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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Irving, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| image_skyline      = Irving Montage.jpg
| image_caption      = Clockwise from top left: Urban Towers at Las Colinas, the former [[Texas Stadium]], [[Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas]], [[Downtown]] [[Las Colinas, Irving, Texas|Las Colinas]] [[Skyline]], [[Mustangs at Las Colinas|The Mustangs at Las Colinas]]
| image_flag         = Current Irving flag.jpg
| image_seal         = 
| motto              = "Delivering Exceptional Services"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofirving.org/ |title=City of Irving Texas |publisher=City of Irving Texas |access-date=October 19, 2012}}</ref>
| image_map          = Dallas County Texas Incorporated Areas Irving highighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250x200px
| map_caption        = Location within Dallas County
| pushpin_map        = Texas#USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Texas##Location within the United States
| pushpin_label      = Irving
| pushpin_relief     = 1
| coordinates        = {{coord|32|49|N|96|57|W|region:US-TX_type:city(196084)|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas]]
| established_title  = Incorporated (city)
| established_date   = April 14, 1914<ref name="incorporation-date">{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofirving.org/1591/Education-and-Tax-Information |title=Education and Tax Information |work=City of Irving |access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref>
| government_type    = [[Council-manager government|Council-Manager]]
| leader_title       = [[City Council]]
| leader_name        = [[List of mayors of Irving, Texas|Mayor]] Rick Stopfer ([[Republican Party (U.S.)|R]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dallasdemocrats.org/site_files/2017%20and%202018%20Elections%20-%202017%20Elections%20(1).pdf|title=2017 and 2018 Elections - 2017 Elections (1) |website=Dallas County, Texas Democratic Party  |access-date=November 24, 2019|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111003501/https://dallasdemocrats.org/site_files/2017%20and%202018%20Elections%20-%202017%20Elections%20(1).pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />John Bloch<br />David Pfaff<br />Abdul Khabeer<br />Luis Canosa<br />Mark Cronenwett<br />Al Zapanta<br />Adam Muller<br />Dennis Webb<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofirving.org/210/Meet-Your-Mayor-and-Council |title=Meet Your Mayor and Council Members |work=City of Irving |access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref>
| leader_title1      = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name1       = Chris Hillman <ref>{{cite web |url=http://cityofirving.org/2215/City-Managers-Office |title=Meet the City Manager |work=City of Irving |access-date=7 February 2023}}</ref>
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_total_km2     = 176.04
| area_total_sq_mi   = 67.97
| area_land_km2      = 173.48
| area_land_sq_mi    = 66.98
| area_water_km2     = 2.57
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.99
| elevation_m        = 147
| elevation_ft       = 482
| population_total   = 256,732
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/irvingcitytexas |title=U.S. Census website |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 7, 2023}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = 1382.32
| population_density_sq_mi = 3580.20
| population_est     = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_urban   = 5,121,892 {{small|([[List of United States urban areas|6th]])}}
| population_metro   = 6,810,913 {{small|([[List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas|4th]])}}
| population_rank    = {{small|(US: [[List of United States cities by population|90th]])}}
| population_blank1_title = CSA
| population_blank1  = 7,206,144 {{small|([[List of Combined Statistical Areas|6th]])}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 75014-75017, 75038-75039, 75059-75064
| area_codes          = [[Area codes 214, 469, 972, and 945|214, 469, 945, 972]], [[Area codes 682 and 817|682, 817]]
| website            = [https://www.irvingtx.gov/ irvingtx.gov]
| footnotes          = 
| timezone           = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset         = −06:00
| timezone_DST       = [[Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = −05:00
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-37000<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1338507<ref name="GR3">{{cite web |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=US Board on Geographic Names |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
}}

'''Irving''' is a city in [[Dallas County, Texas]], United States. It is part of the [[Mid-Cities]] region of the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]] and is an [[Inner suburb|inner city suburb]] of [[Dallas]]. Irving is noted for its [[#Demographics|racial and ethnic diversity]].<ref name="Irving Is Known For Diversity">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/irvings-diversity-draws-people-to-the-city/ |title=Irving Is Known For Diversity |date=11 October 2016 |work=CBS 21 DFW}}</ref><ref name="FiveThirtyEight">{{cite web |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-most-diverse-cities-are-often-the-most-segregated/ |title=The Most Diverse Cities Are Often The Most Segregated |date=1 May 2015 |work=[[FiveThirtyEight]]}}</ref>  The city had a population of 256,684 according to the [[2020 United States census]], making it the [[List of cities in Texas by population|twelfth-most populous]] city in Texas, and the [[List of cities in the United States by population|90th most populous]] in the U.S.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/irvingcitytexas/PST045216#viewtop|title=Irving (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau|work=census.gov}}</ref> Irving includes the [[Las Colinas, Irving, Texas|Las Colinas]] mixed-use master-planned community and part of the [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport]].

==History==
[[File:Flag_of_Irving,_Texas.svg|Former flag in use from October 16, 1975–October 8, 2009<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2002-07-01 |title=Irving, Texas |url=https://www.pdcnet.org/raven/content/raven_2002_42257_0160_0161 |journal=Raven: A Journal of Vexillology |language=en |volume=9/10 |pages=160–161 |doi=10.5840/raven2002/20039/1067 |via=Philosophy Documentaton Center|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-10-09 |title=Council Wrap: City gets a new logo amid a handful of 5-2 votes |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2009/10/09/council-wrap-city-gets-a-new-logo-amid-a-handful-of-5-2-votes/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |language=en}}</ref>|thumb]]
{{See also|Timeline of Irving, Texas}}
Irving was founded in 1903 by J.O. "Otto" Schulze and Otis Brown. It is believed literary author [[Washington Irving]] was a favorite of Netta Barcus Brown, and consequently the name of the town site, Irving, was chosen. Irving began in 1889 as an area called Gorbit, and in 1894 the name changed to Kit.<ref name="City of Irving - Irving Archives">{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofirving.org/1993/Between-the-Forks |title=Between the Forks |website=City of Irving – Irving Archives}}</ref> Irving was incorporated April 14, 1914, with Otis Brown as the first mayor.

