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Dallas

Coordinates:32°46′45″N96°48′32″W /32.77917°N 96.80889°W /32.77917; -96.80889
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This article is about the city. For thetelevision series, seeDallas (1978 TV series).
Dallas
Flag of Dallas
Flag
Seal of Dallas, Texas
Seal
Nicknames: 
Big D, D-Town, Triple D , 214[1]
Map
Interactive map of Dallas
Coordinates:32°46′45″N96°48′32″W /32.77917°N 96.80889°W /32.77917; -96.80889
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesDallas,Collin,Denton,Kaufman,Rockwall
IncorporatedFebruary 2, 1856
Government
 • TypeCouncil–Manager
 • BodyDallas City Council
 • MayorEric Johnson (R)
Area
 • City385.9 sq mi (999.2 km2)
 • Land339.604 sq mi (879.56 km2)
 • Water43.87 sq mi (113.60 km2)
Elevation
430 ft (131 m)
Population
 • City1,304,379
 • Rank9th in the United States
3rd in Texas
 • Density3,840.93/sq mi (1,482.99/km2)
 • Urban
5,732,354 (US: 6th)
 • Urban density3,281.5/sq mi (1,267.0/km2)
 • Metro7,637,387 (US: 4th)
DemonymDallasite
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−05:00 (Central)
ZIP Codes
ZIP Codes[5]
  • 75201-75212, 75214-75238, 75240-75244, 75246-75254, 75260-75267, 75270, 75275, 75277, 75283-75285, 75287, 75301, 75303, 75312-75313, 75315, 75320, 75326, 75336, 75339, 75342, 75354-75360, 75367-75368, 75370-75374, 75376, 75378-75382, 75389-75395, 75397-75398
Area codes214, 469, 945, 972[6][7]
FIPS code48-19000[8]
GNIS feature ID1380944[9]
International airportDallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Domestic airportDallas Love Field
Interstates
U.S. routes
Rapid transitDART Light Rail
Commuter railTrinity Railway Express
Websitedallascityhall.com

Dallas is a largecity in the northern part of theU.S. state ofTexas. It is a part of a much larger group of cities called theMetroplex, along with important cities likeArlington, Mansfield, Grand PrarieDenton,Fort Worth, andPlano. The city is the ninth largest in theUnited States.

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

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Dallas has a total area of 385.9 square miles.

Sports

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The city is home to theDallas Cowboys, a professionalAmerican football team.The city is also home to theDallas Stars, a hockey team in theNHL, theTexas Rangers, a baseball team in theMLB, and theDallas Mavericks, a basketball team in theNBA.

History

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The 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,PresidentJohn F. Kennedywas 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, fivepolice officerswere shot dead.

Confederate monuments

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Empty slab after the Confederate War Memorial monument was removed in 2020

A lot of monuments and buildings have been removed or renamed in Dallas, Texas.

  • Removal of theConfederate War Memorial inDallas was approved by theDallas City Council in February 2019,[12] but a citizens' group filed lawsuits, and the planned removal was blocked indefinitely later that year by theFifth 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]
Turtle Creek Park in 2017, the empty plinth of the removedstatue of Robert E. Lee can be seen in the background
  • TheRobert E. Lee statue in Lee Park along Turtle Creek Boulevard, dedicated in 1936 to celebrate theTexas 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 theTexas Civil War Museum inWhite 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 afterWilliam Lewis Cabell, was renamed Chapel Hill Preparatory in 2018.
  • Stonewall Jackson Elementary School (1939) inLower Greenville was renamedMockingbird 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

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Dallas has ahumid subtropical climate (Cfa in theKoeppen climate classification).

People

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Dallas has a largeMexican American andAfrican American population.

References

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  1. ↑"Slang You Need to Know to Survive DFW".Thrillist. March 22, 2016.
  2. ↑"2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. RetrievedSeptember 23, 2021.
  3. ↑"QuickFacts: Dallas city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. RetrievedAugust 20, 2021.
  4. ↑"2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. RetrievedAugust 22, 2021.
  5. ↑"Zip Code Lookup". USPS. Archived fromthe original on November 4, 2010. RetrievedSeptember 10, 2014.
  6. ↑"Area Code Lookup (NPA NXX)".Area-codes.com. RetrievedAugust 27, 2017.
  7. ↑"Area Code Lookup (NPA NXX)".Area-codes.com. RetrievedAugust 27, 2017.
  8. ↑"U.S. Census website".United States Census Bureau. RetrievedJanuary 31, 2008.
  9. ↑"US Board on Geographic Names".United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. RetrievedJanuary 31, 2008.
  10. ↑"Life In Our City - The University of Texas at Dallas". Archived fromthe original on 2010-04-17. Retrieved2010-04-09.
  11. ↑"Dallas Historical Society: Dallas History". Archived fromthe original on 2006-04-22. Retrieved2010-04-09.
  12. ↑Smith, Corbett (February 13, 2019)."Dallas City Council votes to take down Confederate War Memorial".The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, Texas. RetrievedJune 11, 2020.
  13. ↑Wilonsky, Robert (July 2, 2019)."Appeals court rules Dallas can't remove Confederate War Memorial 'until further notice'".The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, Texas. RetrievedJune 11, 2020.
  14. ↑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. RetrievedJune 11, 2020.
  15. ↑Hoyt, Joseph; Marfin, Catherine (June 24, 2020)."Workers remove last of Confederate monument in downtown Dallas".The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, Texas. RetrievedJune 24, 2020.
  16. ↑"Robert E. Lee Park – TX | The Cultural Landscape Foundation".tclf.org. RetrievedAugust 17, 2017.
  17. ↑"Court halts Robert E. Lee statue's removal in Dallas after near-unanimous City Council vote".The Dallas Morning News. September 6, 2017. RetrievedOctober 10, 2017.
  18. ↑"WATCH: Statue of Robert E. Lee comes down in Dallas, Texas". NBC News. September 14, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2017– via Twitter.
  19. ↑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.
  20. ↑Mervosh, Sarah (June 22, 2019)."What Should Happen to Confederate Statues? A City Auctions One for $1.4 Million".The New York Times.
  21. ↑Ayala, Eva-Marie (June 18, 2020)."Is this North Texas school district finally ready to shed its Confederate imagery?".Dallas News.
  22. ↑"New sign goes up at former Stonewall Jackson Elementary in Dallas".WFAA. June 13, 2018. RetrievedNovember 21, 2019.
  23. ↑"Dallas ISD Begins Stripping Confederate Names From Three Schools". June 12, 2018.
  24. ↑Haag, Matthew (September 7, 2017)."Dallas Can Remove Robert E. Lee Statue, Judge Rules".The New York Times. RetrievedSeptember 8, 2017.
  25. ↑"Dallas Task Force Votes to Keep Fair Park Confederate Images". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. RetrievedSeptember 22, 2017.
  26. ↑"Former Lee Park in Dallas Renamed Turtle Creek Park".NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. 4 April 2019.
  27. ↑"Lee Park Renamed, Task Force Recommends Same for Streets". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. RetrievedSeptember 22, 2017.

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