Tag: Cockrell Hill
Cockrell Hill is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,193 at the 2010 census. It is completely surrounded by the city of Dallas.
Cockrell Hill is located at 32°44′19″N 96°53′21″W / 32.73861°N 96.88917°W / 32.73861; -96.88917 (32.738731, -96.889181).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km), all of it land.
Cockrell Hill was established by the pioneer Brentwood Allen Cockrell and his son, Woodrow. They established the town as a way of making a living, and ran it like a business, a tradition which continues today, and is evident in the style of governance in the immediate region. In May 2006, Councilman Luis D. Carrera defeated C. P. Slayton and John Mendiola defeated Richard Hall and joined Silvia Ulloa, Richard Perez and Sammy Rodriquez to become the first all-Hispanic City Council in North Texas.
A statue of “Ol’ Brent” stands in the city hall rotunda.
The “Festival of Brent” is held each…
