Dallas is a large city in the northern part of the U.S. state of Texas. It is a part of a much larger group of cities called the Metroplex, along with important cities like Arlington, Mansfield, Grand Prarie Denton, Fort Worth, and Plano. The city is the ninth largest in the United States.
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Top to bottom, left to right: Downtown Dallas, State Fair of Texas at Fair Park, Old Red Museum, Winspear Opera House, Perot Museum, the American Airlines Center, the UT Southwestern Medical Center, Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, and JFK Memorial | |
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| Nicknames: Big D, D-Town, Triple D , 214[1] | |
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| Coordinates: 32°46′45″N 96°48′32″W / 32.77917°N 96.80889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, Rockwall |
| Incorporated | February 2, 1856 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–Manager |
| • Body | Dallas City Council |
| • Mayor | Eric Johnson (R) |
| Area | |
| • City | 385.9 sq mi (999.2 km2) |
| • Land | 339.604 sq mi (879.56 km2) |
| • Water | 43.87 sq mi (113.60 km2) |
| Elevation | 430 ft (131 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 1,304,379 |
| • Rank | 9th in the United States 3rd in Texas |
| • Density | 3,840.93/sq mi (1,482.99/km2) |
| • Urban | 5,732,354 (US: 6th) |
| • Urban density | 3,281.5/sq mi (1,267.0/km2) |
| • Metro | 7,637,387 (US: 4th) |
| Demonym | Dallasite |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (Central) |
| ZIP Codes | ZIP Codes[5]
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| Area codes | 214, 469, 945, 972[6][7] |
| FIPS code | 48-19000[8] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380944[9] |
| International airport | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport |
| Domestic airport | Dallas Love Field |
| Interstates |       |
| U.S. routes |      |
| Rapid transit | DART Light Rail |
| Commuter rail | Trinity Railway Express |
| Website | dallascityhall.com |
For many years, the city was known as the city in which President John F. Kennedy was killed, but that is not associated with the city as much anymore.
Geography
changeDallas has a total area of 385.9 square miles.
Sports
changeThe city is home to the Dallas Cowboys, a professional American football team. The city is also home to the Dallas Stars, a hockey team in the NHL, the Texas Rangers, a baseball team in the MLB, and the Dallas Mavericks, a basketball team in the NBA.
History
changeThe city of Dallas was founded in 1841[10] by John Neely Bryan.[11] Over time, it grew into a large city with many companies. In 1907 Neiman Marcus set up shop , and later in 1915 Southern Methodist University opened.
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot dead. In 2014, ebola virus infected several people in Dallas, killing some. A nurse who got it sued the hospital. On July 7, 2016, five police officers were shot dead.
Confederate monuments
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A lot of monuments and buildings have been removed or renamed in Dallas, Texas.
- Removal of the Confederate War Memorial in Dallas was approved by the Dallas City Council in February 2019,[12] but a citizens' group filed lawsuits, and the planned removal was blocked indefinitely later that year by the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas.[13] On June 11, 2020, the city filed an emergency motion for immediate permission to remove the monument, citing possible serious injury to protesters if the monument were to be toppled during a planned rally at the site.[14] It was removed on June 24, 2020.[15]
- The Robert E. Lee statue in Lee Park along Turtle Creek Boulevard, dedicated in 1936 to celebrate the Texas Centennial Exposition, was removed on September 14, 2017, after the City Council voted 13–1 in favor of removal.[16][17][18] The city considered lending it to the Texas Civil War Museum in White Settlement, the only local institution willing to accept it, but declined because it would not be displayed in a historical context the Dallas City Commission found acceptable.[19] In June 2019, the city sold it in an online auction for $1,435,000, on condition that it not be displayed in the Dallas–Fort Worth area.[20]
- Thomas Jefferson High School's sports mascot changed from Rebels to Patriots "in the 1970s".[21]
- William L. Cabell Elementary School, named after William Lewis Cabell, was renamed Chapel Hill Preparatory in 2018.
- Stonewall Jackson Elementary School (1939) in Lower Greenville was renamed Mockingbird Elementary School in 2018, after Mockingbird Lane on which it is located.[22]
- Robert E. Lee Elementary School was renamed Geneva Heights Elementary School in 2018.[23]
- Robert E. Lee Park: The park was temporarily renamed "Oak Lawn Park" until a permanent name could be approved.[24][25] In 2019, the Dallas Park Board gave the park its new permanent name, Turtle Creek Park[26]
- Lee, Gano (Richard Montgomery Gano), Stonewall, Beauregard, and Cabell (William Lewis Cabell, mayor of Dallas) streets are currently named for Confederate generals. They will be renamed at a future date.[27]
Climate
changeDallas has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Koeppen climate classification).
People
changeDallas has a large Mexican American and African American population.
References
change- ↑ "Slang You Need to Know to Survive DFW". Thrillist. March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Dallas city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Zip Code Lookup". USPS. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Area Code Lookup (NPA NXX)". Area-codes.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Area Code Lookup (NPA NXX)". Area-codes.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "Life In Our City - The University of Texas at Dallas". Archived from the original on 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ↑ "Dallas Historical Society: Dallas History". Archived from the original on 2006-04-22. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ↑ Smith, Corbett (February 13, 2019). "Dallas City Council votes to take down Confederate War Memorial". The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, Texas. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ↑ Wilonsky, Robert (July 2, 2019). "Appeals court rules Dallas can't remove Confederate War Memorial 'until further notice'". The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, Texas. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ↑ Norimie, Hayat (June 11, 2020). "Dallas asks Court of Appeals for permission to remove Pioneer Park's Confederate War Memorial". The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, Texas. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ↑ Hoyt, Joseph; Marfin, Catherine (June 24, 2020). "Workers remove last of Confederate monument in downtown Dallas". The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, Texas. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ↑ "Robert E. Lee Park – TX | The Cultural Landscape Foundation". tclf.org. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Court halts Robert E. Lee statue's removal in Dallas after near-unanimous City Council vote". The Dallas Morning News. September 6, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ↑ "WATCH: Statue of Robert E. Lee comes down in Dallas, Texas". NBC News. September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Wilonsky, Robert (April 24, 2018). "Trip to Texas Civil War Museum shows why Dallas should never send its Robert E. Lee statue there". Dallas News.
- ↑ Mervosh, Sarah (June 22, 2019). "What Should Happen to Confederate Statues? A City Auctions One for $1.4 Million". The New York Times.
- ↑ Ayala, Eva-Marie (June 18, 2020). "Is this North Texas school district finally ready to shed its Confederate imagery?". Dallas News.
- ↑ "New sign goes up at former Stonewall Jackson Elementary in Dallas". WFAA. June 13, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Dallas ISD Begins Stripping Confederate Names From Three Schools". June 12, 2018.
- ↑ Haag, Matthew (September 7, 2017). "Dallas Can Remove Robert E. Lee Statue, Judge Rules". The New York Times. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ↑ "Dallas Task Force Votes to Keep Fair Park Confederate Images". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Former Lee Park in Dallas Renamed Turtle Creek Park". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. 4 April 2019.
- ↑ "Lee Park Renamed, Task Force Recommends Same for Streets". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
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