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81-631: No major metropolitan areas lie wholly within the Cross Timbers, although roughly the western half of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex does, including the cities of Fort Worth , Denton , Arlington , and Weatherford . The western suburbs of the Tulsa metropolitan area and the northeastern suburbs of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area also lie within this area. The main highways that cross

162-616: A Level III ecoregion . Some organizations and maps refer to the Cross Timbers ecoregion as the Central Oklahoma/Texas Plains. The Cross Timbers are contained within the WWF central forest-grasslands transition ecoregion. The woodland and savanna portions of the Cross Timbers are mainly post oak and blackjack oak on coarse, sandy soils; fire suppression in recent years has increased forest density and allowed eastern redcedar to invade as well. The short, stout oaks that grow in

243-478: A humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification : Cfa). It is also continental, characterized by a relatively wide annual temperature range for the latitude. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex is located at the lower end of Tornado Alley , and can experience extreme weather. In the Metroplex, summers are very hot and humid, although low humidity characteristics of desert locations can appear at any time of

324-458: A Fortune 500 company and one of the world's largest engineering companies, relocated from Pasadena, California to Dallas. Toyota USA, in 2016, relocated its corporate headquarters to Plano, Texas . Southwest Airlines is headquartered in Dallas. The airline has more than 53,000 employees as of October 2016 and operates more than 3,900 departures a day during peak travel season. On the other side of

405-585: A Republican mayor. The Republican Party has historically been dominant in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, including in presidential elections. Democrats have consistently won Dallas County since 2008. In 2020 , Joe Biden narrowly won Tarrant County, whose county seat is Fort Worth, marking the first time since 1964 that the Democratic candidate had carried the county. The cities of Dallas and Fort Worth have their own newspapers, The Dallas Morning News and

486-603: A captive of the Comanche in 1836, described it as "a range of timber-land from the waters of Arkansas, bearing a southwest direction, crossing the False Ouachita, Red River, the heads of Sabine, Angelina, Natchitoches, Trinity, Brazos, Colorado...the range of timber is of an irregular width, say 5 to 35 miles wide...abounding with small prairies, skirted with timber of various kinds — oak, of every description, ash, elm, hickory, walnut and mulberry...the purest atmosphere I ever breathed

567-475: A community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau . Woodson County is divided into six townships . The city of Yates Center is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it

648-550: A component of S&P's 20-city composite index of the value of the U.S. residential real estate market. The Metroplex is one of the 12 U.S. metropolitan areas that has a team in each of the four major professional sports leagues. Major professional sports first came to the area in 1952, when the Dallas Texans competed in the National Football League for one season. In 1960, major professional sports returned when

729-653: A gently to moderately rolling topography , including some cuestas . Although local relief is relatively low, it is generally greater than that in the surrounding ecoregions, although this is not the case with the Flint Hills in Kansas. Ecologically , the EPA includes the Cross Timbers as part of the vast Great Plains , which comprise Level I Ecoregion 9.0, stretching from central Alberta in Canada to northern Mexico . More specifically,

810-431: A household in the county was $ 25,335, and the median income for a family was $ 31,369. Males had a median income of $ 23,950 versus $ 16,135 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 14,283. About 10.20% of families and 13.20% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.20% of those under age 18 and 13.20% of those age 65 or over. Woodson County is powerfully Republican. The only Democrat to win

891-429: A key role in the area's economy. DFW recently surpassed Chicago to become the second-largest financial services hub in the nation, eclipsed only by New York. Bank of America , JPMorgan Chase , Liberty Mutual , Goldman Sachs , State Farm , Charles Schwab Corporation , and Fidelity Investments maintain significant operations in the area. The Metroplex also contains the largest Information Technology industry base in

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972-543: A little over 4% of the religious population. The Dallas–Fort Worth, TX–OK combined statistical area is made up of 20 counties in North Central Texas and one county in South Central Oklahoma . The statistical area includes two metropolitan areas and seven micropolitan areas . The CSA definition encompasses 14,628 sq mi (37,890 km ) of area, of which 14,126 sq mi (36,590 km )

1053-477: A majority in the county was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, although Woodrow Wilson won a plurality in 1912. In contrast, Charles Evans Hughes in 1916 & George H. W. Bush in 1992 are the only Republican winners of the county who only managed to win a plurality of its votes. List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Woodson County. † means

1134-420: A small area nestled in between regions 29g and h; it is made of folded , rather than dissected, limestone, sandstone, and dolomite , and features the greatest topographical relief of the entire Cross Timbers, though not the highest elevations. The landscape includes many caves, sinkholes , springs , and streams. I-35 crosses this region north to south. Part of the difference in the Cross Timbers region and

1215-415: A small part of Love County, Oklahoma (the only part of this region outside of Texas) and passes south through western Cooke County , eastern Wise County , and western Denton , Tarrant , and Johnson counties, and also includes parts of Parker , Erath , Hood , Somervell , Hill , and McLennan counties. This region contains the cities of Fort Worth , Granbury and Denton , although Denton lies on

1296-529: Is a line of rugged hills that goes north to south about 15 miles (24 km) that looks similar to the Texas Hill Country 200 miles (320 km) to the south. The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area is formed by a combination of two separate metropolitan statistical divisions. The Dallas–Plano–Irving MDA and Fort Worth–Arlington–Grapevine MDA come together to form one full metropolitan area or conurbation. Dallas–Fort Worth has