By the late nineteenth century the Irving area was the site of [[church (building)|churches]], two [[cotton gin]]s, a [[blacksmith]] shop and a general store. The Irving district [[Public school (government funded)|public school]] system dates to the 1909 establishment of Kit and Lively schools. Population growth was slow and sometimes halting, with only 357 residents in 1925, but a significant increase began in the 1930s.

By the early 1960s the city had a population of approximately 45,000. A number of [[manufacturing]] plants operated in Irving, along with [[transportation]], [[retail]] and [[financial]] businesses. The [[University of Dallas]] in Irving opened in 1956, and [[Texas Stadium]] was completed in 1971 as the home field of the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. The [[Chateau Theater]] opened in 1964 as part of a chain of premium, dollar, and drive-in theaters that stretched across North Texas and Oklahoma.

[[Delta Air Lines Flight 191]] crashed in Irving on August 2, 1985.<ref name="FW Star Telegram - Delta Flight 191">{{cite web |url=http://www.star-telegram.com/living/family/moms/article3825884.html |title=After 25 years, D/FW Airport unveils memorial to Delta Flight 191 |website=Fort Worth Star Telegram}}</ref>

Irving's population reached 155,037 in 1990 and the United States Census Bureau estimated 236,607 residents in 2016, a 3.5 percent population increase over 2013 census estimates.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>

In 2000, a [[Sports Authority]] store was robbed by the "[[Texas Seven]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cityofirving.org/police/memorial-pages/timeline-of-texas-prison-escape.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402202410/http://cityofirving.org/police/memorial-pages/timeline-of-texas-prison-escape.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-04-02|title=Timeline of Texas Prison Escape|date=2012-04-02|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref> In 2011, the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas opened. Four years later high-school student [[Ahmed Mohamed clock incident|Ahmed Mohamed]] was the subject of a [[hoax bomb]] incident which ignited allegations of [[racial profiling]] and [[Islamophobia]] from many media and commentators.

In 2019, Irving completed its construction of an entertainment district in Las Colinas with the opening of the Westin Irving Convention Center Hotel.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Westin Irving Convention Center Hotel Opens |url=https://www.cityofirving.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=5834 |website=City of Irving, Texas |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> The entertainment district also includes the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.irvingconventioncenter.com |title=Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas |website=Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> and the Toyota Music Factory, an entertainment complex with numerous restaurants, an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the Texas Lottery Plaza open-air performance stage and the Pavilion at the Toyota Music Factory concert venue.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://toyotamusicfactory.com/ |title=More Than Music. Toyota Music Factory.|website=Toyota Music Factory |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref>

On May 8, 2020, the city's local poultry plant run by [[Westfield, Wisconsin]]-based Brakebush Bros. Inc reported 40 cases of [[COVID-19]] among its workers during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Texas|2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-health/2020/05/08/40-workers-at-irving-poultry-plant-tested-positive-with-covid/|title=40 workers at Irving poultry plant test positive for COVID-19|date=May 8, 2020|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]}}</ref>

In 2025, the Irving City Council enacted a slew of restrictions and regulations on apartment buildings in the city with the goal of discouraging increases in apartments.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fechter |first=By Joshua |date=2025-09-03 |title=Texas suburbs resist new state law allowing more apartments |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/03/texas-legislature-apartments-housing-suburbs/ |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|67.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|67.2|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}  (0.65%) is water.

===Developments===
Irving includes the [[Las Colinas, Irving, Texas|Las Colinas]] [[planned community]], a [[mixed-use development]] with a land area of more than {{convert|12000|acres|0|abbr=on}} that is home to many [[Fortune 500]] companies and the Las Colinas Entertainment District. It also includes part of the [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]]. Irving also includes [[Valley Ranch, Irving, Texas|Valley Ranch]], a [[planned unit development|master-planned development]].

===Climate===
The warmest month on average is July, and the highest recorded temperature was {{convert|112|°F|0|abbr=on}} in 1980. The average coolest month is January, and the lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-8|°F|0|abbr=on}} in 1899.<ref name="NOAA - Irving weather">{{cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/?n=dgr8mxmn |title=Dallas/Fort Worth – All-Time Maximum and Minimum Temperatures |access-date=2015-09-17}}</ref> Irving is considered to be part of the [[humid subtropical]] region. May is the wettest month on average .<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weather averages Irving, Texas |url=https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/irving/texas/united-states/ustx2737 |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.usclimatedata.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 357
|1930= 731
|1940= 1089
|1950= 2621
|1960= 45985
|1970= 97260
|1980= 109943
|1990= 155037
|2000= 191615
|2010= 216290
|2020= 256684
|estyear=2021
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 27, 2015|author-link=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />2018 Estimate<ref name="2018 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Irving city, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Irving city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4837000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Irving city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4837000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Irving city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4837000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|92,445
|66,559
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53,982
|48.25%
|30.77%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21.03%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|19,254
|25,550
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31,714
|10.05%
|11.81%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.36%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|905
|807
|style='background: #ffffe6; |733
|0.47%
|0.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|15,674
|30,161
|style='background: #ffffe6; |57,301
|8.18%
|13.94%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22.32%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|199
|221
|style='background: #ffffe6; |250
|0.10%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|247
|434
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,227
|0.13%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.48%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|3,053
|3,591
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,008
|1.59%
|1.66%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.34%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|59,838
|88,967
|style='background: #ffffe6; |105,469
|31.23%
|41.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41.09%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''191,615'''
|'''216,290'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''256,684'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

At the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=U.S. Census website |author=Data Access and Dissemination Systems (DADS) |work=census.gov }}</ref> there were 216,290 people, 82,538 households, and 51,594 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,218.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 91,128 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,356|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.<ref name="factfinder2.census.gov">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212055711/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-02-12 |title=American FactFinder – Results |author=Data Access and Dissemination Systems (DADS) |work=census.gov}}</ref> According to the [[2020 United States census]], there were 256,684 people, 86,023 households, and 57,330 families residing in the city.

