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Dallas County: 113: Dallas: 1846: Nacogdoches County and Robertson County: George Mifflin Dallas, the eleventh vice president of the United States (1845–1849) (Disputed) 2,606,358: 880 sq mi (2,279 km 2) Dawson County: 115: Lamesa: 1876: Bexar County: Nicholas Mosby Dawson, a soldier of the Texan Revolution and victim of the Dawson Massacre ...
Dallas County is the second-most populous county in the U.S. state of Texas with a 2020 U.S. census count of 2,613,539, [1] making it the ninth-most populous county in the country. Dallas County is included in the Dallas - Arlington - Fort Worth metropolitan statistical area —colloquially referred to as the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex .
Rowlett (/ r aʊ ˈ l ɛ t /, [7] traditionally / ˈ r aʊ l ɪ t / [8] [9]) is a city in Dallas and Rockwall Counties in Texas, United States, and an eastern suburb of Dallas.It is a growing, upscale community with nearly $1.5 billion in development in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, located on Lake Ray Hubbard.
Sand Branch is located approximately two miles south of U.S. Highway 175 and 14 miles southeast of Downtown Dallas on Belt Line Road in southeastern Dallas County. It is situated between the Trinity River and Hickory Creek, southwest of Seagoville . [ 2 ]
Duncanville is a city in southwestern Dallas County, Texas, United States. Duncanville's population was 40,706 at the 2020 census. [4] The city is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes Duncanville, Cedar Hill, DeSoto, and Lancaster.
Texas: Counties: Ellis, Dallas: Area [1] • Total. ... Area code(s) 214, 469, 945, 972 ... The Dallas County portions are divided between the Cedar Hill Independent ...
Incorporated areas are part of a city, though the city may contract with the county for needed services. Unincorporated areas are not part of a city; in these areas the county has authority for law enforcement and road maintenance. Their local ordinances, rules, and police regulations are usually codified in a "code of ordinances". [4] Dallas ...
A rivalry between the two towns ensued as the area began to grow around the Santa Fe Railroad depot. Eventually, to settle a dispute regarding which town should have the local post office, Dallas County Judge Thomas F. Nash asked visiting Congressman Joe Abbott to move the post office between the two towns. [6] The move was completed in 1887.