Sunnyvale is a town in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is the easternmost city completely within Dallas County. The population was 7,893 in 2020. In 1845 Texas became a U.S. state.
As more people arrived, eventually three new hamlets sprang up in the area: New Hope, Tripp, and Hatterville. New Hope was the most prosperous of these. It had many shops and stores, a fair called Gala Days, and a newspaper, the New Hope News. It was neighboring Mesquite's biggest rival. This all ended in 1921, when a storm blew the town away.
On December 26, 2015, the town was struck by an EF-4 tornado causing extensive damage to the Plantation RV park, the tornado then grew and moved northeast into Garland and Rowlett killing 12 people and injuring many.
On June 5, 2023, Sunnyvale made national headlines after story broke of a mass shooting incident. According to Sunnyvale Police, a family of five were shot. A woman was killed and four children were injured.
Geography
Sunnyvale is located at (32.803646, –96.569654). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
{| class="wikitable"
|+Sunnyvale racial composition as of 2020<br> (NH = Non-Hispanic)
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|White (NH)
|3,897
|49.37%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|801
|10.15%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|27
|0.34%
|-
|Asian (NH)
|2,012
|25.49%
|-
|Pacific Islander (NH)
|9
|0.11%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|48
|0.61%
|-
|Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)
|248
|3.14%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|851
|10.78%
|-
|Total
|7,893
|
|}
Sunnyvale had a population of 969 in 1960, only to increase to 5,130 at the 2010 census. Asian Americans increased to 25.49% of the population, and Hispanic or Latinos of any race were 10.78%; Black and African Americans grew to 10.15% of the local population, followed by multiracial Americans at 3.14%. American Indians and Alaska Natives were 0.34% of the population; some other race 0.61%; and Pacific Islanders made up 0.11%.
Government and infrastructure
The town council includes six members and the mayor. As of September 2020, Saji George is the mayor of Sunnyvale. As of the same year the council members are Ryan Finch, Kevin Clark, Manu Danny, Mark Eldridge, Larry Allen, and Jonathan Freeman.
In October 2019, the Sunnyvale Police Department was established and began the start-up phase of standing up a new Police Department. The Town was contracted with the Dallas County Sheriff's Office for many years, and they continued to provide law enforcement services to the Town of Sunnyvale through October 2020, when Sunnyvale Police Department took over operations.
Sunnyvale is in Texas State House District 112, represented by Republican Angie Chen Button. Sunnyvale is in Texas Senate District 2, represented by Republican Senator Bob Hall.
Education
Sunnyvale Independent School District takes students in Sunnyvale who are in grades pre-kindergarten through 12. Sunnyvale High School's facility opened in 2009.
Prior to fall 2007, Sunnyvale did not operate a high school; for high school Sunnyvale's students were zoned to the Mesquite Independent School District (MISD), attending North Mesquite High School.
All of Dallas County (Sunnyvale included) is in the service area of Dallas College (formerly Dallas County Community College).
Parks and recreation
Sunnyvale is along Lake Ray Hubbard, which has recreational activities for Sunnyvale residents.
There are also four parks in the city: Jobson Park, Town Center Park, Samuell Farm North, and Robert Vineyard Park.
Notes
References
External links
- Sunnyvale official website
- Sunnyvale Economic Development website