Irving has been noted for its racial and ethnic diversity.<ref name="Irving Is Known For Diversity" /> A 2012 study by the real estate website [[Trulia]] found that Irving's 75038 zip code was the most diverse zip code in the United States,<ref name="Irving Is Known For Diversity" /> while Irving was ranked as the ninth-most diverse city in the United States with over 200,000 residents according to a Diversity Index developed by [[Brown University|Brown University's]] American Communities Project. The same survey said Irving was the eighth-most diverse city at a neighborhood level (again among cities with over 200,000 residents); Irving was the highest-ranked city in Texas at the city level and behind only Garland, TX at the neighborhood level.<ref name="FiveThirtyEight" />

According to the 2010 census, the racial makeup of the city was 53.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (30.8% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 12.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 14.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 16.2% from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 3.5% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref name="factfinder2.census.gov" /> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latinos]] of any race were 41.1% of the population.<ref name="Irving city, Texas">{{cite web |title=Irving (city), Texas |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4837000.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014424/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4837000.html |archive-date=2013-12-03 |access-date=2013-12-02 |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> The largest group of Hispanic or Latinos were of [[Mexican American|Mexican origin]], while those of [[Salvadoran Americans|Salvadoran]] heritage form the second largest group; in 2009 they formed 11.8% of those born outside of the United States. The Hispanic and Latino residents have moved into eastern Irving, which contains older neighborhoods than other areas of Irving.<ref name="Brettellp60">Brettell, Caroline B. '"Big D" Incorporating New Immigrants in a Sunbelt Suburban Metropolis' (Chapter 3). In: Singer, Audrey, Susan Wiley Hardwick, and Caroline Brettell. ''Twenty-First Century Gateways: Immigrant Incorporation in Suburban America'' (James A. Johnson metro series). [[Brookings Institution|Brookings Institution Press]], 2009. {{ISBN|0815779283}}, 9780815779285. Start p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=bduAC5GaLScC&pg=PA53 53]. CITED: p.[https://books.google.com/books?id=bduAC5GaLScC&pg=PA60 60].</ref> By 2020, the composition of Irving was 21.03% non-Hispanic white, 12.36% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 22.32% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.48% some other race, 2.34% multiracial, and 41.09% Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4837000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

The largest Asian American ethnic group in Irving is the [[Indian Americans|Asian Indians]].<ref name="Brettellp60" /> As of 2009 the Indians have mainly settled in proximity to high technology companies,<ref name="Brettellp61">Brettell, Caroline B. '"Big D" Incorporating New Immigrants in a Sunbelt Suburban Metropolis' (Chapter 3). In: Singer, Audrey, Susan Wiley Hardwick, and Caroline Brettell. ''Twenty-First Century Gateways: Immigrant Incorporation in Suburban America'' (James A. Johnson metro series). [[Brookings Institution|Brookings Institution Press]], 2009. {{ISBN|0815779283}}, 9780815779285. Start p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=bduAC5GaLScC&pg=PA53 53]. CITED: p.-[https://books.google.com/books?id=bduAC5GaLScC&pg=PA61 61]</ref> into an area in western Irving along [[Texas State Highway 114]].<ref name="Brettellp6061">Brettell, Caroline B. '"Big D" Incorporating New Immigrants in a Sunbelt Suburban Metropolis' (Chapter 3). In: Singer, Audrey, Susan Wiley Hardwick, and Caroline Brettell. ''Twenty-First Century Gateways: Immigrant Incorporation in Suburban America'' (James A. Johnson metro series). [[Brookings Institution|Brookings Institution Press]], 2009. {{ISBN|0815779283}}, 9780815779285. Start p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=bduAC5GaLScC&pg=PA53 53]. CITED: p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=bduAC5GaLScC&pg=PA60 60]-[https://books.google.com/books?id=bduAC5GaLScC&pg=PA61 61].</ref> To absorb the Indian population, dense condominium and rental properties have opened in western Irving.<ref name="Brettellp61" />

There were 82,538 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families.<ref name="factfinder2.census.gov"/> 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.31.<ref name="factfinder2.census.gov"/>

In the city, 29% of the population was under the age of 19, 8% was between ages 20 to 24, 35.8% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% were 65 years of age or older.<ref name="factfinder2.census.gov"/> The median age was 31.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.

The 2012 median income for a household in the city was $49,303, and the median income for a family was $54,755.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_DP03 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213801/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_DP03 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-02-12 |title=American FactFinder – Results |author=Data Access and Dissemination Systems (DADS) |work=census.gov}}</ref> Males had an estimated median income of $40,986 versus $36,518 for females.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_S2001 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212211855/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_S2001 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-02-12 |title=American FactFinder – Results |author=Data Access and Dissemination Systems (DADS) |work=census.gov}}</ref> The [[per capita income]] for the city was $26,970.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> About 13.2% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

==Economy==

[[File:Envoy Air HQ.JPG|thumb|[[Envoy Air]] headquarters]]
According to the city's 2021–2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref name="cafr">{{cite web |url=https://www.cityofirving.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/4286 |format=PDF |title=City of Irving Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2022}}</ref> the city's top employers are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|[[Citigroup]], Inc.
|6,162
|-
| 2
|[[Vistra Corp|Vistra Energy]]
|5,400
|-
| 3
|[[Allstate Insurance]]
| 3,068
|-
| 4
|[[Verizon Communications]]
|3,000
|-
| 5
|[[Microsoft]]
|2,681
|-
| 6
|[[Irving Mall]]
|2,100
|-
| 7
|[[Yellow Corporation|YRC Freight]]
|1,941
|-
| 8
|[[Baylor Scott & White Health]]
|1,907
|-
| 9
|[[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|DFW International Airport]]
|1,900
|-
| 10
|[[Accenture]]
|1,900
|-
|}

