Wilmer, Texas
| City of Wilmer, Texas | |
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| City | |
 Location of Wilmer in Dallas County, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 32°35′27″N 96°40′57″W / 32.59083°N 96.68250°WCoordinates: 32°35′27″N 96°40′57″W / 32.59083°N 96.68250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Dallas City Type: Rural |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Casey Burgess |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.4 sq mi (16.7 km2) |
| • Land | 6.4 sq mi (16.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,682 |
| • Density | 570/sq mi (220/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 75172 |
| Area code(s) | 972 |
| FIPS code | 48-79576 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1350245 |
| Website | http://www.cityofwilmer.net/ |
Wilmer is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,682 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Union Pacific's Dallas Intermodal Terminal is located partly in the city of Wilmer and partly in the city of Hutchins. The shipping facility, built by AUI Contractors, Prime Rail Interests and Halff Associates, was a 70 million U.S. dollar project.
Wilmer is located at 32°35′27″N 96°40′57″W / 32.59083°N 96.68250°W (32.590743, -96.682619). It is situated along Interstate 45 in southeastern Dallas County, approximately 14 miles (23 km) south of downtown Dallas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.4 square miles (16.7 km2), of which 6.4 square miles (16.5 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.82%, is water.
The area was initially settled by Andrew K. Gray before 1850. The settlement was originally known as Prairie Valley when the Houston and Texas Central Railroad arrived in 1872. In 1884, the post office in Prairie Valley was renamed Wilmer, after A.J. Wilmer, a conductor on the Houston and Texas Central line. The population was estimated at 100 in 1890, with several stores and businesses operation in the community. That figure had risen to over 200 by the start of World War I. A fire destroyed most of Wilmer's business district on July 4, 1929. The community's shallow wells were unable to pump the adequate amount of water needed to extinguish the blaze.
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