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Dallas

Dallas Texas
Administration
Full nameDallas, Texas
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
IncorporatedFebruary 2, 1856
Government
TypeCouncil-Manager
BodyDallas City Council
MayorMike Rawlings
Geography
Total Area385.0 sq mi (997.2 km2)
Land Area342.5 sq mi (887.1 km2)
Water Area42.5 sq mi (110.1 km2)
Elevation430 ft (131.1 m)
Demography
Total Population1,197,816 (9th U.S.) (2010 United States Census)
Density (pop.)1427.2/km2 (3697.44/sq mi)
Metro (pop.)6,477,315 (4th U.S.)
DemonymDallasites|population_blank1_title=Demonym
Other information
Time zoneCentral (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)Central (UTC-5)
Area code214, 469, 972
FIPS code48-19000 
GNIS feature ID1380944 
ZIP code prefix752,753 ----
Primary AirportDallas/Fort Worth International Airport- DFW (Major/International)
Secondary AirportDallas Love Field- DAL (Major)

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Dallas (c-eniconˈdæləs) is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Divided between Collin, Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties, the city had a 2010 population of approximately 1.2 million, according to the United States Census Bureau.

The city is the largest economic center of the 12-county Dallas � Fort Worth � Arlington metropolitan area that according to the March 2010 U.S. Census Bureau release, had a population of roughly 6.5 million as of July 2009.

Dallas was founded in 1841 and formally incorporated as a city in February 1856. The city's economy is primarily based on banking, commerce, telecommunications, computer technology, energy, and transportation, and the city is home to the third largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the nation. Located in North Texas and a major city in the American South, Dallas is a core of the largest inland metropolitan area in the United States that lacks any navigable link to the sea.

The city's prominence arose from its historical importance as a center for the oil and cotton industries, and its position along numerous railroad lines. Dallas developed a strong industrial and financial sector, and a major inland port, due largely to the presence of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, one of the largest and busiest airports in the world. It was rated as an alpha- world city by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network.


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