City in Texas, United States
Paradise is a city in Wise County , Texas , United States. The population was 475 in 2020.[ 4]
According to tradition, the area was a cowboy's "paradise", hence the name.[ 5]
In 1985, Blue Bell Ice Cream filmed a television commercial in Paradise. The commercial starred some residents of the town.
Geography
Paradise is located at 33°9′1″N 97°41′19″W / 33.15028°N 97.68861°W / 33.15028; -97.68861 (33.150340, –97.688728). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2 ), all land.[ 6]
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
2000 459 — 2010 441 −3.9% 2020 475 7.7%
As of the 2020 United States census , there were 475 people, 190 households, and 125 families residing in the city.
Education
The City of Paradise is served by the Paradise Independent School District .
References
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020 .
^ "U.S. Census website" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
^ "US Board on Geographic Names" . United States Geological Survey . October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
^ a b "Explore Census Data" . data.census.gov . Retrieved May 21, 2022 .
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names . Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 98.
^ "US Gazetteer Files 2016-Places-Texas" . US Census . Retrieved January 7, 2017 .
^ "Census of Population and Housing" . Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .
^ https://www.census.gov/ [not specific enough to verify ]
^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin" . www.census.gov . Retrieved May 18, 2022 .
^ Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[ 8] [ 9]
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