Page Contents for Kennedale, Texas

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

Government

Schools.

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Statistics & Facts

The Texas state capital is Austin.
The population of Kennedale is approximately 5,200 (1997), 6763 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 1,623 (1990), 2453 (2010).
The amount of land area in Kennedale is 10.438 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Kennedale to Washington DC is 1255 miles.
The distance to the Texas state capital is 164 miles. (as the crow flies)
Kennedale is positioned 32.64 degrees north of the equator and 97.21 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Kennedale elevation is 601 feet above sea level.
Kennedale average annual precipitation is 32 inches peryear.
Kennedale average temperature is 66 degrees F.
The average low temperature is 44 degrees F.
The average high temperature is 86.3 degrees F.

Location

10 miles southwest of Arlington, 10 miles Southeast of Fort Worth, and 35 miles southwest of Dallas.
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Weather

Great! Just like Texas!! There is an annual average snowfall in Kennedale of 3 inches.
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History & History Related Items

Native American artifacts, which date back more than 15 centuries, havebeen found in and around the present site of Kennedale. Indications arethat this was a popular hunting and fishing area for small groups untilpermanent settlements were established along bluffs overlooking tributariesof the Trinity River. The land was attractive, with rolling hills dottedwith post oak and other trees. Sixteenth century Spanish explorers foundthe native villages to be a good source of corn that was not generallygrown west of this area. Because of the profusion of villages of the CaddoTribe, the local tributary came to be called Caddo Village Creek which hasnow been shortened to Village Creek.

In the mid-1800s, there were early signs of Kennedale becoming atransportation hub. Many wagon trails crossed at the site in numbers thatexceeded the trails through what was to become the City of Arlington.In 1882 John D. Hudson, along with C.B. Teague and O.S. Kennedy, purchasedland and established the Town of Kennedale at the site of a mineral well.The well formed the focal point for development of a central businessdistrict with a train depot, hotel, general merchandise store, drug store,bank, post office, lumber company, and blacksmith. In 1886 the Fort Worthand New Orleans Railway Company was built through Kennedale to Waxahachie.

A brickyard was established in 1888 at the location of the present CityPark. Fire raged through the business district in 1908 destroying all butthe general store, which remained standing until 1997. The businessdistrict was never rebuilt and business activity gradually migrated toMansfield Highway.

After an election with 42 voters in July 1947, the Town of Kennedale wasincorporated with a population of 300. By 1950 the population hadincreased to 500, and a petition to the State was approved changing thestatus of Kennedale from "Town" to "City."
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The incorporation of Kennedale

July, 1947

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Kennedale City Government

Kennedale has a Mayor/City Council type of government. There are five council members plus the Mayor.

Kennedale Schools

Kennedale children attend the schools of the Kennedale Independent school district

Kennedale Independent School District
100 W. Mansfield Hwy
Kennedale, Texas 76060
Phone: 817-483-3600
For Information about Kennedale Schools check outour web site at www.kennedale.net