Dallas

Dallas ( /ˈdæləs/) is the third-largest city in the state of Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Divided between Collin, Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties, the city had a population of 1,197,816 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau. The city is the largest economic cen... More

Date founded:

  • 1841

Time zone(s):

Area:

  • 997.14542 km² (385 mi² )

Population:

  • 1,306,350 (2009)

Also known as:

  • Dallas, TX,
  • Dallas, Texas,
  • Rockwall County / Dallas city

Location

Population

number date
  • 1,306,350
  • 2009
  • 679,684
  • 1960
  • 38,067
  • 1890
  • 294,734
  • 1940
  • 434,462
  • 1950
  • 10,358
  • 1880
  • 904,078
  • 1980
  • 260,475
  • 1930
  • 92,104
  • 1910
  • 678
  • 1860

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude Elevation
  • 32.78278
  • -96.80389
  • 131 m (430 ft )

Adjectival form:

  • Dallasite
  • Dallasian

County:

Place:

Household Count:

number date
  • 452,009
  • 2008

Estimated Number of Foreclosures:

number date
  • 6,549
  • 2008

Estimated Number of Mortgages:

number date
  • 176,708
  • 2008

90-Day Vacant Residential Addresses:

number date
  • 16,991
  • 2008

Total Residential Addresses:

number date
  • 507,395
  • 2008

BLS Unemployment Rate (%):

Number Date
  • 0.0515
  • 2008

OFHEO Price Change (%):

Number Date
  • 0
  • 2008
top ↑

Travel destination

Local transportation:

Climate:

Month Average max temp (C) Average min temp (C) Average rainfall (mm)
  • 33 °C (91 °F )
  • 21 °C (70 °F )
  • 84 mm (3.3 in )
  • 15 °C (59 °F )
  • 3 °C (37 °F )
  • 60 mm (2.4 in )
  • 28 °C (82 °F )
  • 17 °C (63 °F )
  • 147 mm (5.79 in )
  • 14 °C (57 °F )
  • 3 °C (37 °F )
  • 58 mm (2.3 in )
  • 20 °C (68 °F )
  • 7 °C (45 °F )
  • 80 mm (3.1 in )
  • 31 °C (88 °F )
  • 19 °C (66 °F )
  • 65 mm (2.6 in )
  • 24 °C (75 °F )
  • 12 °C (54 °F )
  • 80 mm (3.1 in )
  • 26 °C (79 °F )
  • 13 °C (55 °F )
  • 97 mm (3.8 in )
  • 35 °C (95 °F )
  • 23 °C (73 °F )
  • 53 mm (2.1 in )
  • 12 °C (54 °F )
  • 1 °C (34 °F )
  • 49 mm (1.9 in )
View entire collection »
top ↑

Sports Team Location

top ↑

Governmental Jurisdiction

Governing officials:

Officeholder Basic title Office, position, or title From To
  • Jun 5, 1995
  • Feb 20, 2002
top ↑ top ↑ top ↑

Filming location

top ↑ top ↑

We can also tell you Dallas is a…

If you know more about Dallas, you can add more facts here »

Similar topics in Freebase

  • Orlando

    Orlando

    Orlando (/ɔrˈlændoʊ/) is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the...
  • Boston

    Boston

    Boston (pronounced /ˈbɒstən/ ( listen)) is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New...
  • Austin

    Austin

    Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
  • St. Louis

    St. Louis

    St. Louis /seɪnt ˈluːɪs/ (French: Saint-Louis or St-Louis, [sɛ̃ lwi] ( listen)) is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population of 2...
  • Seattle

    Seattle

    Seattle (pronounced /siːˈætɫ̩/ ( listen) see-at-əl or locally /siːˈæɾɫ̩/) is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the...
  • Cleveland

    Cleveland

    Cleveland ( /ˈkliːvlənd/) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles (97 km) west of the Pennsylvania border. It was founded...
Edit and Show details

Add or delete facts, download data in JSON or RDF formats, and explore topic metadata.

Freebase Logo
What is Freebase?

Freebase is a huge collection of facts, built by people like you. Freebase connects facts in ways other sites can't, giving you new ways to explore millions of subjects.
You can help improve it!