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Everything really is bigger in Texas!
- Relative size Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington is the largest metropolitan area in Texas and the fourth-largest in the country (U.S. Census 2008 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 (March 2008). The combined Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington population (U.S. Census Bureau 2008 population estimate) is 6,300,006.
- 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
- Topography
- Area of City of Dallas: 343 square miles
- Elevation: 450-750 feet
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