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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, REVISING THE BOUNDARIES
OF THE SINGLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS BASED UPON THE
1990 CENSUS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Section 2 01 (b) of Article II of the City Charter
provides that four members of the seven member city council shall
be elected by the voters of single member geographical districts,
known as districts one, two, three, and four, and
WHEREAS, Section 2 01 (d) of Article II of the City Charter
provides that the council shall from time to time create and de-
scribe by ordinance the four single member districts so that each
will contain, as nearly as possible, a population equivalent to the
others, according to the latest available census data, and
WHEREAS, on November 5 and November 19, 1991, pursuant to
notices given by publication and by posting, the City Council held
public hearings on revisions of the single member districts at
which interested persons were invited and allowed to speak, and
WHEREAS, the population of the City of Denton, according to
the final 1990 census data as established by the United States
Census Bureau is 66,270, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the revised single member
districts contain approximately equal numbers of persons, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the revisions
are not made for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race, color,
or membership in a language minority group in violation of Section
5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I. That the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby divided
into four single member election districts The boundaries of the
four single member election districts are described as follows
DISTRICT 1
Single member district number 1 shall include the
following 1990 Denton County, Texas, census tracts,
established by the United States Census Bureau and any
part of any such tracts hereafter annexed as a part of
the corporate limits of the City of Denton, Texas
Tract Persons
206 02
2,464
207
493
208
494
209
632
210
3,848
211
2,589
212
4,818
213 01
1,384
214 01
545
Total 17,267
Single member district number 1 includes the
following Denton County, Texas, election precincts as
established by the Commissioners Court of Denton County,
Texas
1 All of precinct 421
2 That portion of precinct 111 lying north of Inter-
state Highway 35E
3 That portion of precinct 406 lying east of Avenue E
and north of Eagle Drive
4 That portion of precinct 410 lying north of Eagle
Drive and east of Bernard Street
5 That portion of precinct 416 lying within the City
of Denton
6 That portion of precinct 418 lying north and west
of Audra Lane and east and south of Mingo Road
DISTRICT 2
Single member district number 2 shall include the
following 1990 Denton County, Texas, census tracts,
established by the United States Census Bureau and any
part of any such tracts hereafter annexed as a part of
the corporate limits of the City of Denton, Texas
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Tract Persons
205
01
5,815
205
02
5,984
206
02
3,550
214
01
1,225
Total 16,574
Single member district number 2 includes the
following Denton County, Texas, election precincts as
established by the Commissioners Court of Denton County,
Texas
1 All of precincts 106, 116, and 407
2 That portion of precincts 104, 105, 417, and 419
lying within the City of Denton
3 That portion of precinct 418 lying south and east
of Audra Lane
Single member district number 3 shall include the
following 1990 Denton County, Texas, census tracts,
established by the United States Census Bureau and any
part of any such tracts hereafter annexed as a part of
the corporate limits of the City of Denton, Texas
Tract Persons
204
01
1,853
204
02
4,005
204
03
3,622
206
01
4,108
206
02
59
207
2,138
211
2
Total 15,787
Single member district number 3 includes the
following Denton County, Texas, election precincts as
established by the Commissioners Court of Denton County,
Texas
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1 All of precincts 404, 405, 408, 409, and 420
2 That portion of precincts 401 and 403 lying within
the City of Denton
3 That portion of precinct 418 lying north of Mingo
Road
Single member district number 4 shall include the
following 1990 Denton County, Texas, census tracts,
established by the United States Census Bureau and any
part of any such tracts hereafter annexed as a part of
the corporate limits of the City of Denton, Texas
Tract Persons
203
02
55
207
726
208
2,574
209
2,664
210
1,891
213
01
693
213
02
7,428
214
01
24
214
02
580
214
03
5
215
04
2
Total 16,642
Single member district number 4 includes the
following Denton County, Texas, election precincts as
established by the Commissioners Court of Denton County,
Texas
1 That portion of precincts 103, 108, 301, 412, 414,
and 415 lying within the City of Denton
2 That portion of precinct 111 lying south of Inter-
state Highway 35E and within the City of Denton
3 That portion of precinct 406 lying west of Avenue E
and south of Eagle Drive
4 That portion of precinct 410 lying south of Eagle
Drive and west of Bernard Street
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SECTION II. That the attached map marked as Exhibit A,
showing the city council single member election districts as
described herein, is adopted and incorporated herein by reference
SECTION III. That this ordinance shall become effective imme-
diately upon its passage and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ay of Aww&L, 1991
BOB CASTLEBERRY,
DEBRA A
FORM
CITY ATTORNEY
BY
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ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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