Cedar Hill, Texas
| Cedar Hill, Texas | |
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Cedar Hill water tower
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| Nickname(s): The Hill Country of the Metroplex | |
| Motto: Where Opportunities Grow Naturally | |
 Location of Cedar Hill in Dallas County, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 32°35′18″N 96°56′50″W / 32.58833°N 96.94722°WCoordinates: 32°35′18″N 96°56′50″W / 32.58833°N 96.94722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Dallas, Ellis |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
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Mayor Rob Franke Daniel C. Haydin Jr. Stephen Mason Chris Parvin Clifford R. Shaw Jami McCain Wallace Swayze |
| • City Manager | Greg Porter |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36 sq mi (93.0 km2) |
| • Land | 35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.26% |
| Elevation | 880 ft (253 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 45,028 |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (480/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 75104, 75106 |
| Area code(s) | 972 469 |
| FIPS code | 48-13492 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1332440 |
| Website | City of Cedar Hill, TX |
Cedar Hill is a city in Dallas and Ellis counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located approximately 16 miles (26 km) southwest of downtown Dallas and is situated along the eastern shore of Joe Pool Lake and Cedar Hill State Park. The population was 45,028 at the 2010 census.
Cedar Hill is a suburb of Dallas and is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes the nearby cities of DeSoto, Duncanville, and Lancaster.
Early in its history, Cedar Hill lay along a branch of the Chisholm Trail and served as the temporary county seat of Dallas County. In 1856, a tornado swept through the town killing nine people and destroying most of its buildings. The seat of the county was moved to Dallas not long after.
Cedar Hill was founded around 1846 by a small group of settlers from the Peters Colony. They came from Kentucky, Alabama, and surrounding areas to arrive in the Dallas area of North Texas. 197 families and 184 single men settled in what is now Cedar Hill, making it the largest settlement in the area at the time.
Cedar Hill currently has 5 homes listed on the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places, 4 historical structures on the Texas Historical Commission’s list of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks, and 2 graveyards designated as “Historical Texas Cemeteries” by the Texas Historical Commission, one of which is believed to be the oldest integrated cemetery in Dallas County.
On April 29, 1856, Cedar Hill was struck by a tornado that claimed at least nine lives, damaged property, killed livestock, and reportedly left only two structures standing. Among the survivors was teacher and pastor, Robert Crawford. Crawford donated four acres of his land to church trustees to be designated as a free and indiscriminate public graveyard. Nine victims of the tornado were buried on Crawford’s land.
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