Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex
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The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex encompasses the combined metropolitan area of the cities of Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington in the state of Texas. It is officially known as the Dallas—Fort Worth—Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area designated by the U.S. Census and consists of twelve counties in North Texas.
According to the U.S. Census 2000, there are 5,161,544 people living in the "metroplex", but a 2003 estimate puts the population at 5,589,670. The Dallas—Fort Worth—Arlington MSA is the fifth largest United States metropolitan area and one of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the world.
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Metroplex counties
- Collin County
- Dallas County
- Denton County
- Ellis County
- Henderson County
- Hood County
- Hunt County
- Johnson County
- Kaufman County
- Parker County
- Rockwall County
- Tarrant County
Metroplex cities, towns, and CDPs
Principal cities
Cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants
Cities, towns, and CDPs with 10,000 to 100,000 inhabitants
- Addison
- Allen
- Athens
- Azle
- Balch Springs
- Bedford
- Benbrook
- Burleson
- Carrollton
- Cedar Hill
- Cleburne
- Colleyville
- Coppell
- DeSoto
- Duncanville
- Ennis
- Euless
- Farmers Branch
- Flower Mound
- Forest Hill
- Frisco
- Grapevine
- Greenville
- Haltom City
- Highland Village
- Hurst
- Keller
- Lancaster
- Lewisville
- Mansfield
- North Richland Hills
- Rockwall
- Rowlett
- Sachse
- Seagoville
- Southlake
- Terrell
- The Colony
- University Park
- Watauga
- Waxahachie
- Weatherford
- White Settlement
- Wylie
Cities, towns, and CDPs with less than 10,000 inhabitants
- Aledo
- Alma
- Alvarado
- Anna
- Annetta
- Annetta North
- Annetta South
- Argyle
- Aubrey
- Bardwell
- Bartonville
- Berryville
- Brownsboro
- Blue Mound
- Blue Ridge
- Briar
- Briaroaks
- Caddo Mills
- Campbell
- Caney City
- Celeste
- Celina
- Chandler
- Cockrell Hill
- Coffee City
- Combine
- Commerce
- Cool
- Copper Canyon
- Corinth
- Corral City
- Cottonwood
- Crandall
- Cross_Roads
- Cross Timber
- Crowley
- Dalworthington Gardens
- Double Oak
- Eagle Mountain
- Edgecliff Village
- Enchanted Oaks
- Eustace
- Everman
- Fairview
- Farmersville
- Fate
- Ferris
- Forney
- Garrett
- Glenn Heights
- Godley
- Granbury
- Grandview
- Grays Prairie
- Gun Barrel City
- Hackberry
- Haslet
- Hawk Cove
- Heath
- Hebron
- Hickory Creek
- Highland Park
- Hudson Oaks
- Hutchins
- Italy
- Josephine
- Joshua
- Justin
- Kaufman
- Keene
- Kemp
- Kennedale
- Krugerville
- Krum
- Lake Dallas
- Lakeside
- Lakewood Village
- Lake Worth
- Lavon
- Lincoln Park
- Lipan
- Little Elm
- Log Cabin
- Lone Oak
- Lowry Crossing
- Lucas
- Mabank
- Malakoff
- Marshall Creek
- Maypearl
- McLendon-Chisholm
- Melissa
- Midlothian
- Milford
- Millsap
- Mobile City
- Moore Station
- Murchison
- Murphy
- Nevada
- Newark
- New Hope
- Neylandville
- Northlake
- Oak Grove
- Oak Leaf
- Oak Ridge
- Oak Point
- Oak Trail Shores
- Ovilla
- Palmer
- Pantego
- Parker
- Payne Springs
- Pecan Acres
- Pecan Hill
- Pecan Plantation
- Pelican Bay
- Pilot Point
- Princeton
- Prosper
- Ronder
- Post Oak Bend City
- Poynor
- Quinlan
- Red Oak
- Rendon
- Reno
- Richland Hills
- Rio Vista
- River Oaks
- Roanoke
- Rosser
- Royse City
- Saginaw
- Saint Paul
- Sanctuary
- Sanger
- Sansom Park
- Seven Points
- Shady Shores
- Springtown
- Star Harbor
- Sunnyvale
- Talty
- Telico
- Tolar
- Tool
- Trinidad
- Trophy Club
- Van Alstyne
- Venus
- West Tawakoni
- Westlake
- Westminster
- Weston
- Westover Hills
- Westworth Village
- Wilmer
- Willow Park
- Wolfe City
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 (see the Dallas article for a summary of companies headquartered in the area). As such, one of the largest industries in the Dallas area is conducting business. For example, with Texas Instruments, EDS, Perot Systems, i2, and other companies based in Dallas, the Metroplex contains the largest Information Technology industry in the state. 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.
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.
Love Field Airport (IATA Airport Code: DAL) is located in Dallas. Southwest Airlines, based in Dallas, has its headquarters next to Love Field.
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 (http://www.100000watts.com/), the market has 38 AM stations, 58 FM stations (many of them class Cs), and 18 full-power television stations.
See also
External links
Official sites
- North Texas Commission (http://www.ntc-dfw.org/)
- DFW International Airport (http://www.dfwairport.com/)
Additional information
- DFWArea (http://www.dfwarea.com/)
- Star-Telegram (http://www.dfw.com/) - Fort Worth/Dallas news
- Metroplex Daily (http://www.metroplexdaily.com/)
- TourTexas.com: DFW travel and entertainment information guide (http://www.tourtexas.com/dfw/)
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