Several large businesses have headquarters in Irving, including [[Nexstar Media Group]], [[Aeroxchange]], Caliber Home Loans, [[Nautilus Hyosung America, Inc.]], [[Chuck E. Cheese]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=72589&p=irol-irhome |format=PHP |title=Investor Information |work=Chuck E. Cheese's official site |publisher=CEC Entertainment, Inc |access-date=2009-03-03}}</ref> [[Cicis]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cicis.com/news/restaurantopenings-alabama-oct2017|title=Revitalized Cicis Steps up New Restaurant Openings|first=CiCis|last=Pizza|website=www.cicis.com|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-date=January 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108174803/https://www.cicis.com/news/restaurantopenings-alabama-oct2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Commercial Metals Company|Commercial Metals]],<ref name="CMC - headquarters">{{cite web |url=https://www.cmc.com/en/americas/Pages/corporateinformation.aspx |title=CMC Corporate Headquarters Information |access-date=5 February 2015}}</ref> [[Envoy Air]] (formerly American Eagle),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://irvingblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/irving-lands-headquarters-for-american-eagle-which-will-be-called-envoy.html/|title=Irving lands headquarters for American Eagle, which will be called Envoy|first=Deborah Fleck/Staff|last=Writer|newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|date=April 2014|access-date=2017-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025103521/http://irvingblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/irving-lands-headquarters-for-american-eagle-which-will-be-called-envoy.html/|archive-date=2014-10-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Gruma]],<ref name="Gruma - North America">{{cite web |url=http://www.gruma-en.com/contact-us/contact-an-office.aspx |title=Contact an office |access-date=5 February 2015}}</ref> [[H.D. Vest]],<ref name="HD Vest - headquarters">{{cite web |url=https://www.hdvest.com/contact/corporate |title=HD Vest Financial Services |access-date=5 February 2015 |archive-date=February 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205183221/https://www.hdvest.com/contact/corporate |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Kimberly-Clark]],<ref name="Hoovers - KC headquarters">{{cite web |url=http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.Kimberly-Clark_Corporation.7fb0192433223539.html |title=Kimberly-Clark Corporation Company Information |access-date=5 February 2015}}</ref> [[La Quinta Inns and Suites]],<ref>"http://www.lq.com/lq/about/mediakit/factsheet/index.jsp {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817174331/http://www.lq.com/lq/about/mediakit/factsheet/index.jsp |date=2012-08-17 }}</ref> [[Michaels|Michaels Stores]],<ref name="cafr2008">{{cite web |url=http://ci.irving.tx.us/Financial-Service/pdfs/2008-CAFR.pdf |title=City of Irving Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2008 |access-date=July 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718070708/http://www.ci.irving.tx.us/financial-service/pdfs/2008-CAFR.pdf |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[7-Eleven]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billingsleyco.com/properties/3200-hackberry-7-eleven-headquarters/|title=3200 Hackberry — 7-Eleven Headquarters : Billingsley Company|website=billingsleyco.com|access-date=23 March 2018}}</ref> [[Southern Star Concrete, Inc.]],<ref name="Southern Star - headquarters">{{cite web|url=http://www.southernstarconcrete.com/plantlisting/dallasftworth.htm|title=Plant Listing|work=southernstarconcrete.com|access-date=21 September 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908004115/http://www.southernstarconcrete.com/plantlisting/dallasftworth.htm|archive-date=8 September 2015}}</ref> Stellar,<ref name="Bloomberg - Stellar headquarters">{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=84933898 |access-date=5 February 2015 |work=Bloomberg |title=Stellar Global Inc.: Private Company Information}}</ref> a global contact center provider, [[Zale Corporation]],<ref name="Zale Corp headquarters">{{cite web|url=http://www.zalecorp.com/ContactZaleCorporation.aspx|title=Zale Corporation: Contact Zale Corporation|work=zalecorp.com|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref> [[Fluor Corporation]],<ref name="Fluor headquarters">{{cite web|url=http://www.fluor.com/about_fluor/locations/Pages/default.aspx|title=Fluor Office Locations|website=www.fluor.com|access-date=23 March 2018}}</ref> [[Flowserve]], [[NCH Corporation]],<ref name="nch headquarters">[http://www.nch.com/Contact-Us NCH Corporation Contact Us <!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206002740/http://www.nch.com/Contact-Us |date=2015-02-06 }}</ref> ITW Polymers Sealants North America,<ref name="itw headquarters">{{cite web|url=http://itwsealants.com/contact-us/|title=Contact Us|work=itwsealants.com|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref> [[Celanese Corporation]], a leading producer of specialty chemicals,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.celanese.com/About-Us/Locations.aspx |title=Celanese – The chemistry inside innovation™ |work=celanese.com |access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref> Vistra Energy and its subsidiary [[TXU Energy]],<ref>[https://www.vistraenergy.com/operations/corporate-headquarters/ Vistra Energy website: Corporate Headquarters]</ref> [[McKesson Corporation]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-01 |title=McKesson, nation's sixth largest company, is moving corporate HQ from California to Irving |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/health-care/2018/12/01/mckesson-nation-s-sixth-largest-company-is-moving-corporate-hq-from-california-to-irving/ |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=Dallas News |language=en}}</ref> and LXI Enterprise Storage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lxicorp.com/about_us/contact/contact_us.html |title=LXI :: Contact Us |work=lxicorp.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703111455/http://www.lxicorp.com/about_us/contact/contact_us.html |archive-date=2014-07-03 }}</ref> In June 2022, [[Caterpillar Inc]], a construction and mining equipment manufacturer, announced it would move its headquarters to Irving.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCanna |first=Carla |date=2022-06-16 |title=Caterpillar Relocating Global Headquarters from Chicago to Irving |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/commercial-real-estate/2022/06/caterpillar-relocating-global-headquarters-from-chicago-to-irving/ |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=D Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

The city is also home to the national headquarters of the [[Boy Scouts of America]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scouting.org/TermsAndConditions.aspx |title=Website Terms and Conditions of Use |work=scouting.org}}</ref>

===Subsidiaries of foreign companies===
The headquarters of [[Nokia|Nokia America]]<ref name="nokia us">{{cite web|url=http://networks.nokia.com/about-us/directory-of-contacts/info-north-america/us|title=U.S|work=Nokia Solutions and Networks|access-date=21 September 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913025628/http://networks.nokia.com/about-us/directory-of-contacts/info-north-america/us|archive-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> and [[NEC Corporation of America]]<ref name="nec us">{{cite web|url=http://www.nec.com/en/global/office/usa.html|title=USA|work=NEC |access-date=21 September 2015|archive-date=February 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205193210/http://www.nec.com/en/global/office/usa.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> are in Irving. The American headquarters of [[BlackBerry Limited|BlackBerry]] was in Irving.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.blackberry.com/company/about-us/contact.html|title=Contact Information|work=blackberry.com|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref>

Perhaps as a result of the Nokia-Irving connection, Irving is [[Town twinning|twinned]] with Nokia's headquarters city, [[Espoo]] in [[Finland]].

