Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
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 Common name: Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex |
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| Largest city Other cities |
Dallas - Fort Worth - Arlington |
| Population | Ranked 4th in the U.S. |
| - Total | 6,003,967 (2006 est.)[1] |
| - Density | 634 /sq. mi. 245 /km² |
| Area | 9.249 sq. mi. 23,955 km² |
| State(s) | Texas |
| Elevation | |
| - Highest point | 1,368 [2] feet (417 m) |
| - Lowest point | < 295 [3] feet (< 90 m) |
The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. The metropolitan area is further divided into two metropolitan divisions: Dallas–Plano–Irving and Fort Worth–Arlington. Residents of this region informally refer to it as the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, or simply The Metroplex (the term was originally invented to refer to Dallas/Fort Worth).
According to the U.S. Census July 1, 2006 estimates, the metropolitan area has a population of 6 million.[4] The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington MSA is the largest metropolitan area in Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States.[5] The metroplex also encompasses 9,249 square miles (24,000 km²) of land, making it larger in area than the U.S. state of New Jersey. Dallas is also one of 11 U.S. global cities, being ranked a "Gamma World City" by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network.[6]
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[edit] Metroplex counties
[edit] US Government Designated
- Collin County
- Dallas County
- Delta County
- Denton County
- Ellis County
- Hunt County
- Johnson County
- Kaufman County
- Parker County
- Rockwall County
- Tarrant County
- Wise County
[edit] Metroplex cities, towns, and CDPs
[edit] Principal cities
[edit] Other DFW Cities over 100,000 population
[edit] Cities, towns, and CDPs with 10,000 to 100,000 inhabitants
[edit] Cities, towns, and CDPs with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants
[edit] Description of economic activity
The cities of Dallas and Fort Worth are the anchor cities of the Metroplex. Dallas and its suburbs have one of the highest concentrations of corporate headquarters in the United States. As such, one of the largest industries in the Metroplex is conducting business. The Metroplex also contains the largest Information Technology industry base in the state (often referred to as Silicon Prairie), owing to the large number of corporate IT projects and the presence of numerous electronics, computing and telecom firms such as Texas Instruments, Electronic Data Systems, Perot Systems, i2, AT&T, and Verizon in and around Dallas. On the other end of the business spectrum, and on the other side of the Metroplex, the Texas farming and ranching industry is based in Fort Worth. According to the Dallas Business Journal's 2006 Book of Lists, American Airlines is the largest employer in the Metroplex. Several major defense manufacturers, including Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopter Textron, and Raytheon, maintain significant operations in the Metroplex. ExxonMobil, the #1 corporation on the Fortune 500 listings, is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (IATA airport code: DFW) is the largest airport in the state of Texas. The airport is located between Dallas and Fort Worth. American Airlines, based in Fort Worth, has its headquarters next to DFW Airport. American is the largest airline in the world in terms of passengers transported and fleet size. It is also a predominate leader in domestic routes and operations.
Love Field Airport (IATA Airport Code: DAL) is located in Dallas. Southwest Airlines, based in Dallas, has its headquarters next to Love Field. The airline is considered as a predominate U.S. low-cost airline for domestic routes.
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[edit] Largest area private-sector employers
| COMPANY | # OF LOCAL EMPLOYEES | TYPE OF BUSINESS |
|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 22,077 | Commercial airline |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 21,133 | Retail |
| Texas Health Resources | 16,289 | Health care |
| Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company | 15,900 | Military aircraft design and production |
| Baylor Health Care System | 15,200 | Health care |
| Citigroup | 15,000 | Financial Services |
| AT&T, Inc. | 13,729 | Data, voice, networking and internet services |
| Verizon Communications | 12,500 | Telecommunications |
| Texas Instruments | 10,600 | Semiconductor manufacturing |
| Albertsons | 10,100 | Retail grocery |
| Brinker International | 10,000 | Restaurants |
| HCA Healthcare | 9,896 | Health care |
| JPMorgan Chase | 8,800 | Financial services |
| J.C. Penney Company, Inc. | 7,900 | Retail |
| Kroger Food Stores | 7,600 | Retail grocery |
| Target Corp. | 7,554 | Retail |
| EDS | 7,300 | Information technology services |
| Bank of America | 7,000 | Financial services |
| Tom Thumb Food and Pharmacy | 6,314 | Retail grocery |
| Southwest Airlines | 5,543 | Commercial airline |
| Bell Helicopter Textron | 5,301 | Aircraft manufacturing |
| Minyard Food Stores, Inc. | 5,091 | Retail grocery |
| Blockbuster, Inc. | 4,500 | Retail video and games |
| General Motors | 4,030 | Automotive manufacturer |
| RadioShack Corp. | 3,896 | Electronics retailer |
| Sprint | 3,500 | Communications products |
[edit] Media
The cities of Dallas and Fort Worth have their own newspapers, The Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, respectively. Historically, the two papers were restricted in readership to their own counties; Tarrant County households would never read the Morning News and vice versa. As the two cities' suburbs have grown together, a large region of overlap has developed in the area around Arlington where Dallas and Tarrant Counties meet. This pattern has been repeated in other print media, radio, and television, but since the 1970s all of the television stations and most of the FM radio stations have chosen to transmit from Cedar Hill so as to serve the entire market, and are programmed likewise. A recent phenomenon seen most clearly in the DFW market has been the rise of "80-90 move-ins", whereby stations have been moved from distant markets, in some cases as far away as Oklahoma, and relicensed to anonymous small towns in the Metroplex to serve as additional DFW stations. According to 100000watts.com, the market has 38 AM stations, 58 FM stations (many of them class Cs), and 18 full-power television stations.
See Also:
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/CBSA-est2006-pop-chg.html
- ^ Slipdown Mountain, in western Parker County. Note: Some editions of the Texas Almanac prior to 2000 (the latest being the 1998-1999 edition, ed. Mary G. Ramos) give a maximum elevation of 1,553 feet in Hunt County; this is probably an error. Texas Almanac data, depending on the edition, are obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey, the Texas Railroad Commission, and the Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ Southeastern Ellis County, along the Trinity river, where Ellis County, Navarro County and Henderson County meet. Note: Texas Almanac editions after 1998-1999 give a minimum elevation of 300 feet (approximately 90 m) for both Ellis and Kaufman Counties, but these appears to be estimates.
- ^ http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/CBSA-EST2006-01.xls
- ^ http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/CBSA-est2006-pop-chg.html
- ^ http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/citylist.html
[edit] External links
[edit] Official sites
[edit] Additional information
- Star-Telegram - Fort Worth/Dallas news
- Metroplex Daily
- TourTexas.com: DFW travel and entertainment information guide
[edit] Transportation in Dallas
- DART - Municipal Bus and Rail Service
- Dallas Yellow cab Taxi service
- Dallas Limousine and Car Service
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