Flower Mound: A Vibrant, Award-Winning Texas Town

Flower Mound, located in Southern Denton County, is a beautiful north Central Texas town with an estimated population of 63,000. Although it bills itself as a "Town of Flower Mound", it is one of the fastest-growing, premier cities in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

History of Flower Mound

"Flower Mound" is named after a prominent 12.5 acre mound located near the intersection of FM 3040 and FM 2499, once covered with Indian paintbrush. The mound was once used by Wichita Indians as a holy place dating back to the early 1800's. Soon after Sam Houston settled a tribal dispute in 1844 and Indian raids in the area stopped, the town was established. The quality of the soil, which was known to be suitable for raising corn, wheat, and cotton attracted most of the early settlers to this town.

What makes Flower Mound unique and special?

A location in close proximity to the DFW International Airport, easy access to the Dallas-Forth Worth Metroplex, first-rate school system, award-winning parks and trails, beautiful shores of Grapevine Lake, are only a few of Flower Mound's unique attributes. It is a great place to live, work, and play. This vibrant, charming town has a lot to offer. The low tax rate, wide variety of quality housing options, safe neighborhoods, and plentiful recreation options, are some of the reasons why it is considered one of the most ideal places to raise a family.

Awards and Recognitions Given to the Town of Flower Mound

Rated Top 25 Best Affordable Suburb in the South on Business Week Magazine's "America's Best Affordable Suburbs in the U.S. by Region." --(BusinessWeek Magazine - May 2007)

"Best Places to Raise Your Family/Top 100 Affordable Communities in the US"-- (Frommer's "Best Places to Raise Your Family" - 1st Edition 2006)

Ranked fifth in the "Cities Ranked and Rated List of Best Places for Families with Children"-- (Cities Ranked and Rated - 2nd Edition 2006)

"Top 25 Best Affordable United States Suburbs" and "Number One for the Dallas Area"-- (BusinessWeek.com - November 2006)

"Best Small Town [under 100,000] in Texas" and the "Second Best in the West" -- (Money Magazine- December 2003)

Fun Things To Do And Places To Go In And Around Flower Mound

There are plenty of options for recreation in and around the Town of Flower Mound. The beautiful Lake Grapevine offers camping, biking and hiking trails and equestrian use, water recreation, picnic facilities, pavilions for large gatherings, hunting, as well as sailboating and windsurfing. If you like wine-tasting, the there are numerous vineyards and wineries in Grapevine to go to. Other interesting attractions include the Stockyards National Historic District, Sixth Floor Museum, Dallas Arboretum in Downtown Dallas, and Texas Motor Speedway in nearby Fort Worth. The best in dining, shopping, and other recreational and cultural activities offered in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, are also all within minutes.

So why do people call Flower Mound home?

As Dat Nguyen, a Former Dallas Cowboy and Flower Mound resident, would put it, "Flower Mound is an escape yet convenient. It is full of city life yet charming. It is a great play for my family...great schools, great nature trails and parks, and great neighborhoods. Flower Mound...where we call home."