Irving is also the Headquarters of OSG USA INC., which is the North American Subsidiary of OSG Corporation in Japan. OSG is a leading provider of high end cutting tools used in industries such as automotive and aerospace.

==Arts and culture==
===Attractions===
[[File:Irving June 2019 37 (Ruth Paine Home).jpg|thumb|[[Ruth Paine Home]]]]

The Irving Arts Center, owned by the city, is a home for the arts, housing 10 resident arts organizations. Resident Organizations provide cultural programs for the community, and opportunities to participate in the creative process. Community members can play a role in front of the curtain as musicians, actors, and artists, or behind the scenes as planners, technicians, directors and more. The Irving Arts Center is a Smithsonian Affiliate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irvingartscenter.com/about/|title=About the Irving Arts Center|website=Irving Arts Center|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref>

The city owns and operates four historical museums: The Jackie Townsell Bear Creek Heritage Center, The Ruth Paine House Museum, and The Mustangs of Las Colinas Museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofirving.org/3235/Arts-and-Culture|title=City of Irving Arts and Culture Department|website=City of Irving, Texas}}</ref> A fourth historical museum, the Irving Archives and Museum, opened in February, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-05|title=Irving's new museum lets you pilot a flight simulator, explore the city's history and more|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/things-to-do/2020/11/05/irvings-new-museum-lets-you-pilot-a-flight-simulator-explore-the-citys-history-and-more/|access-date=2021-02-12|website=Dallas News|language=en}}</ref>

==Sports==
Irving serves as the headquarters city for two [[college athletics]] conferences: the [[Big 12 Conference]]<ref name=big12>{{cite web|url=http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10410&KEY=&ATCLID=1514843|title=Big 12 Conference Staff Directory|work=Big12Sports.com|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref> and [[American Athletic Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theamerican.org/|title=American Athletic Conference|access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref>

[[Irving Independent School District]] (IISD) [[high schools]] play [[American football|football]] and other sports at the Joy and Ralph Ellis Stadium (formerly Irving Schools Stadium). The stadium is located between Lee Britain Elementary School and Bowie Middle School at 600 E 6th St.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=IrvingWeekly |date=2016-11-01 |title=Irving Stadium Renamed After Longtime Supporters |url=https://www.irvingweekly.com/s/2204/Irving-Stadium-Renamed-After-Longtime-Supporters.php |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=www.irvingweekly.com}}</ref>

===History===
Irving was the home of [[Texas Stadium]], the former home stadium of the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. The stadium was demolished on April 11, 2010. The city was also formerly the site of the Cowboys training facility for over 30 years. The [[National Football League|National Football League's]] [[Dallas Cowboys]] played in Irving at [[Texas Stadium]] from [[1971 Dallas Cowboys season|1971]] to [[2008 Dallas Cowboys season|2008]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/stadiums/DAL99.htm|title=Texas Stadium History |date=2020 |work=ProFootballReference}}</ref> and the team maintained its headquarters in Irving's [[Valley Ranch, Irving, Texas|Valley Ranch]] neighborhood from 1985 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/photos/valley-ranch-through-the-years-406331#9115de1f-2c6e-11e8-b0e8-005056b04871 |title=Valley Ranch Through the Years |work=[[Dallas Cowboys]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-cowboys-leave-valley-ranch-offices-and-nearby-businesses-see-big-hit-in-their-bottom-line/186581/|title=Dallas Cowboys Leave Valley Ranch Offices, and Nearby Businesses See Big Hit In Their Bottom Line |date=22 July 2016 |work=NBC 5 DFW}}</ref>

==Government and infrastructure==

===Local government===
[[File:Irving June 2019 08 (Irving City Hall).jpg|thumb|Irving City Hall]]

Prior to the November 2008 elections, Irving banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in stores, making it the largest in population dry suburb in North Texas. In 2004 the pro-alcohol measure failed with 63% of voters opposing the measure. In 2006, 52% voted against the measure. On the third attempt, with heavy monetary backing by retailers, voters narrowly voted in favor of the measure in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/local/stories/DN-alcoholwrap05met.ART.State.Edition2.4a2bd44.html |title=Irving goes wet - narrowly &#124; News for Dallas, Texas &#124; Dallas Morning News &#124; Dallas-Fort Worth Politics &#124; the Dallas Morning News |access-date=November 29, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523132029/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/local/stories/DN-alcoholwrap05met.ART.State.Edition2.4a2bd44.html |archive-date=May 23, 2009 }}</ref> People in favor of changing Irving's liquor laws saw the interest in the [[2008 United States Presidential Election]] as a catalyst for changing the laws in their favor.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122565413973491213 |work=The Wall Street Journal |first=David |last=Kesmodel |date=3 November 2008 |title=Irving, Texas, Alcohol Ban Faces Nov. 4 Challenge}}</ref>

