Welcome to Justin, Texas
We would like to welcome you to the city of Justin, Texas, located just a hop, skip, and a jump from the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex in Texas.
Justin, Texas is a town located in the county of Denton, in the State of Texas. The population of Justin Texas was 1,891 at the 2005 census and is now estimated by the City of Justin to be 2900 people. As of the censusGR2 of 2005, there were 1,891 people, 650 households, and 503 families residing in the city. The population density was recently estimated at 796.8 people per square mile. There were an estimated 681 housing units (houses, apartments, etc.) at an average density of 287.0 houses per square mile. The racial makeup of Justin Texas was officially reported as 94.45% White, 1.43% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 2.54% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races.
The most popular attraction in Just is the Texas Motor Speedway, home of many NASCAR races. The Texas Motor Speedway technically has a Justin, Texas mailing address, but is actually located in the city of Fort Worth, Texas.
The median income for a household in Justin Texas was recently reported at $52,257, and the median income for a family was $61,328. About 6.0% of families who live in Justin and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.
Justin, Texas is physically located at the intersection of Farm roads 407 and 156, five miles northwest of Grapevine Lake, in southwestern Denton County, Texas. The Justin Texas area was originally settled by a band of French colonists who, in 1848, established the "Icarian Colony". The "Icarian Colony" community was actually abandoned about a year later (in 1849), and the Justin Texas area remained a sparsely populated area until about the early 1880s. Justin Texas began in 1883 with the sale of a few lots owned by Chet Helm and a man with the last name of Riley. In 1884 or 1885 a general store opened in Justin, and the area became popular among farmers. In 1888, the Santa Fe railroad extended its line from Fort Worth, Texas to Purcell, Oklahoma. They laid railroad tracks near Justin Texas because it was a growing area. Residents of nearby Roanoke, Elizabeth, and Drop, Texas moved to be near the railroad. In January 1887 Justin Texas petitioned postal authorities for a post office to be named Justin, in honor of Justin Sherman, chief engineer of the Santa Fe railroad line.
The Justin Texas community, at a site in the Grand Prairies region of Denton County, Texas, benefited from nearby prosperous wheat and dairy farms. In 1896 the area had a population of 100--Justin Texas also had a general store, a grocery store, a hotel, and a cotton gin. The addition of grain elevators, frozen-food lockers, and paved roads established Justin Texas as a shipping point for agricultural products. At one time the community had a movie theater, a weekly newspaper (the Justin Tribune), and a preparatory school (Pennington Collegeqv). The town's population increased from 476 in 1904 to 700 in 1941, and in 1947 Justin was incorporated. In 1980 the population was reported as 920. During the 1980s many residents commuted on Interstate Highway 35 to jobs in nearby Denton and Fort Worth. In 1987 the Flying S Farm airstrip was located just outside the town. In 1990 Justin reported a population of 1,282 and seventy-six businesses. By 2000 the population was 1,891 with 149 businesses.
