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Dallas

Dallas, Texas
City
City of Dallas
Top to bottom, left to right: Downtown Dallas skyline, Old Red Museum, NorthPark Center, Dallas City Hall, Dallas Museum of Art, Winspear Opera House, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, State Fair of Texas at Fair Park, Dallas Union Station, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, and the American Airlines Center
Flag of Dallas, Texas
Flag
Official seal of Dallas, Texas
Seal
Nickname(s): Big D, The Four
Location of Dallas in Dallas County and the U.S. state of Texas
Location of Dallas in Dallas County and the U.S. state of Texas
Map of the U.S.
Map of the U.S.
Dallas
Map of the U.S.
Map of the U.S.
Dallas
Location of Dallas in the contiguous United States
Coordinates: 32°46′33″N 96°47′48″W / 32.77583°N 96.79667°W / 32.77583; -96.79667Coordinates: 32°46′33″N 96°47′48″W / 32.77583°N 96.79667°W / 32.77583; -96.79667
Country  United States
State  Texas
County Dallas
Incorporated February 2, 1856
Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Rockwall, Kaufman
Government
 • Type Council–Manager
 • Body Dallas City Council
 • Mayor Mike Rawlings (D)
Area
 • City 385.8 sq mi (999.3 km2)
 • Land 340.5 sq mi (881.9 km2)
 • Water 45.3 sq mi (117.4 km2)
 • Urban 1,407.2 sq mi (3,645 km2)
Elevation 430 ft (131 m)
Population (2016)
 • City 1,300,092
 • Estimate (2016) 1,300,092
 • Rank (US: 9th)
 • Density 3,645/sq mi (1,407/km2)
 • Urban 5,121,892 (6th)
 • Metro 7,102,796 (4th)
 • CSA 7,206,144 (7th)
 • Demonym Dallasite
Time zone Central (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) Central (UTC-5)
ZIP code
Area code 214, 469, 972, 682, 817
FIPS code 48-19000
GNIS feature ID 1380944
ZIP code prefix 752,753
Interstates I-20.svg I-30.svg I-45.svg
I-35E.svg I-345.svg I-635.svg
Website dallascityhall.com
Dallas
Crime rates* (2012)
Violent crimes
Homicide 154
Robbery 4,093
Aggravated assault 3,647
Total violent crime 8,380
Property crimes
Burglary 16,090
Larceny-theft 31,148
Motor vehicle theft 7,062
Arson 581
Total property crime 54,300
Notes

*Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population.

2012 population: 1,241,549

Source: 2012 FBI UCR Data

Dallas (/ˈdæləs/) is a major city in the state of Texas and is the largest urban center of the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the United States. The city proper ranks ninth in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. 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. The bulk of the city is in Dallas County, of which it is the county seat; however, sections of the city are located in Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties. According to the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 1,197,816. The United States Census Bureau's estimate for the city's population increased to 1,300,092 as of July 1, 2015.

The city is the largest economic center of the 12-county Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (commonly referred to as DFW), which had a population of 7,102,796 as of July 1, 2015, representing growth in excess of 676,000 people since the 2010 census. In 2014, the metropolitan economy surpassed Washington, DC to become the fifth largest in the United States, with a 2014 real GDP over $504 billion. As such, the metropolitan area's economy is the 10th largest in the world. In 2013, the metropolitan area led the nation with the largest year-over-year increase in employment and advanced to become the fourth-largest employment center in the nation (behind New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago) with more than three million non-farm jobs. As of June 2016, the metropolitan job count has increased to 3,523,400 jobs. The city's economy is primarily based on banking, commerce, telecommunications, technology, energy, healthcare and medical research, and transportation and logistics. The city is home to the third-largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the nation (behind New York City and Houston).


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