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City Profile

The Southlake Fire Department was launched in 1965, and the first piece of fire equipment was a 1950 Diamond
T-Military unit with a tank capacity of 1,000 gallons and an auxiliary pump. The first chief of police was hired in 1966,
and the city purchased its first patrol car in 1967. 1974 saw the second big change in the area: Dallas-Fort Worth
International Airport opened its doors and Southlake became an attractive place for airport and airline employees to
buy property and build their homes.

In 1986, when Southlake reached a population of 5,000, it was eligible to vote on the adoption of a home rule charter.
In April 1987, residents approved home rule, which created the current council-manager form of government. But it
wasn’t until the early 90’s when a third big event, the installation of water and sewer lines in the southern part of the
city, really made Southlake what it is today: a premier community in which to live, work and play.

Historical markers in Southlake:
• Absalom H. Chivers Cemetery, near SH 114 & Carroll Avenue, on private property
• Thomas Easter Cemetery, on Southlake Boulevard, west of Gateway Drive
• Thomas Hood Cemetery, in the Coventry Manor subdivision near North Peytonville Road & Coventry Lane
• Site of Jellico community at the corner of Southlake Boulevard & Davis Boulevard
• Lonesome Dove Baptist Church, on Lonesome Dove Road
• Lonesome Dove Cemetery, next to the church
• White’s Chapel United Methodist Church, Southlake Boulevard and White Chapel Boulevard
• White’s Chapel Cemetery, Southlake Boulevard and White Chapel Boulevard
• Monument to Troopers Edward Bryan Wheeler and H.D. Murphy, who were murdered by Bonnie and Clyde on
Easter Sunday in 1934, Dove Road just north of Highway 114, placed by the Texas Department of Public Safety,
Texas Highway Patrol Division

Future
The preservation of the past and
an eye towards the future is the
foundation of the City’s commitment
to comprehensive planning. More
than forty years after the first
comprehensive plan was Proposed,
the latest version titled Southlake 2030
is complete, and includes elements
for Land Use, Mobility, Economic
Development and Tourism, Water
and Sewer, Water Conservation,
Parks, Community Facilities, and
Sustainability. Today,
work has begun on the
next iteration of the
City’s comprehensive
plan titled Southlake
2035. The City revisits the elements of the comprehensive plan to ensure the plan is evolving to stay
relevant with existing trends.

This plan is now our blueprint in preserving Southlake’s tradition of high-quality living with small-town
charm.

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