Page Contents for Aledo, Texas
Statistics & Facts
Location
History & History-related items
Government
Chamber of Commerce.
Libraries.
Schools.
Miscellany
Statistics & Facts
The Texas state capital is Austin.
The population of Aledo is approximately 1,726 (2000), 2716 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 601 (2000), 909 (2010).
The amount of land area in Aledo is 4.56 sq. kilometers.
The amount of land area in Aledo is 1.9 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Aledo to Washington DC is 1275 miles.
The distance to the Texas state capital is 164 miles. (as the crow flies)
Aledo is positioned 32.69 degrees north of the equator and 97.60 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Aledo elevation is 889 feet above sea level.
Aledo median income is $ 54,327 (2000).
The Aledo median home price is $ 102,600 (2000).
Aledo average annual precipitation is 34.1 inches peryear.
Aledo average annual snowfall is 2.6 inches per year.
The average winter temperature is 42.6 degrees F.
The average spring temperature is 63.5 degrees F.
The average summer temperature is 83.9 degrees F.
The average fall temperature is 65.9 degrees F.
Location
fifteen miles west of Fort Worth. Nearby communities include Annetta, Annetta South, Willow Park, Annetta North, Hudson Oaks, Benbrook, White Settlement and Lakeside.
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History & History Related Items
When the Texas and Pacific Railroad opened a line connecting Ft. Worth and Weatherford in 1879, the first stop in the county was called Parker Station. When confusion over mail delivery occurred, the little town was told to get a new name. The name was changed in 1882 to Aledo, the hometown in Illinois of one of the railroad officials.
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The incorporation of Aledo
1963
Aledo City Government
City of Aledo200 Old Annetta Road
Aledo TX 76008 USA
Phone: (817) 441-7016
Fax: (817) 441-7520
Aledo Chamber
East Parker County Chamber of Commerce 505 South Fm Road 1187
Aledo, TX 76008
Phone: (817) 441-7844
Aledo Organizations
East Parker County Chamber of Commerce 505 South Fm Road 1187
Aledo, TX 76008
Phone: (817) 441-7844
Aledo Libraries
East Parker County LibraryServing Aledo, Annetta, Annetta North, Annetta South, Willow Park and Hudson Oaks
201 FM 1187 N
P.O. Box 275
Aledo, TX 76008
Phone: 817-441-6545
Aledo Schools
Aledo Independent School District1008 Bailey Ranch Road
Aledo, Texas 76008
Phone: 817-441-8327
Aledo Miscellany
The population of Aledo was:
1885 - 150
1920 - 400
1980 - 1,027
1990 - 1,169
2000 - 1,726
2003 - 2,100 (estimate)
2010 - 3,334 (projection)