In 2009 Irving had a city council that was entirely at-large. While Irving has a large population of racial minorities, the entire city council and the mayor's office, was entirely non-Hispanic White. Manny Benavidez, a resident of Irving, filed a lawsuit against the city in federal court in November 2007, saying that the voting system was not in compliance with the [[1965 Voting Rights Act]]. On July 15, 2009, a federal judge ruled that Irving is required to create a new electoral system so that racial minority representatives may be voted into office.<ref name="MannWhiteBurd">{{cite web |url=http://www.texasobserver.org/features/white-mans-burden |title=White Man's Burden – The Texas Observer |work=The Texas Observer|date=2009-08-19 }}</ref> In 2010 elections, which included one at-large seat and two district-seats, three new council members were elected, replacing two incumbents and adding a newly created seat. Among the three new council members were two minority council members.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704250104575238392761660272 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=14 May 2010 |title=Still Segregating Voters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://irvingblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/05/live-blog-election-updates-on.html |title=Live blog: Voters oust Spink, send Smith to runoff, reject 3 charter measures |work=Irving Blog |date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2010-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124133648/http://irvingblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/05/live-blog-election-updates-on.html |archive-date=2011-01-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{hidden begin
|title = List of mayors of Irving, Texas
|titlestyle = background:#F8F8FF;width:60%
}}
* Otis Brown, 1914–1917<ref name=Hart>{{cite web |url=http://cityofirving.org/1977/Historical-Sketch |title=Historical Sketch of Irving |author=Jan Hart |publisher= City of Irving |access-date= April 12, 2017 }}</ref> 
* C. G. Miller, 1917–1919, 1925–1927<ref name=Graveyard>{{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/irving.html |title=Mayors of Irving, Texas |editor=Lawrence Kestenbaum |editor-link=Lawrence Kestenbaum |work=[[Political Graveyard]] |access-date= April 12, 2017 }}</ref>
* P. H. Lively, 1919–1921<ref name=Graveyard />
* W. F. Miller, 1921–1923<ref name=Graveyard />
* M. R. Price, 1923–1925<ref name=Graveyard />
* John Haley, 1927–1933<ref name=Graveyard />
* F. M. Gilbert, 1933–1937<ref name=Graveyard />
* C. P. Caldwell, 1937–1943<ref name=Graveyard />
* E. J. Johnson, 1943–1947<ref name=Graveyard />
* Hans Smith, 1947–1951<ref name=Graveyard />
* C. B. Hardee, 1951–1957<ref name=Graveyard />
* Paul C. Laird, 1957–1959<ref name=Graveyard />
* Lynn Brown, 1959–1967<ref name=Graveyard />
* Robert Power, 1967–1971<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/irving/2016/02/02/former-irving-mayor-robert-power-has-died |work=[[Dallas Morning News]] |title=Former Irving Mayor Robert Power has died |date= February 2, 2016 }}</ref>
* Dan Matkin, 1971–1977<ref name=Graveyard />
* Marvin Randle, 1977–1981<ref name=Graveyard />
* Bobby Joe Raper, 1981–1987, 1993–1995<ref name=Graveyard />
* Bob Pierce, 1987–1991<ref name=Graveyard />
* Roy Brown, 1991–1993<ref name=Graveyard />
* Morris Parrish, 1995–1999<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=54153&start=740 |title=Farewell reception honors Marge and Morris Parrish, former Irving mayor |date= Feb 27, 2005 |work=Irving Rambler }}</ref>
* Joe Putnam, 1999–2005<ref name=DMN2011>{{citation |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/irving/2011/04/30/irvings-four-mayoral-candidates-focus-their-campaigns-on-one-enemy |work=Dallas Morning News |date=April 30, 2011 |title= Irving's four mayoral candidates focus their campaigns on one enemy }}</ref>
* Herbert Gears, 2005–2011<ref name=DMN2011 />
* [[Beth Van Duyne]], 2011–2017<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofirving.org/210/Meet-Your-Mayor-and-Council |title=Meet Your Mayor and Council Members |publisher=City of Irving |access-date= April 12, 2017 }}</ref>
* Rick Stopfer, 2017–present<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cityofirving.org/210/Meet-Your-Mayor-and-Council|title=Meet Your Mayor and Council Members |publisher=Irving CVB|access-date= May 23, 2017 }}</ref>
{{hidden end}}

The city of Irving is a voluntary member of the [[North Central Texas Council of Governments]] association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.

===County government===
The [[Parkland Health & Hospital System]] (Dallas County Hospital District) operates the Irving Health Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parklandhospital.com/medical_services/centers_locations.html |title=System Error |work=parklandhospital.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516194245/http://www.parklandhospital.com/medical_services/centers_locations.html |archive-date=May 16, 2008 }}</ref>

===Federal representation===
The [[United States Postal Service]] operates post offices in Irving. The Irving Main Post Office is at 2701 West Irving Boulevard.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/71297?p=1&s=TX&service_name=post_office&z=Irving |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716110929/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/71297?p=1&s=TX&service_name=post_office&z=Irving |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-16 |title=Whitepages – Find People, Businesses & More |work=whitepages.com }}</ref> Other post offices in the city include Central Irving, Las Colinas, and Valley Ranch.<ref name="usps irving locations">{{cite web|url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorAction.action|title=Find Locations|access-date=5 February 2015|archive-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203232532/https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorAction.action|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Education==

===Primary and secondary schools===

====Public====

The [[Irving Independent School District]] (IISD) serves most of Irving. Other areas are served by the [[Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District]] (CFBISD), [[Coppell Independent School District]] (CISD),<ref>[http://www.irvingisd.net/community/city.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506011112/http://www.irvingisd.net/community/city.htm|date=May 6, 2008}}</ref> and [[Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48113_dallas/DC20SD_C48113.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dallas County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-06-27}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48113_dallas/DC20SD_C48113_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

The major high schools that serve Irving are:
*[[Irving High School (Irving, Texas)|Irving High School]] (IISD)
*[[MacArthur High School (Irving, Texas)|MacArthur High School]] (IISD)
*[[Nimitz High School (Irving, Texas)|Nimitz High School]] (IISD)
*[[Jack E. Singley Academy]] (IISD) formerly The Academy of Irving ISD
*[[Ranchview High School]] (CFBISD)
*[[Coppell High School]] (CISD).

In 2014, 3,821 of CFBISD's 26,239 students resided in Irving.<ref name="cfbisd demographics">{{cite web|url=http://www.edlinesites.net/pages/CFBISD/About_Us/Demographics|access-date=5 February 2015|title=About Us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205210712/http://www.edlinesites.net/pages/CFBISD/About_Us/Demographics|archive-date=5 February 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In 2019 the [[Dallas Independent School District]] (DISD) opened [[North Lake Early College High School]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasisd.org/domain/20947|title=About North Lake ECHS|publisher=North Lake Early College High School|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref> which has a campus for students in grades 9–10 at North Lake South. The school is not within DISD's boundaries but DISD is allowed to operate it as such under Texas law.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ayala, Eva-Marie|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2018/06/07/dallas-isd-seeks-to-partner-with-businesses-to-revamp-shop-tech-classes-and-get-more-students-into-good-jobs/|title=Dallas ISD seeks to partner with businesses to revamp shop, tech classes and get more students into good jobs|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|date=2018-06-07|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref>

