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Crowley is at the crossroads of Farm roads 1187 and 731, two miles west of
Interstate Highway 35 and fifteen miles south of downtown Fort Worth in Tarrant
County. About 1848 pioneers began to farm near Deer Creek in the area. The first
recorded burial was in 1857. The settlement was moved to its present site when
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway built pens and laid tracks there. The
first station depot was constructed in 1885. The community was named for S. H.
Crowley, master of transportation for the railroad. A post office was
established in 1882. Crowley is shown as a town on the 1885 Railroad and County
Map of Texas. Dairy farming, the railroad, ranching, and related businesses were
the principal economic activities in this area. A Presbyterian church was
established in 1895. The Crowley post office was moved to the Hayes brothers'
general store in 1896. Door-to-door delivery of mail did not begin until April
1972. A two-story concrete building served as the first school (1905). In
1907-08 the school had 120 students. The Continental Bank and Trust Company
opened in 1907. Crowley set a per capita record during World War IIqv for
purchasing United States Defense Bonds. The Crowley volunteer fire department
was formed in 1950. An election for the incorporation of Crowley was held on
February 3, 1951. The first elected mayor was "Chick" Race, who held office from
1953 to 1957. Incorporation helped the town to obtain a water system, natural
gas, and a sewage system in the 1960s. On September 3, 1972, the town council
moved to change the designation of Crowley from town to city. A park board was
established in 1971 to take care of ten acres of land donated to the city.
Crowley had a population of 275 in the late 1920s and 1930s, 500 by the end of
World War II, and 2,583 in 1970. In 1980 the population had doubled to 5,852. In
1990 Crowley had a population of 8,301, a student enrollment of 4,971, and 134
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