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Irving Texas was founded in 1903 by J.O. "Otto" Schulze and Otis Brown. It is believed that literary author Washington Irving was a favorite of Netta Barcus Brown, and consequently the name of the townsite, Irving, was chosen. Irving originally began in 1889 as an area called Gorbit, and in 1894 the name changed to Kit. Irving was incorporated April 14, 1914, with Otis Brown as the first mayor. By the late nineteenth century the Irving area was the site of churches, two cotton gins, a blacksmith shop and a general store. The Irving district public school system dates back to the 1909 establishment of Kit and Lively schools. Population growth was slow and sometimes halting, with only 357 residents in 1925, but a significant increase began in the 1930s. By the early 1960s the city had a population of approximately 45,000. A number of manufacturing plants operated in Irving, along with transportation, retail and financial businesses. The University of Dallas in Irving opened in 1956, and Texas Stadium was completed in 1971 as the home field of the Dallas Cowboys.

Notable current and former residents Lee Harvey Oswald, accused assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy James Dickens, politician Frank Beard, drummer for musical group ZZ Top Jim Beaver, actor/writer Peter MacNicol, actor Brian Bosworth, professional football player Kerry Wood, professional baseball player Akin Ayodele, professional football player Tyson Thompson, professional football player Demarcus Faggins, professional football player Carrie Barton, Olympic synchronized swimmer Michael Huff, professional football player Gentleman Chris Adams, English-born pro wrestler Jeremy Wariner, 400m Olympic sprinter David Garza, musician Christopher Evan Welch, actor