Uplift Education, a charter school operator, has its administrative offices in Irving.<ref name=uplift>{{cite web|url=http://www.uplifteducation.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1|title=Uplift Education – Charter Schools – Dallas / Overview|work=uplifteducation.org|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref> Uplift has two charter school campuses in Irving: Infinity Preparatory<ref name="uplift infinity">{{cite web|url=http://www.uplifteducation.org/Page/10307|title=Uplift Campuses / Uplift Infinity Prep|work=uplifteducation.org|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref> (K–12) and North Hills Preparatory (K–12).<ref name="uplift north hills">{{cite web|url=http://www.uplifteducation.org/Domain/147|title=Uplift North Hills Prep – Uplift Education – Irving / Overview|work=uplifteducation.org|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref>

[[Winfree Academy|Winfree Academy Charter School]]<ref name=winfree>{{cite web|url=http://www.winfreeacademy.com/irving-campus-news/|title=Irving Campus News|work=Winfree Academy Charter Schools|access-date=21 September 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922044648/http://www.winfreeacademy.com/irving-campus-news/|archive-date=22 September 2015}}</ref> and Manara Academy Elementary<ref name=manara>{{cite web|url=http://manaraacademy.org/schools/irving-elementary-school/|title=Irving Elementary School|work=Manara Academy|access-date=21 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910005605/http://manaraacademy.org/schools/irving-elementary-school/|archive-date=10 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> are in Irving.

====Private====

Irving is home to [[Cistercian Preparatory School]],<ref name=cistercian>{{cite web|url=http://www.cistercian.org/school/index.asp|title=Cistercian Preparatory School|website=www.cistercian.org|access-date=23 March 2018}}</ref> a [[university-preparatory school]] for boys, grades 5 through 12. Irving is also home to [[The Highlands School]], a university-preparatory school for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.<ref name=highlands>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehighlandsschool.org/|title=The Highlands School – PK – 12 Catholic College Preparatory School – Irving, TX, 75062|work=thehighlandsschool.org|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref>

One Catholic Pre-K–8th grade school, Holy Family Catholic Academy,<ref name=holy-family>{{cite web |url=https://hfca-irving.org/our-history |title=Holy Family Catholic Academy |access-date=2021-10-12}}</ref> is in Irving. Irving is also home to the [[Islamic School of Irving]]<ref name=islamic>{{cite web|url=http://www.islamicschoolofirving.org/|title=Home – Islamic School of Irving|website=www.islamicschoolofirving.org|access-date=23 March 2018}}</ref> (Pre-K–12). The Sloan School<ref name=sloan>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesloanschool.com/|title=Welcome to The Sloan School|work=thesloanschool.com|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref> (Pre-K–5) and [[StoneGate Christian Academy]]<ref name=stonegate>{{cite web|url=http://www.sgca.net/|title=StoneGate Christian|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref> (K4–12) are Christian private schools in Irving.

===Colleges and universities===

The city is the site of the [[University of Dallas]]<ref name=udallas>{{cite web|url=http://www.udallas.edu/|title=University of Dallas|work=udallas.edu|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref> and [[North Lake College]],<ref name=northlake>{{cite web|url=http://www.northlakecollege.edu/Pages/default.aspx|title=Home – North Lake College|work=northlakecollege.edu|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref> a campus of [[Dallas College]]. In addition, [[DeVry University]]<ref name=devry>{{cite web|url=http://www.devry.edu/universities/texas/irving-campus.html|title=DeVry University Irving (Dallas) Campus|date=4 August 2015|work=www.devry.edu|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref> has a campus in Irving.

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:Irving June 2019 01 (Downtown Irving-Heritage Crossing station).jpg|thumb|[[Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing station]] in Irving]]

Several highways transverse Irving. The Airport Freeway, [[Texas State Highway 183|SH 183]], runs east–west in the city center, while LBJ Freeway or [[Interstate 635 (Texas)|I-635]] crosses the city's northern edge in the same direction. John Carpenter Freeway, [[Texas State Highway 114|SH 114]], and the [[President George Bush Turnpike]] create an X running northwest-to-southeast and southwest-to-northeast respectively. The Las Colinas area is centered near the intersection of 114 and the Bush turnpike.

Irving is one of 13 member-cities of the Dallas region's transit agency, [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]] (DART). Currently, Irving is served by numerous bus routes and has two stops along the [[Trinity Railway Express]] [[commuter rail]] route.<ref name="dart tre">{{cite web |url=http://www.dart.org/riding/tre.asp|title=TRINITY RAILWAY EXPRESS (TRE)}}</ref> In addition, DART's {{DART O}} through runs through Irving and Las Colinas to DFW Airport.<ref name="dart orange">{{cite web |url=http://www.dart.org/riding/dartrailorangeline.asp|title=DART RAIL ORANGE LINE}}</ref> This connects northern Irving with Dallas through rail in addition to bus routes.

In 2015, 4.5 percent of Irving households lacked a car, which increased to 4.9 percent in 2016. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Irving averaged 1.75 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8 per household.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Car Ownership in U.S. Cities Data and Map|journal=Governing|date=December 9, 2014|url=http://www.governing.com/gov-data/car-ownership-numbers-of-vehicles-by-city-map.html|access-date=May 4, 2018}}</ref>

The Las Colinas Urban Center is served by the [[Las Colinas APT System]],<ref name="dart apt">{{cite web |url=http://www.dart.org/riding/stations/lascolinasaptsystem.asp |title=Las Colinas Area Personal Transit System (APT) link at the Las Colinas Urban Center Station |access-date=5 February 2015}}</ref> a people-mover that connects businesses and entertainment areas.

