Southlake’s rural settlement began in the 1840s, but it remained sparsely populated for over a century. With Grapevine Lake’s completion, the area incorporated as Southlake on September 22, 1956:contentReference[oaicite:36]{index=36}. Southlake later experienced explosive growth in the 1990s and 2000s, becoming an affluent community known for excellent schools and master-planned neighborhoods.
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