Midlothian, Texas
| Midlothian, Texas | |
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| Motto: "DFW's Southern Star" | |
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 Midlothian, Texas
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| Coordinates: 32°28′49″N 96°59′22″W / 32.48028°N 96.98944°WCoordinates: 32°28′49″N 96°59′22″W / 32.48028°N 96.98944°W | |
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 United States
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 Texas
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| County | Ellis |
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| • Type | Council-Manager |
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Mayor Bill Houston Wayne Sibley Mike Rodgers Jimmie L. McClure Joe Frizzell T. J. Henley Ted Miller |
| • City Manager | Don Hastings |
| Area(2014) | |
| • Total | 53.85 sq mi (139.47 km2) |
| • Land | 53.66 sq mi (138.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 755 ft (230 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 18,037 |
| • Density | 363/sq mi (140.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 76065 |
| Area code(s) | 972 Exchanges: 723,775 |
| FIPS code | 48-48096 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1341552 |
| Website | midlothian |
Midlothian is a city in northwest Ellis County, Texas, United States. The city is 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Dallas. It is the hub for the cement industry in North Texas as it is the home to three separate cement production facilities, as well as a steel mill. The population of Midlothian grew by 121% between 2000 and 2010, to a population of 18,037.
Midlothian is located in northwestern Ellis County at 32°28′49″N 96°59′22″W / 32.48028°N 96.98944°W (32.480169, -96.989350). Adjacent cities are Cedar Hill to the north, Grand Prairie to the northwest, Venus to the southwest, Waxahachie to the southeast, and Ovilla to the northeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2010 the city had a total area of 50.4 square miles (130.5 km2), of which 49.8 square miles (128.9 km2) was land and 0.66 square miles (1.7 km2), or 1.28%, was water. Midlothian's extraterritorial jurisdiction includes another 33 square miles (85 km2).
In the early 1800s, settlements began to take place in the area that would one day become Ellis County; however, full colonization of this area was slow until 1843, when Sam Houston finalized peace treaties between several of the indigenous inhabitants of the region and the Republic of Texas. The earliest inhabitants of this area were the Tonkawa people, but other tribes also hunted in this area including the Anadarko people, Bidai, Kickapoo, and the Waco.
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