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Named after the Scottish village of Dallas, in Moray, after which a number of places worldwide are named. Dallas County was established in 1846 and the city of Dallas was set as the temporary county seat. In 1850, Dallas became the permanent seat over Cedar Springs and Hord's Ridge , both of which now lie within the city's limits.
ZIP code: 04344. Area code: 207: FIPS code: 23-24635: ... The town is in southern Kennebec County and is bordered to the north by the city of Hallowell, ...
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Alpha was an unincorporated freedmen's town in Dallas County, Texas, United States. Founded soon after the American Civil War, the town peaked in the 1890s then dwindled in population throughout the 20th century before being delisted as a community in 1987. The area is now an incorporated part of the city of Dallas.
It is situated along Interstate 45 in southeastern Dallas County, approximately 14 miles (23 km) south of downtown Dallas. [ 6 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 6.4 square miles (16.7 km 2 ), of which 6.4 square miles (16.5 km 2 ) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2 ), or 0.82%, is water.
Farmers Branch, officially the City of Farmers Branch, is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is an inner-ring suburb of Dallas and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Its population was 35,991 at the 2020 census. [8]
The period of industrialization-1890-1910 saw more Mexicans arrive and the Mexican population beginning to take root (Rice). Earlier Mexican animal herders, Teamsters, and traders were reported crossing the area as early as 1850; they did not keep residence in the city, although they used it as a base of trade (Nixon-Mendez1993).
Munger Place was established in 1905 by cotton gin manufacturer Robert S. Munger on 300 acres (1.2 km 2) as one of Dallas's first suburbs, and was originally intended to be one of the most exclusive communities in the city. To attract the "right" social element, Munger Place was carefully planned.