DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX

(Redirected from Dallas/Fort Worth)

The 'Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area', a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. The metropolitan area is further divided into two metropolitan divisions: Dallas–Plano–Irving and Fort Worth–Arlington. Residents of this region informally refer to it as the 'Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex', or simply 'The Metroplex' (the term was originally invented to refer to Dallas/Fort Worth). 'North Texas' is also a commonly-used term.
According to the U.S. Census July 1, 2006 estimates, the metropolitan area has a population of 6 million.^[4] The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington MSA is the largest metropolitan area in Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States.^[1] The metroplex also encompasses of land, making it larger in area than the U.S. state of New Jersey.
It is also the 44th largest metropolitan area by population in the world.

Metroplex counties

D/FW Counties

US Government Designated

★ Collin County

★ Dallas County

★ Delta County

★ Denton County

★ Ellis County

★ Hunt County

★ Johnson County

★ Kaufman County

★ Parker County

★ Rockwall County

★ Tarrant County

★ Wise County

Metroplex cities, towns, and CDPs

Principal cities

Dallas is the 9th largest city in the United States

Fort Worth is the 17th largest city in the United States, behind Memphis

★ Dallas

★ Fort Worth

★ Arlington

★ Plano

★ Irving

★ Carrollton

★ Richardson

★ Denton

★ McKinney

Description of economic activity

The cities of Dallas and Fort Worth are the anchor cities of the Metroplex. Dallas and its suburbs have one of the highest concentrations of corporate headquarters in the United States. As such, one of the largest industries in the Metroplex is conducting business. The Metroplex also contains the largest Information Technology industry base in the state (often referred to as Silicon Prairie), owing to the large number of corporate IT projects and the presence of numerous electronics, computing and telecom firms such as Texas Instruments, Electronic Data Systems, Perot Systems, i2, AT&T, and Verizon in and around Dallas. On the other end of the business spectrum, and on the other side of the Metroplex, the Texas farming and ranching industry is based in Fort Worth. According to the Dallas Business Journal's 2006 Book of Lists, American Airlines is the largest employer in the Metroplex. Several major defense manufacturers, including Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopter Textron, and Raytheon, maintain significant operations in the Metroplex. ExxonMobil, the #2 corporation on the Fortune 500 listings, is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (IATA airport code: 'DFW') is the largest airport in the state of Texas. The airport is located between Dallas and Fort Worth. American Airlines, based in Fort Worth, has its headquarters next to DFW Airport. American is the largest airline in the world in terms of passengers transported and fleet size. It is also a predominant leader in domestic routes and operations.
Love Field Airport (IATA Airport Code: 'DAL') is located in Dallas. Southwest Airlines, based in Dallas, has its headquarters next to Love Field. The airline is considered as a predominant U.S. low-cost airline for domestic routes.
'Related topics'

★ List of major companies in Dallas/Ft.Worth

Largest area private-sector employers

Source: Dallas Business Journal Book of Lists 2006

American Airlines	22,077	Commercial airline
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	21,133	Retail
Texas Health Resources	16,289	Health care
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company	15,900	Military aircraft design and production
Baylor Health Care System	15,200	Health care
Citigroup	15,000	Financial Services
AT&T, Inc.	13,729	Data, voice, networking and internet services
Verizon Communications	12,500	Telecommunications
Texas Instruments	10,600	Semiconductor manufacturing
Albertsons	10,100	Retail grocery
Brinker International	10,000	Restaurants
HCA Healthcare	9,896	Health care
JPMorgan Chase	8,800	Financial services
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.	7,900	Retail
Kroger Food Stores	7,600	Retail grocery
Target Corporation	7,554	Retail
EDS	7,300	Information technology services
Bank of America	7,000	Financial services
Tom Thumb Food & Pharmacy (Safeway Inc.)	6,314	Retail grocery
Southwest Airlines	5,543	Commercial airline
Bell Helicopter Textron	5,301	Aircraft manufacturing
Minyard Food Stores, Inc.	5,091	Retail grocery
Blockbuster, Inc.	4,500	Retail video and games
General Motors	4,030	Automotive manufacturer
RadioShack Corp.	3,896	Electronics retailer
Sprint	3,500	Communications products

Media

The cities of Dallas and Fort Worth have their own newspapers, ''The Dallas Morning News'' and the Fort Worth ''Star-Telegram'', respectively. Historically, the two papers were restricted in readership to their own counties; Tarrant County households would never read the ''Morning News'' and vice versa. As the two cities' suburbs have grown together in recent years, it is now common to find locations where both of the newspapers are sold. This pattern has been repeated in other print media, radio, and television, but since the 1970s all of the television stations and most of the FM radio stations have chosen to transmit from Cedar Hill so as to serve the entire market, and are programmed likewise. A recent phenomenon seen most clearly in the DFW market has been the rise of "80-90 move-ins", whereby stations have been moved from distant markets, in some cases as far away as Oklahoma, and relicensed to anonymous small towns in the Metroplex to serve as additional DFW stations. According to 100000watts.com, the market has 38 AM stations, 58 FM stations (many of them class Cs), and 18 full-power television stations.
See Also:

★

★

Sports

The Metroplex is one of just thirteen American metropolitan areas that have a team in each of the four major professional sports leagues. Major professional sports first came to the area in 1960, when the Dallas Cowboys began competing in the National Football League and the 'Dallas Texans' began competing in the American Football League (the Texans would later relocate to Kansas City and become the Chiefs). In 1972, Major League Baseball's 'Washington Senators' moved to Arlington to become the Texas Rangers. The National Basketball Association expanded into North Texas in 1980 when the Dallas Mavericks were added to the league. The fourth piece was added in 1993 when the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League became the Dallas Stars. The area is also home to many other minor-league professional teams, four colleges that compete in NCAA Division I athletics and has played host to many premiere sports events on both an annual and one-time basis.
'Major Professional Sports Teams'