==Notable people==
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[[File:Taylor Mays.JPG|thumb|180px|[[Taylor Mays ]]]]
[[File:Lee Harvey Oswald 1963.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Lee Harvey Oswald ]]]]
[[File:Wariner Paris 2006.2.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Jeremy Wariner]]]]
*[[Larry D. Alexander]], artist/writer<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ST&p_theme=st&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=irving%20artist%20gives%20his%20presidential%20portrait%20to%20clintons%20AND%20date(all)&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=(irving%20artist%20gives%20his%20presidential%20portrait%20to%20clintons)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no |title=Star Telegram: Search Form |work=newsbank.com |date=21 August 1995}}</ref>
*[[Akin Ayodele]], [[NFL]] football player<ref>[http://www.akinayodele.net/biography.php] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021105043/http://www.akinayodele.net/biography.php|date=October 21, 2008}}</ref>
*[[Frank Beard (musician)|Frank Beard]], drummer for musical group [[ZZ Top]]<ref>''ZZ Top has deep Dallas roots'', Dallas Morning News, July 28, 2008</ref>
*[[Jim Beaver]], actor/writer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/31/Jim-Beaver.html |title=Jim Beaver Biography (1950–) |work=filmreference.com}}</ref>
*[[Brian Bosworth]], actor and NFL football player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brian-bosworth.biographyinfo.org/ |title=Brian Bosworth |work=biographyinfo.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310135221/http://www.brian-bosworth.biographyinfo.org/ |archive-date=2009-03-10 }}</ref>
*[[Demarcus Faggins]], NFL player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.houstontexans.com/team/player.asp?player_id=27 |title=Official Site of the Houston Texans |work=houstontexans.com |access-date=2009-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220122348/http://www.houstontexans.com/team/player.asp?player_id=27 |archive-date=2008-12-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[David Garza (musician)|David Garza]], musician<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elpasomusicscene.com/interviews/david-garza.html|title=David Garza Interview |website=El Paso Music Scene|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626020213/http://www.elpasomusicscene.com/interviews/david-garza.html|archive-date=26 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Josh Hawley (basketball player)|Josh Hawley]] (born 1996), [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]] player <ref name="eb">{{Cite web |title=Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings |url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/Israel/news/846078/Bnei-Hertzeliya-lands-Josh-Hawley-ex-Blois |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=basketball.eurobasket.com}}</ref><ref name="tar">{{Cite web |title=Josh Hawley - Men's Basketball |url=https://tarletonsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/josh-hawley/8664 |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Tarleton State University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Paul Hill (flight director)|Paul Hill]], Director of Mission Operations, [[NASA]]<ref>[[Paul Hill (flight director)]]</ref>
*[[Michael Huff]], NFL football player<ref name="irvingisd.net">[http://www.irvingisd.net/nimitzsports/facilities/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094608/http://www.irvingisd.net/nimitzsports/facilities/|date=July 16, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Gary Lakes]], opera singer
*[[Les Lancaster]] (born 1962), Major League Baseball (MLB) player
*[[Peter MacNicol]], actor<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mahalo.com/Peter_MacNicol |title=Search |work=Mahalo.com |access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref>
*[[Taylor Mays]], NFL football player
*[[Gus Malzahn]], former Auburn football coach
*[[Mike Norvell]], [[Florida State football]] head coach
*[[Lee Harvey Oswald]], assassin of U.S. President [[John F. Kennedy]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0C16F83D54147A93C6AB178AD95F478685F9 |title=Evidence Against Oswald Described as Conclusive - Dallas Police Describe the Evidence Against Oswald as Enough to 'Clinch' the Case OFFICIAL EXPECTS NEW INFORMATION But Prosecutor Is Confident of Data for a Conviction-- Suspect Still Questioned Reports Photographs Had Rifle in Garage Wants to Talk Questioning Resumed - Front Page - NYTimes.com |date=24 November 1963 |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Gladwin |last=Hill}}</ref>
*[[Play-N-Skillz]], record production duo
*[[Matt Rinaldi]], attorney, Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County, and Irving resident<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mattrinaldi.com/about-matt/ |title=About Matt Rinaldi |publisher=mattrinaldi.com |access-date=December 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210024428/http://mattrinaldi.com/about-matt/ |archive-date=December 10, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Yaser Abdel Said]], Egyptian fugitive on the FBI Ten Most Wanted List, wanted for the murder of his two teenage daughters 
*[[Gwyn Shea]], former [[Secretary of State of Texas|Texas secretary of state]] (2002–03) and a member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] (1983–93)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?step=1&pers_id=7184 |title=Gwyn Shea |publisher=cemetery.state.tx.us |access-date=October 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029024727/http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?step=1&pers_id=7184 |archive-date=October 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
*[[Odyssey Sims]] (born 1992), WNBA basketball player
*[[Trevor Story]] (born 1992), MLB baseball player
*[[Tyson Thompson]] (born 1981), NFL football player<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/graphics/sports/gra/hshistory/1999.htm |work=USA Today |title=1999}}</ref>
*[[Rex Tillerson]], CEO [[ExxonMobil]], 69th [[United States Secretary of State]]
* [[Beth Van Duyne]], Congresswoman from Texas' 24th congressional district, former mayor of Irving, Texas, and former HUD official
*[[Jeremy Wariner]] (born 1984), 400m sprinter, three-time Olympic gold medalist, five-time world champion<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trackfield.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/302 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080714105444/http://trackfield.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/302 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 14, 2008 |title=USA Track and Field – Features, Events, Results – Team USA |work=Team USA}}</ref>
*[[Kerry Wood]] (born 1977), MLB baseball player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=woodke02 |title=Kerry Wood Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac |work=baseball-almanac.com}}</ref>

==Sister cities==
Irving's [[Sister city|sister cities]] are:<ref>{{cite web |title=Irving Sister Cities|url=https://www.irvingchamber.com/international-business/irving-sister-cities|website=irvingchamber.com|publisher=Irving – Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce|access-date=2022-02-07}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Boulogne-Billancourt]], France
*{{flagicon|MNG}} [[Darkhan (city)|Darkhan]], Mongolia
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Espoo]], Finland
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[León, Guanajuato|León]], Mexico
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marino, Lazio|Marino]], Italy
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[London Borough of Merton|Merton]], England, United Kingdom

== See also ==
* [[TXU Energy]]
* [[Mayoral elections in Irving, Texas]]
{{portal bar|Geography|North America|United States|Texas}}

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
{{See also|Timeline of Irving, Texas#Bibliography|l1=Bibliography of the history of Irving, Texas}}

==External links==
{{sister project links|voy=Irving}}
* {{GNIS|2410117|City of Iriving}}
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hdi01|name=Irving}}
* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/browse/contributor/IPL/ Historic Images from the Irving Archives, hosted by the Portal to Texas History]
* [https://www.irvingtexas.com/ Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau]

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