Dallas

Dallas is a city in the <a href="/facts/U.S._state/PFwcRIYQ">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a> and the most populous city in the <a href="/facts/Dallas%25E2%2580%2593Fort_Worth_metroplex/dlmqt8MV">Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex</a>, the <a href="/facts/List_of_Texas_metropolitan_areas/c8YCtlJ8">most populous metropolitan area in Texas</a> and the <a href="/facts/Metropolitan_statistical_area/Y2yX0KJg">fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States</a> at 7.5 million people. It is the most populous city in and the <a href="/facts/County_seat/ItAWPoWw">seat</a> of <a href="/facts/Dallas_County%2c_Texas/5Wub6rug">Dallas County</a>, covering nearly 386 square miles into <a href="/facts/Collin_County%2c_Texas/hRJ6U6sf">Collin</a>, <a href="/facts/Denton_County%2c_Texas/WKoAU3To">Denton</a>, <a href="/facts/Kaufman_County%2c_Texas/RHqAgrw2">Kaufman</a>, and <a href="/facts/Rockwall_County%2c_Texas/f0xxXFHW">Rockwall</a> counties. With a <a href="/facts/2020_United_States_census/dTEm5TRr">2020 census</a> population of 1,304,379, it is the <a href="/facts/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population/rcYY6hsJ">ninth-most populous city in the U.S.</a> and the <a href="/facts/List_of_cities_in_Texas_by_population/KTbIpfax">third-most populous city in Texas</a> after <a href="/facts/Houston/1v8AwQUN">Houston</a> and <a href="/facts/San_Antonio/AzJuQzSm">San Antonio</a>. Located in the <a href="/facts/North_Texas/HeJxgxTP">North Texas</a> region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the <a href="/facts/Southern_United_States/ppnGuAtB">Southern United States</a> and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea.
Dallas and nearby <a href="/facts/Fort_Worth%2c_Texas/NNBEqVe8">Fort Worth</a> were initially developed as a product of the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton, cattle, and later oil in North and <a href="/facts/East_Texas/uCUSEAyy">East Texas</a>. The construction of the <a href="/facts/Interstate_Highway_System/99o39I6K">Interstate Highway System</a> reinforced Dallas's prominence as a transportation hub, with four major interstate highways converging in the city and a fifth interstate loop around it. Dallas then developed as a strong industrial and financial center and a major inland port, due to the convergence of major railroad lines, interstate highways, and the construction of <a href="/facts/Dallas_Fort_Worth_International_Airport/MqQBPuaU">Dallas Fort Worth International Airport</a>, one of the largest and <a href="/facts/List_of_busiest_airports_by_passenger_traffic/RC2ySbmH">busiest airports</a> in the world. In addition, <a href="/facts/Dallas_Area_Rapid_Transit/DdrK0QfJ">Dallas Area Rapid Transit</a> (DART) operates rail and bus transit services throughout the city and its surrounding suburbs.
Dominant sectors of its diverse economy include defense, financial services, information technology, telecommunications, and <a href="/facts/Transportation_in_Dallas/gp12clwY">transportation</a>. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex hosts 23 <a href="/facts/Fortune_500/BLeHWymz">Fortune 500</a> companies, the second-most in Texas and fourth-most in the United States, and 11 of those companies are located within Dallas city limits. <a href="/facts/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_the_Dallas%25E2%2580%2593Fort_Worth_metroplex/eXHMhhUW">Over 41 colleges and universities</a> are located within its metropolitan area, which is the most of any metropolitan area in Texas. The city has a population from a myriad of ethnic and religious backgrounds and has one of the largest <a href="/facts/LGBT_demographics_of_the_United_States/yoeLotgN">LGBT communities in the U.S.</a>

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