I gathered
information on the growth of Mansfield when Mr. Bairrington came
to visit our classroom. What I learned was that 20 years ago Mansfield,
Texas had a population of about 4,000 people. It has gone up to about
37-38,000 and is expected to grow to about 70,000. About 19,000 are
school children. Most of the population comes because we have the one of
the best school districts in Texas. Mansfield is the fastest growing city
in Tarrant County. The reason so many businesses come to Mansfield is due
to the incentives that help pay for the roads, sewers and other things
that are needed for a new building. The key to good development is the
mix of having residential, retail, and industrial growth in a community.
Buffer Zones keep factories away from residential areas. Currently, there
is a good mix in Mansfield. Another part of good population is it
is located between Ft. Worth and Dallas. There has been a lot of massive
growth in Mansfield and I thought that Mr. Bairrington taught me a lot
about how it is changing dramatically.