values in excess of $1 million. The community's name is a portmanteau of the names of the three anchor cities of the metroplex: Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington.
The town's northern border adjoins Pantego; both towns are completely surrounded by the city of Arlington.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Dalworthington Gardens had a population of 2,293. The median age was 48.8 years. 19.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 103.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.3 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 835 households in Dalworthington Gardens, of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 69.6% were married-couple households, 10.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 15.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 1,672 || 72.9%
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| Black or African American || 205 || 8.9%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 9 || 0.4%
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| Asian || 136 || 5.9%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 3 || 0.1%
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| Some other race || 54 || 2.4%
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| Two or more races || 214 || 9.3%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 229 || 10.0%
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2010 census
As of the 2010 census, 2,259 people resided in the city.
Politics
Dalworthington Gardens is a largely Republican jurisdiction in modern times, having supported the GOP in the last six presidential elections, and the last seven Texas gubernatorial elections.
{| border = "2"
|+ Dalworthington Gardens city vote<br /> by party in presidential elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! Democratic
! Republican
! Third Parties
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|align="center" |2020
|align="center" |32.96% 467
|align="center" |67.04% 950
|align="center" |0.00% 0
|-
|align="center" |2016
|align="center" |26.32% 348
|align="center" |68.91% 911
|align="center" |4.77% 63
|-
|align="center" |2012
|align="center" |22.48% 305
|align="center" |75.76% 1,028
|align="center" |1.77% 24
|-
|align="center" |2008
|align="center" |25.09% 352
|align="center" |73.98% 1,038
|align="center" |0.93% 13
|-
|align="center" |2004
|align="center" |21.58% 311
|align="center" |77.10% 1,111
|align="center" |1.32% 19
|-
|align="center" |2000
|align="center" |22.66% 261
|align="center" |73.96% 852
|align="center" |3.39% 39
|-
|}
{| border = "2"
|+ Dalworthington Gardens city vote<br /> by party in gubernatorial elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! Democratic
! Republican
! Third Parties
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|align="center" |2022
|align="center" |31.61% 378
|align="center" |67.39% 806
|align="center" |1.00% 12
|-
|align="center" |2018
|align="center" |23.52% 294
|align="center" |75.28% 941
|align="center" |1.20% 15
|-
|align="center" |2014
|align="center" |24.46% 236
|align="center" |74.61% 720
|align="center" |0.93% 9
|-
|align="center" |2010
|align="center" |22.05% 204
|align="center" |74.16% 686
|align="center" |3.78% 35
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|align="center" |2006
|align="center" |19.83% 190
|align="center" |51.36% 492
|align="center" |28.81% 276
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|align="center" |2002
|align="center" |24.34% 223
|align="center" |74.34% 681
|align="center" |5.32% 12
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|align="center" |1998
|align="center" |17.69% 133
|align="center" |81.38% 612
|align="center" |0.93% 7
|-
|}
Education
Public education
Dalworthington Gardens lies within the Arlington Independent School District. Dalworthington Gardens is served by Key Elementary School, Gunn Junior High School, Martin High School, and Arlington High School.
In Texas, school district boundaries do not always follow city and county boundaries because all aspects of the school district government apparatus, including school district boundaries, are independent from the city and county government. In the case of Dalworthington Gardens, no independent school district was ever established. The proximity of the already established Arlington ISD led to the entirety of Dalworthington Gardens being served by the AISD since the middle of the 20th century.
Colleges and universities
No colleges or universities are located in this community, but the town lies in proximity to the University of Texas at Arlington. The community is also served by the Tarrant County College district of junior colleges, which has campuses located in some surrounding cities.
References
External links
- City of Dalworthington Gardens official website
- Arlington Independent School District
- Texas State Historical Association
- City-Data.com
- ePodunk: Profile for Dalworthington Gardens, Texas