Flower Mound

Flower Mound is a town in Denton and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas, and a suburb of Fort Worth and Dallas. Its population was 50,702 at the U.S. Census Bureau's 2000 census, and 64,669 at the 2010 Census. The town derives its name from the prominent 12.5-acre mound located in the southern portion of the town. Named for the profusion of wild flowers that cover its slopes, it is owned by the Mound Foundation, a non-profit organization representing the citizens of Flower Mound. Though surrounded by commercial and residential development, the mound is protected from further... development. Flower Mound has a suburban mid-size city atmosphere with easy access to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. It refuses to be referred to as a "city" despite its recent growth; it bills itself as the "Town of Flower Mound" with a "Town Hall" and a "Town Council". Native American habitation of what eventually became Denton County dates back to at least 4000 BC, according to archaeological surveys by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. European settlement in the Flower Mound area is reported as early as the 1840s.
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