'''Club'''
'''Sport'''
'''Founded'''
'''League'''
'''Venue'''

Dallas Cowboys
Football
1960
NFL
Texas Stadium
Texas Rangers
Baseball
1972^
MLB
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Dallas Mavericks
Basketball
1980
NBA
American Airlines Center
FC Dallas
Soccer
1996
Major League Soccer
Pizza Hut Park
Dallas Stars
Hockey
1993^
NHL
American Airlines Center

^- Indicates year team relocated to the area
'Other Professional Teams'

'''Club'''
'''Sport'''
'''Founded'''
'''League'''
'''Venue'''

Dallas Desperados
Arena Football
2002
Arena Football League
American Airlines Center
Frisco RoughRiders
Baseball
2003^
Texas League
Dr Pepper Ballpark
Fort Worth Cats
Baseball
2001
AAIPBL
LaGrave Field
Fort Worth Flyers
Basketball
2005
NBA D-League
Fort Worth Convention Center

^- Indicates year team relocated to the area
'Division I College Athletics'

'''School'''
'''City'''
'''Mascot'''
'''Conference'''

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Horned Frogs
Mountain West
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Mustangs
Conference USA
University of North Texas
Denton
Mean Green
Sun Belt
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington
Mavericks
Southland
University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson
Comets

'Sports Events Hosted'

'''Event'''
'''Sport'''
'''Year(s)'''
'''Venue'''

Texas vs. Oklahoma
College Football
1912-Present
Cotton Bowl

Battle for the Iron Skillet
College Football
1915-Present
Cotton Bowl, Amon G. Carter Stadium, Ownby Stadium, Texas Stadium, Ford Stadium

AT&T Cotton Bowl
College Football
1937-Present
Cotton Bowl

U.S. Open
Golf
1941
Colonial Country Club

Byron Nelson Golf Classic
Golf
1944-Present
Multiple courses in Dallas

Colonial National Invitational
Golf
1946-Present
Colonial Country Club

U.S. Open
Golf
1952
Northwood Club

Pro Bowl
Football
1973
Texas Stadium

The Players Championship
Golf
1975
Colonial Country Club

NBA All-Star Game
Basketball
1986
Reunion Arena

NCAA Men's Final Four
Basketball
1986
Reunion Arena

U.S. Women's Open
Golf
1991
Colonial Country Club

FIFA World Cup Preliminaries
Soccer
1994
Cotton Bowl

MLB All-Star Game
Baseball
1995
The Ballpark in Arlington

Samsung 500
Auto Racing
1997-Present
Texas Motor Speedway

Bombardier Learjet 550
Auto Racing
1997-Present
Texas Motor Speedway

Big 12 Championship Game
College Football
2001, 2009, 2010
Texas Stadium, Dallas Cowboys New Stadium

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
College Football
2003-Present
Amon G. Carter Stadium

Dickies 500
Auto Racing
2005-Present
Texas Motor Speedway

MLS Cup
Soccer
2005, 2006
Pizza Hut Park

NHL All-Star Game
Hockey
2007
American Airlines Center

Super Bowl XLV
Football
2011
Dallas Cowboys New Stadium

Notes

1. http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/CBSA-est2006-pop-chg.html
2. Slipdown Mountain, in western Parker County. ''Note:'' Some editions of the ''Texas Almanac'' prior to 2000 (the latest being the 1998-1999 edition, ed. Mary G. Ramos) give a maximum elevation of 1,553 feet in Hunt County; this is probably an error. ''Texas Almanac'' data, depending on the edition, are obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey, the Texas Railroad Commission, and the Texas Department of Transportation.
3. Southeastern Ellis County, along the Trinity river, where Ellis County, Navarro County and Henderson County meet. ''Note:'' ''Texas Almanac'' editions after 1998-1999 give a minimum elevation of 300 feet (approximately 90 m) for both Ellis and Kaufman Counties, but these appears to be estimates.
4. http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/CBSA-EST2006-01.xls
5. http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/CBSA-est2006-pop-chg.html

External links

Official sites

★ North Texas Commission

★ DFW International Airport

★ Greater Dallas Chamber

★ Visit Dallas Fort Worth

★ Metroplex Business Directory

Additional information

★ Fort Worth Star-Telegram - major Fort Worth newspaper

★ Dallas Morning News - major Dallas newspaper

★ Metroplex Daily

★ Dallas Fort Worth Travel Guide

★ TourTexas.com: DFW travel and entertainment information guide

Transportation

★ DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) - Dallas Area Bus and Rail Service

★ The "T" (Fort Worth Transportation Authority) - Fort Worth Bus Service

★ TRE (Trinity Railway Express) - Rail Service

★ DCTA (Denton County Transportation Authority) - Denton/Lewisville Bus Service

This article provided by Wikipedia. To edit the contents of this article, click here for original source.

psst.. try this: add to faves

	traverse jamaica
	Pelican Executive Suites
	Time Out for Touring Inc.
	Travelonly - Allan Jenkins
	Temptation Resort Spa Cancun
	Temptation Resort Spa Los Cabos
	Marlin Travel - Yonge Street
	Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Spa
	Travelonly - Dave Corless
	Heavenly Paradise Getaways

DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX

Metroplex counties

US Government Designated

Metroplex cities, towns, and CDPs

Principal cities

Other DFW Cities over 100,000 population

Cities, towns, and CDPs with 10,000 to 100,000 inhabitants

Cities, towns, and CDPs with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants

Description of economic activity

Largest area private-sector employers

Media

Sports

See also

Notes

External links

Official sites

Additional information

Transportation

Photo Galleries »

Customer Service

Most Popular

Useful

Find