Lewisville

Lewisville (/ˈljuː.ɪs.vɪl/) is a city in Denton County in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2010 United States Census placed the population at 95,290 within 35.4 square miles (92 km). The city also includes 6.07 square miles (15.7 km) of Lewisville Lake. The origins of the community date back to the early 1840s, and the arrival of the town's first railroad in 1881 engendered its initial growth. It incorporated in 1925, making it one of the oldest incorporated cities in the northern area of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The city began to expand rapidly in the early 1950s and today it is a major economic and residential hub of the region. In 1841, the Republic of Texas chartered the Peters Colony Land Grant Company (named for William...