Overview
Sachse is a city in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the
2000 census, the city population was 9,751, but a July 1, 2002 Census
estimate showed this city's population rising to 13,015. As of 2004, the
population was estimated at 16,200.
Northeast of Dallas, Sachse is approximately 1 mile (2 km) north of the
President George Bush Turnpike (Texas State Highway 190) and Firewheel Town
Center. Sachse is home to the 18-hole Woodbridge Golf Course, home of the
Northern Texas Chapter of the PGA of America.
Sachse was founded by William Sachse, a Prussian immigrant, in 1845. Notable
descendents of William Sachse include Russell Ingram, center for the 1973
Atlanta Falcons, and Kaitlin Ingram, Editorial Assistant at the Dallas
Observer. Purchasing 640 acres (2.6 km²) from Collin County, Sachse erected
the first cotton mills and gins in the county. There is currently a major
historical revivalist movement, intending to restore several old buildings
as well as create a local history museum.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of
25.6 square kilometers (9.9 sq mi). 25.2 km² (9.7 sq mi) of it is land and
0.4 km² (0.2 sq mi) of it (1.62%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 9,751 people, 3,224 households, and
2,746 families residing in the city. The population density was 386.9/km²
(1,001.8/mi²). There were 3,350 housing units at an average density of
132.9/km² (344.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.34% White, 4.63%
African American, 0.65% Native American, 2.15% Asian, 0.01% Pacific
Islander, 3.37% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic
or Latino of any race were 8.21% of the population.
There were 3,224 households out of which 51.5% had children under the age of
18 living with them, 75.3% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a
female householder with no husband present, and 14.8% were non-families.
11.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.2% had someone
living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.28.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.7% under the age of 18,
6.1% from 18 to 24, 39.3% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100
females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $70,333, and the median
income for a family was $71,918. Males had a median income of $50,582 versus
$35,174 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,530. About
3.4% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line,
including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Sachse residents who live in Dallas County are zoned to schools in Garland
Independent School District. Sachse residents who live in Collin County are
zoned to school in Wylie Independent School District.
Armstrong Elementary School, Sewell Elementary School, Hudson Middle School,
and Sachse High School are the schools within the Sachse city limits that
serve the GISD portion. Garland ISD has a "free choice" system that allows
any student in the district to attend any school.
Local government
Sachse is a home-rule city, located within the North Central Texas Council
of Governments. The city is served by a full-time police department, and
partially paid but primarily volunteer fire department.