Richardson, Texas
| Richardson, Texas | ||
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| City of Richardson | ||
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| Nickname(s): "The Telecom Corridor" | ||
 Location within Dallas County and the state of Texas |
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| Coordinates: 32°57′56″N 96°42′57″W / 32.96556°N 96.71583°WCoordinates: 32°57′56″N 96°42′57″W / 32.96556°N 96.71583°W | ||
| Country |  United States of America |
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| State |
 Texas
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| Counties |
 Dallas Collin
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| Government | ||
| • Type | Council-Manager | |
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Mayor Paul Voelker Bob Townsend Mark Solomon Scott Dunn Mabel Simpson Marta Gómez Frey Steve Mitchell |
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| • City Manager | Dan Johnson | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 28.6 sq mi (74.2 km2) | |
| • Land | 28.6 sq mi (74.0 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) | |
| Elevation | 630 ft (192 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 99,223 | |
| • Estimate (2014) | 108,617 | |
| • Rank | US: 275th | |
| • Density | 3,803/sq mi (1,468.2/km2) | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | |
| ZIP codes | 75080-75083, 75085 | |
| Area code(s) | 214, 469, 972 | |
| FIPS code | 48-61796 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1345172 | |
| Website | www |
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Richardson is a principal city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 99,223. In 2014 the population was estimated to be 108,617. Richardson is an affluent inner suburb of Dallas and home of The University of Texas at Dallas and the Telecom Corridor with a high concentration of telecommunications companies. More than 5,000 businesses have operations within Richardson's 28 square miles (73 km2), including many of the world's largest telecommunications/networking companies: AT&T, Ericsson, Verizon, Cisco Systems, Samsung, ZTE, MetroPCS, Texas Instruments, Qorvo, and Fujitsu. Richardson is also the home to the BlueCross-BlueShield of Texas headquarters in the healthcare industry.
Settlers from Kentucky and Tennessee came to the Richardson area in the 1840s. Through the 1850s the settlement was located around the present-day site of Richland College. After the Civil War a railroad was built northwest of the original settlement, shifting the village's center closer to the railroad. Richardson was chartered in 1873, and the town was named after railroad contractor E.H. Richardson. In 1908, the Texas Electric Railway an electric railway known as the Interurban, connected Richardson to Denison, Waco, Corsicana and Fort Worth. In 1910 the population was approximately 600. A red brick schoolhouse was built in 1914. The schoolhouse is now the administrative office for the Richardson Independent School District. In 1924 the Red Brick Road, the present-day Greenville Avenue, was completed. The completion of the road brought increased traffic, population and property values. The town incorporated and elected a mayor in 1925. In 1940 the population was approximately 740.
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