Lewisville, Texas
Lewisville is a city in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, straddling the line between Denton and Dallas counties about 15 miles southeast of Denton. It sits along the shore of Lewisville Lake, a large reservoir on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River that serves as a regional recreation destination for boating and fishing. Once a farming town, it has grown into a substantial suburban city within the northern metroplex, served by Interstate 35E.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 139,006
- Change from 2020 base
- +10.6%
- Land area
- 40.7 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Dallas County and Denton County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Lewisville crosses county lines, so the appraisal district and tax office depend on the parcel address. School, city-limit, MUD, PID, and other special-district lines can be different too. Start with the full county list below instead of treating one county as the answer.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
Local character
Start with Lewisville itself
A few landmarks, stories, and everyday places that help give Lewisville its shape.
Nature Preserve
LLELA is Lewisville's big river nature preserve
LLELA, below Lewisville Dam, offers trails, birding, fishing, paddling, camping, and outdoor classes across thousands of acres of restored Texas habitat.
Lake Park
Lewisville Lake Park is the city's big shoreline park
Lewisville Lake Park is a 662-acre lakefront park with golf, ballfields, beaches, camping, boat ramps, and a marina on Corps land.
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County History
Dallas County Was Created in 1846
Texas formed Dallas County on March 30, 1846, from parts of Nacogdoches and Robertson counties, and the city of Dallas became county seat after a close vote in 1850.
Property Tax Basics
Who Appraises Your Property in Dallas County
The Dallas Central Appraisal District sets the value of your property each year, and that value drives your tax bill.
County Origins
Denton County was created in 1846 and named for a preacher killed in a raid
The Texas legislature carved Denton County out of Fannin County in 1846 and named it for John Bunyan Denton, a preacher-lawyer who died in an 1841 raid.
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