Relative size Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington is the largest metropolitan area in Texas and the fourth-largest in the country (U.S. Census 2010 population estimates).
PopulationWhile some other local economies have declined recently, Dallas experienced the largest population growth of any U.S. city, as reported by the U.S. Census (2010). The combined Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington population (U.S. Census Bureau 2010 population estimate) is 6,371,773.
LocationDallas is located in the Central Time Zone in North Central Texas.
35 miles east of Forth Worth
245 miles north/northwest of Houston
300 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, near the headwaters of the Trinity River
