Dallas
city in Texas, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Dallas | |
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Top to bottom, left to right: Downtown Dallas, State Fair of Texas at Fair Park, Old Red Museum, Winspear Opera House, Perot Museum, the American Airlines Center, the UT Southwestern Medical Center, Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, and JFK Memorial | |
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| Nicknames: Big D, D-Town, Triple D , 214[1] | |
 Interactive map of Dallas | |
| 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] |
| 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 |
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.
Dallas has a total area of 385.9 square miles.
The city is home to the Dallas Cowboys, a professional American football team. The city is also home to the Dallas Stars, a hockey team in the NHL, the Texas Rangers, a baseball team in the MLB, and the Dallas Mavericks, a basketball team in the NBA.
The city of Dallas was founded in 1841[10] by John Neely Bryan.[11] Over time, it grew into a large city with many companies. In 1907 Neiman Marcus set up shop , and later in 1915 Southern Methodist University opened.
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot dead. In 2014, ebola virus infected several people in Dallas, killing some. A nurse who got it sued the hospital. On July 7, 2016, five police officers were shot dead.
Dallas has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Koeppen climate classification).
Dallas has a large Mexican American and African American population.
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