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Dallas Texas
1500 Marilla Street Room 5EN
Dallas, Texas 75201
Phone: 214-670-4054
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| Dallas is a major city in Texas. It is the
most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the
fourth most populous metropolitan area in the United States. The
city's population ranks ninth in the U.S. and third in Texas
after Houston and San Antonio. The city's prominence arose from
its historical importance as a center for the oil and cotton industries, and its position
along numerous railroad lines. The bulk of the city is in Dallas County, of which it is the county seat;
however, sections of the city are located in Collin, Denton,
Kaufman, and Rockwall counties. According to the 2010 United
States Census, the city had a population of 1,197,816. The
United States Census Bureau's estimate for the city's population
increased to 1,317,929 as of July 1, 2016. |
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| The city is the largest economic center of
the 12-county Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex metropolitan area
(commonly referred to as DFW), which had a population of 7,246,231 as of
July 1, 2016, representing growth in excess of 807,000 people since the 2010 census. In 2016 DFW ascended to
the number one spot in the nation in year-over-year population growth. In 2014, the metropolitan economy surpassed
Washington, D.C. to become the fifth largest in the U.S., with a 2014 real GDP over $504 billion. As such, the
metropolitan area's economy is the 10th largest in the world. In 2013, the metropolitan area led the nation with
the largest year-over-year increase in employment and advanced to become the fourth-largest employment center in the
nation (behind New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago) with more than three million non-farm jobs. As of January 2017,
the metropolitan job count has increased to 3,558,200 jobs. The city's economy is primarily based on
banking, commerce, telecommunications, technology, energy, healthcare and medical research, and transportation and
logistics. The city is home to the third-largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the nation (behind New York City and
Houston). |
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| Located in North Texas, Dallas is the
main core of the largest metropolitan area in the South and
the largest inland metropolitan area in the United States that lacks any
navigable link to the sea. Dallas and nearby Fort Worth were
developed due to the construction of major railroad lines
through the area allowing access to cotton, cattle, and
later oil in North and East Texas. The construction of the
Interstate Highway System reinforced Dallas' prominence as a
transportation hub with four major interstate highways
converging in the city, and a fifth interstate loop around
it. Dallas developed as a strong industrial and financial
center, and a major inland port, due to the convergence of
major railroad lines, interstate highways, and the construction of
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, one of the largest
and busiest airports in the world. |
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Dallas Texas |
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| Dallas' old City Hall Now Dallas Municipal Building |
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Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge |
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Kyle Warren Park |
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Dallas Police Headquarters |
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Mockingbird Train Station |
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Hunt Oil Tower In Downtown Dallas |
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Wilson Building - Main Street District |
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Fountain Plaza Building |
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