Dallas County, Texas

Dallas County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, the population was 2,368,139.

Dallas County
U.S. county
The former Dallas County Courthouse in March 2009
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°46′N 96°47′W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	March 30, 1846
Named for	George M. Dallas
Seat	Dallas
Largest city	Dallas
Area
• Total	909 sq mi (2,350 km2)
• Land	873 sq mi (2,260 km2)
• Water	36 sq mi (90 km2)  4.0%%
Population  (2016)
• Total	2,574,984
• Density	2,950/sq mi (1,139/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	5th, 24th, 30th, 32nd, 33rd
Website	www.dallascounty.org

The head of the county and biggest city is Dallas. It is the second most populated county in Texas after Harris County. It is the ninth most populated in the whole United States.

Geography

The county has a total area of 909 square miles.

Schools

These school districts are in Dallas County:

• Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (partly in Denton County)
• Cedar Hill Independent School District
• Coppell Independent School District
• Dallas Independent School District
• DeSoto Independent School District
• Duncanville Independent School District
• Ferris Independent School District (mostly in Ellis County)
• Garland Independent School District

• Grand Prairie Independent School District
• Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (mostly in Tarrant County)
• Highland Park Independent School District
• Irving Independent School District
• Lancaster Independent School District
• Mesquite Independent School District
• Richardson Independent School District
• Sunnyvale Independent School District

Places

Cities

• Balch Springs
• Cockrell Hill
• Dallas (county seat)
• DeSoto
• Duncanville
• Farmers Branch
• Hutchins
• Irving
• Lancaster
• University Park
• Wilmer

Towns

• Addison
• Highland Park
• Sunnyvale

Other websites

• The official website of Dallas County