13 Facts About Dallas-Fort Worth

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Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, officially designated Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington by the US Office of Management and Budget, is a conurbated metropolitan statistical area in the US state of Texas encompassing 11 counties and anchored by the major cities of Dallas and Fort Worth.

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In 2016, the Dallas–Fort Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex had the highest annual population growth in the United States.

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In 2020, Dallas–Fort Dallas-Fort Worth was recognized as the 36th best metropolitan area for STEM professionals in the US.

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The Dallas–Fort Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is situated in the Texas blackland prairies region, so named for its fertile black soil found especially in the rural areas of Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties.

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South of Dallas and Fort Dallas-Fort Worth is a line of rugged hills that goes north to south about 15 miles that looks similar to the Texas Hill Country 200 miles to the south.

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The Dallas–Fort Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is located at the lower end of Tornado Alley, and can experience extreme weather.

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Median household income in Dallas–Fort Dallas-Fort Worth was higher than the state average in 2017, and its unemployment and poverty rate was lower.

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Dallas–Fort Dallas-Fort Worth, TX–OK combined statistical area is made up of 20 counties in North Central Texas and one county in South Central Oklahoma.

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Cities of Dallas and Fort Dallas-Fort Worth are the two central cities of the Metroplex, with Arlington being a third economically important city; it is a center for sporting events, tourism and manufacturing.

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Republican Party has historically been dominant in the Dallas–Fort Dallas-Fort Worth area, including in presidential elections, although recently since 2016, Democrats have been making inroads in the suburbs.

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Cities of Dallas and Fort Dallas-Fort Worth have their own newspapers, The Dallas Morning News and the Fort Dallas-Fort Worth Star-Telegram, respectively.

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Dallas–Fort Dallas-Fort Worth is the fifth-largest television market in the United States, behind only New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Philadelphia.

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Dallas–Fort Dallas-Fort Worth area has thousands of lane-miles of freeways and interstates.

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