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A snapshot profile, compiled from information provided by the 1990 Census:

The numbers

Incorporated: 1983

Square miles: 3.6

Population: 9,435

Median household income: $50,173

Median house sales price: $193,900

Median apartment rent: $561

Parks: 5

Number of households: 3,464

Number of businesses: 252

The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 35

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 2,717

Completed four-year college or higher: 6 percent

Below poverty level: 10 percent

Home ownership: 67 percent

Renters: percent

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Saturday, Dec. 7, 1996

A 'suburban nirvana'

'Pride in home ownership' is city's motto

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It began with a clear vision

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