Anna, Texas

Anna is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States with a population of approximately 7,500 according to 2008 estimates. This rapidly growing city is conveniently located along U.S. Highway 75 growth corridor, between the Dallas and Sherman metropolitan areas, allowing the city to combine a small town feel with big city amenities.

History

European settlers came to the North Texas area in the early 1800s. The area around Anna was first settled in the mid-19th century. The original primary settlement was the Mantua community, near what is now the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and CR 371. The Mantua community virtually disappeared when the H&TC Railroad line bypassed the settlement to the east in the late 1870s. Many of the Mantua area residents moved to the new town of Anna, which was built along the new rail line.; Perhaps a sign of the times is that the City is currently reviewing a 3,000 acre development, a Stonebridge quality project, that is centered around the original Mantua site.; The project name is Mantua.

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Geography

Anna is located at 3321'1?N, 9633'3?W (33.350308, -96.550762)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km), all of it land.

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Cityscape

Beginning in 2007, Anna will be building its first major park, a 32 acre site adjacent to the Anna High School. The park will include a four field baseball/softball complex, tennis courts, soccer fields, skateboard park, playground and other facilities. Work will also start in 2007 on a 25 acre ball field and soccer complex on the east side of the city. Future plans include a pedestrian and bike trail that will connect all parts of the community, an equestrian trail for horseback riders, regional and neighborhood parks, and preservation of undeveloped open space areas, within the context of neighborhoods that have easy access to services and amenities.

Water sports are abundant at nearby Lake Lavon, Lake Lewisville and the gem of the region, Lake Texoma. great golfing can be found in the area is the first rate 18-hole golf course at Annas Hurricane Creek Country Club. Several other golf courses are are easily available just to the south in the McKinney area.

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Culture

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Economy

The continued growth of Anna has facilitated a new 45,000 square foot, full service grocery store (with bakery, pharmacy and deli) that will several join new restaurants, medical services, and neighborhood retail outlets to provide a full array of basic local services.

As of 2005 the average median household income in Anna was $45,900, which is nearly $4000 above the state average. Conversely, the average home or condo value was $77,800. This figure is roughly $30,000 below the state average.

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Law & Government

The City of Anna is a home rule city, operating under a City Charter adopted by vote of the residents in May, 2005. In Texas, home rule cities are able to largely conduct day to day operations according to rules established by the municipality's city council, unless there are specific state regulations establishing the parameters of municipal action. In contrast, a general law city can act only within the framework of what state law permits.

The City Charter also establishes a council-manager form of government. A council-manager system is one in which the city council establishes general policy and the city manager is responsible for implementation and administration of council policies.

Anna Elected Officials

Mayor: Kenneth Pelham

Mayor Pro-Tem, Place 6: Billy Deragon

Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem, Place 3: Keith Green

Councilmember, Place 1: Mike Crist
Councilmember, Place 2: Kevin Anderson
Councilmember, Place 4: John Geren

Administration Building

111 N. Powell Parkway, Anna, Texas
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Closed for lunch: 12:00 - 1:00

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Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,225 people, 396 households, and 310 families residing in the city. The population density was 732.2 people per square mile (283.2/km). There were 436 housing units at an average density of 260.6/sq mi (100.8/km). The racial makeup of the city was 85.80% White, 0.90% African American, 1.06% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 10.12% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.59% of the population.

There were 396 households out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 110.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,938, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $30,333 versus $24,286 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,920. About 6.4% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

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Education

Anna is served by the Anna Independent School District located in Anna, Texas. A.I.S.D. (Anna Independent School District is currenty the home for 4 schools.

Schools

Anna High School
Anna Middle School
Joe K Bryant Elementary
Sue E. Rattan Elementary

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Infrastructure

The City of Anna provides quick an easy highway access to the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area and DFW International Airport via Central Expressway (US Highway 75), State Highway 5 and State Highway 121. These north-south transportation corridors will be supplemented by the Collin County Outer Loop, an east-west freeway comparable to the George Bush/Highway 190 corridor to the south. The Outer Loop will connect Anna to the Dallas North Tollway to the west and the Rockwall/I-30 area to the east and south.

Anna City Hall, Utility Billing, Court & Development
101 N. Powell Parkway
Anna, Texas

Anna Police Dept.
218 W. Fourth Street
PO Box 776
Anna, TX 75409
Phone: 972-924-2848

Anna Fire-Rescue
305 S. Powell Pkwy
Anna, TX 75409
Phone: 972-924-2143

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