Pelican Bay, Texas

Pelican Bay, Texas
City of Pelican Bay
Location of Pelican Bay in Tarrant County, Texas
Location of Pelican Bay in Tarrant County, Texas
Coordinates: 32°55′22″N 97°31′08″W / 32.92278°N 97.51889°W / 32.92278; -97.51889
Country United States
State Texas
County Tarrant
Area
 • Total0.67 sq mi (1.74 km2)
 • Land0.67 sq mi (1.74 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation699 ft (213 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,049
 • Density3,100/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
76020
Area code817
FIPS code48-56640[3]
GNIS feature ID2411398[2]
Websitehttp://cityofpelicanbay.com/

Pelican Bay is a city in the far northwest corner of Tarrant County, Texas, on the shore of Eagle Mountain Lake. Founded by Olen Yandell on his struggling dairy farm in 1970, it incorporated in 1981. Despite Yandell's aspirations to create a new Sausalito, Calif., Pelican Bay remains a modest enclave. The large majority of residences are mobile homes, and the roads and yards are tidy but a bit rough around the edges.[4] The population was 2,049 at the 2020 census.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pelican Bay, Texas
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "City of Pelican Bay - History". Retrieved April 13, 2024.