Arlington, Texas | |||
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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
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Location of Arlington in Tarrant County, Texas |
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Location in the United States | |||
Coordinates: 32°42′18″N 97°07′22″W / 32.70500°N 97.12278°WCoordinates: 32°42′18″N 97°07′22″W / 32.70500°N 97.12278°W | |||
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 |
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• 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 |
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.