Dallas
city in Texas, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city. For the television series, see Dallas (1978 TV series).
Dallas is a large city in the northern part of the U.S. state of Texas. It is a part of a much larger group of cities called the Metroplex, along with important cities like Arlington, Mansfield, Grand Prarie Denton, Fort Worth, and Plano. The city is the ninth largest in the United States.
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Dallas | |
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Nicknames: Big D, D-Town, Triple D , 214[1] | |
Coordinates: 32°46′45″N 96°48′32″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
Counties | Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, Rockwall |
Incorporated | February 2, 1856 |
Government | |
• Type | Council–Manager |
• Body | Dallas City Council |
• Mayor | Eric Johnson (R) |
Area | |
• City | 385.9 sq mi (999.2 km2) |
• Land | 339.604 sq mi (879.56 km2) |
• Water | 43.87 sq mi (113.60 km2) |
Elevation | 430 ft (131 m) |
Population | |
• City | 1,304,379 |
• Rank | 9th in the United States 3rd in Texas |
• Density | 3,840.93/sq mi (1,482.99/km2) |
• Urban | 5,732,354 (US: 6th) |
• Urban density | 3,281.5/sq mi (1,267.0/km2) |
• Metro | 7,637,387 (US: 4th) |
Demonym | Dallasite |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (Central) |
ZIP Codes | ZIP Codes[5]
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Area codes | 214, 469, 945, 972[6][7] |
FIPS code | 48-19000[8] |
GNIS feature ID | 1380944[9] |
International airport | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport |
Domestic airport | Dallas Love Field |
Interstates | |
U.S. routes | |
Rapid transit | DART Light Rail |
Commuter rail | Trinity Railway Express |
Website | dallascityhall.com |
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For many years, the city was known as the city in which President John F. Kennedy was killed, but that is not associated with the city as much anymore.