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Arlington, TX

Arlington, Texas
City
City of Arlington
Images from top, left to right: AT&T Stadium, The University of Texas at Arlington, Globe Life Park in Arlington, Lake Arlington, Six Flags Over Texas
Flag of Arlington, Texas
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Official logo of Arlington, Texas
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Location of Arlington in Tarrant County, Texas
Location of Arlington in Tarrant County, Texas
Arlington, Texas is located in the US
Arlington, Texas
Arlington, Texas
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°42′18″N 97°07′22″W / 32.70500°N 97.12278°W / 32.70500; -97.12278Coordinates: 32°42′18″N 97°07′22″W / 32.70500°N 97.12278°W / 32.70500; -97.12278
Country  United States
State  Texas
County Tarrant
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • City Council Mayor Jeff Williams
Kathryn Wilemon
Jimmy Bennett
Sheri Capehart
Michael Glaspie
Robert Rivera
Robert Shephard
Lana Wolff
 • City Manager Trey Yelverton
Area
 • City 99.7 sq mi (258.2 km2)
 • Land 96.5 sq mi (249.9 km2)
 • Water 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2)
Elevation 604 ft (184 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 365,438
 • Estimate (2014) 383,204
 • Rank (US: 50th)
 • Density 3,810/sq mi (1,472/km2)
 • Urban 5,121,892 (6th)(DFW Metroplex)
 • Metro 6,810,913 (4th)(DFW Metroplex)
 • CSA 7,206,144 (7th)(DFW Metroplex)
Demonym(s) Arlingtonite
Time zone CST (UTC−6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP codes 76000-76099 (76029 is exclusive to UT-Arlington)
Area code(s) 817, 214, 972
FIPS code 48-04000
GNIS feature ID 1372320
Website www.arlingtontx.gov

Arlington is a principal city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of downtown Fort Worth and 20 miles (32 km) west of downtown Dallas.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's estimate, the city had a population of almost 379,577 at the end of 2013, making it the third-largest municipality in the metropolitan area. Arlington is the fiftieth-most populous city in the United States, the seventh-most populous city in the state of Texas, and the largest city in the state that is not a county seat.

Arlington is home to The University of Texas at Arlington, a doctoral-granting research institution, the Arlington Assembly plant used by General Motors, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV, Texas Health Resources, and American Mensa. Additionally, Arlington hosts the Texas Rangers' Globe Life Park in Arlington, and the Dallas Cowboys at the AT&T Stadium, the International Bowling Campus (which houses the United States Bowling Congress, International Bowling Museum and the International Bowling Hall of Fame), and the theme parks Six Flags Over Texas (the original Six Flags) and Hurricane Harbor.


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