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Dallas, Georgia

Dallas, Georgia
City
Motto: "A premier hometown"
Location in Paulding County and the state of Georgia
Location in Paulding County and the state of Georgia
Dallas is located in Metro Atlanta
Dallas
Dallas
Location in Metro Atlanta
Coordinates: 33°55′7″N 84°50′27″W / 33.91861°N 84.84083°W / 33.91861; -84.84083Coordinates: 33°55′7″N 84°50′27″W / 33.91861°N 84.84083°W / 33.91861; -84.84083
Country United States
State Georgia
County Paulding
Government
 • Mayor Boyd L. Austin, Jr.
Area
 • Total 4.5 sq mi (11.8 km2)
 • Land 4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 1,043 ft (318 m)
Population (2014)
 • Total 12,629
 • Density 1,123.6/sq mi (428.5/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 30132, 30157
Area code(s) 770/678/470
FIPS code 13-21324
GNIS feature ID 0313265
Website Dallas, Georgia

Dallas is a city in and the county seat of Paulding County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2014 census, the city had a population of 22,604. The estimated population, as of 2010, was 12,629. Dallas is a northwestern suburb of Atlanta, located approximately 30 miles from downtown. It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States of America, under James K. Polk.

Dallas was designated the new county seat in 1852 by the inferior court of the county. It was incorporated by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on February 8, 1854, on 40 acres (160,000 m2) purchased from Garrett H. Spinks on May 14, 1852, for $1000. Its first commissioners were James H. Ballinger, James S. Hackett, Hezekiah Harrison, John S. Poole, and Garrett H. Spinks.

In the late 1850s the town no longer elected officers and a new charter was issued in 1883. The Battle of New Hope Church (May 25-28, 1864) took place four miles from Dallas.

For many years the real WKRP was in Dallas, just to the west of the center of downtown.

Comcast Channel 24 airs news, information, upcoming event descriptions, dates and times, and photos of other events. The government-access television (GATV) cable TV channel provides key information to residents of Dallas and Paulding County. It also airs shorts on how to conserve water and electricity as well as messages from the mayor and other city board members.

Dallas is located at 33°55′7″N 84°50′27″W / 33.91861°N 84.84083°W / 33.91861; -84.84083 (33.918499, -84.840848).


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