The Colony

The Colony, City by the Lake, is located in the region of , less than 30 miles from Downtown . Best known for beautiful views of Lake Lewisville, The Colony extends 23 miles along its eastern shoreline, with hundreds of acres of wildlife and a myriad of recreational opportunities including camping, fishing, swimming, boating, hiking, picnicking and cycling.
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  • Type: Town with 42,400 residents
  • Description: city in Denton County, Texas, United States
  • Also known as: The Colony, Texas” and “The Colony, TX
  • Postal code: 75056
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Colony High School.

School
is a public high school located in the city of The Colony, Texas, US, and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Lewisville Independent School District located in southeastern .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eastvale.

Neighborhood
was an incorporated municipality in , , . It was situated along FM 423, just east of in southeastern Denton County.

The Colony

Latitude
33.089° or 33° 5′ 20″ north
Longitude
-96.8864° or 96° 53′ 11″ west
Population
42,400
Elevation
591 feet (180 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US CY2
Open location code
865534Q7+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151681048
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4736388
Wiki­data ID
Q975816
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“The Colony” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ذا كولوني
  • Basque: The Colony
  • Catalan: The Colony
  • Cebuano: The Colony
  • Chechen: Те-Колони
  • Chinese: The Colony
  • Chinese: 歌洛莉
  • Croatian: The Colony
  • Czech: The Colony
  • Danish: The Colony
  • Dutch: The Colony
  • Egyptian Arabic: ذا كولونى
  • French: The Colony
  • German: The Colony
  • Gilaki: د کالني
  • Haitian: The Colony, Texas
  • Haitian: The Colony
  • Hebrew: דה קולוני
  • Hungarian: The Colony
  • Irish: The Colony
  • Italian: The Colony
  • Ladin: The Colony
  • Malagasy: The Colony, Texas
  • Malagasy: The Colony
  • Malayalam: The Colony
  • Malayalam: ദി കോളനി
  • Min Nan Chinese: The Colony
  • Norwegian Bokmål: The Colony
  • Norwegian: The Colony
  • Persian: د کلنی، تگزاس
  • Persian: د کلنی
  • Polish: The Colony
  • Portuguese: The Colony
  • Russian: Колония
  • Russian: Те-Колони
  • Serbian: Колони
  • Serbo-Croatian: The Colony, Texas
  • Serbo-Croatian: The Colony
  • Slovak: The Colony
  • South Azerbaijani: د کلنی، تکزاس
  • Spanish: The Colony (Texas)
  • Spanish: The Colony
  • Tatar: Те-Колони
  • Turkish: The Colony, Teksas
  • Turkish: The Colony
  • Ukrainian: Те-Колоні
  • Uzbek: The Colony
  • Uzbek: Тҳе Cолонй
  • Vietnamese: The Colony, Texas
  • Vietnamese: The Colony
  • Volapük: The Colony
  • Welsh: The Colony, Texas
  • Welsh: The Colony

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