1377-827: Is a wide belt of land stretching from south-central Oklahoma into southeastern Kansas and is the only part of the Cross Timbers that extends into Kansas. In that state, it covers eastern Chautauqua and Elk counties and smaller portions of Greenwood , Woodson , Wilson , and Montgomery counties, while in Oklahoma, this region covers all of Seminole , Pottawatomie , and Okfuskee counties, large parts of Osage , Lincoln , Creek , Oklahoma , Cleveland , Pontotoc , Hughes , McIntosh , and Okmulgee counties, and smaller parts of Logan , Garvin , Murray , Pawnee , Tulsa , Wagoner , and Washington counties. The towns of Sand Springs , Sapulpa , Ada , and Shawnee, Oklahoma fall within this large area; Bartlesville and Okmulgee lie on

1458-529: Is covered by water. The conurbated metropolitan area is larger in area than the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Connecticut combined, and larger than New Jersey . If the metropolitan area were a sovereign state, it would rank the 162nd largest state by total area after Lebanon . The U.S. Office of Management and Budget combines the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex with the Sherman–Denison metropolitan area and seven micropolitan statistical areas to form

1539-604: Is home to 23 Fortune 500 companies, the 4th-largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the United States behind New York City (62), Chicago (35), and Houston (24). In 2016, the metropolitan economy surpassed Houston, the second largest metro area in Texas, to become the fourth-largest in the U.S. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex boasted a GDP of just over $ 620.6 billion in 2020 (although both metropolitan regions have switched places multiple times since GDP began recording). If

1620-506: Is home to six Nobel Laureates and was ranked No. 1 in the world among healthcare institutions in biomedical sciences. The Metroplex is also the second most popular metropolis for megachurches in Texas (trailing the Greater Houston metropolitan area ), ranked the largest Christian metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., and has one of the largest LGBT communities in Texas since 2005. A portmanteau of metropolis and complex ,

1701-587: Is hosted annually at Texas Motor Speedway , the AAA Texas 500 , and two PGA Tour events are held annually in the Metroplex, the AT&;T Byron Nelson and the Colonial National Invitation Tournament. The Metroplex has hosted many premiere sports events on both an annual and one-time basis. Dallas Trinity FC ^- Indicates year team relocated to the area ^- Indicates year team relocated to

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1782-603: Is land and 502 sq mi (1,300 km ) is water. The population density was 485 people per square mile according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. At the 2000 U.S. census , there were 5,487,956 people, 2,006,665 households, and 1,392,540 families residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 70.41% White , 13.34% Black or African American , 0.59% Native American , 3.58% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 9.62% from other races , and 2.39% from two or more races . Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 20.83% of

1863-408: Is set to host the most matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup . The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is the most populous Republican-leaning metropolitan area in the country. However, since 2016 Democrats have been making inroads in the area's suburbs. As of 2024, both the mayor of Dallas and the mayor of Fort Worth are Republicans, with Dallas being the largest city in the United States to have

1944-487: Is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,788 people, 1,642 households, and 1,052 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3.1 people/km ). There were 2,076 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1.5/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 96.96% White , 0.82% Black or African American , 0.87% Native American , 0.05% Asian , 0.24% from other races , and 1.06% from two or more races. 1.37% of

2025-529: The Fort Worth Star-Telegram , respectively. Historically, the two papers had readership primarily in their own counties. As the two cities' suburbs have grown together in recent years (and especially since the demise of the Dallas Times Herald in 1991), many sites sell both papers. This pattern of crossover has been repeated in other print media, radio, and television. Since the 1970s all of

2106-738: The Dallas Cowboys began competing in the National Football League and the Dallas Texans began competing in the American Football League . The Dallas Texans later relocated to Kansas City and became the Chiefs . In 1972, Major League Baseball's Washington Senators moved to Arlington to become the Texas Rangers , named after the statewide law enforcement agency . The National Basketball Association expanded into North Texas in 1980 when

2187-967: The Dallas Mavericks were added to the league. The fourth sport was added in 1993 when the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League moved to Dallas, becoming the Dallas Stars . The Major League Soccer team FC Dallas is based in Frisco, and the Dallas Wings of the WNBA play in Arlington. The area is also home to many minor-league professional teams, and four colleges that compete in NCAA Division I athletics. A NASCAR Cup Series race

2268-544: The Treaty of Fontainebleau . In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre . In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state . In 1855, Woodson County

2349-577: The U.S. Office of Management and Budget are italicized. 1,000,000+ 500,000–999,999 200,000–499,999 100,000–199,999 Numerically, the Metroplex is the fastest growing metropolitan area in the U.S. At the 2020 U.S. census 7,637,387 people lived in the area, up from 6,371,773 in 2010, and 2,974,805 in 1970. In 2020, the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex's racial composition was 42% non-Hispanic white , 16% Black or African American, 8% Asian, 3-4% two or more races, and 29% Hispanic or Latino American of any race. According to information gathered from

2430-490: The U.S. Office of Management and Budget , is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States , encompassing 11 counties . Its historically dominant core cities are Dallas and Fort Worth . It is the economic and cultural hub of North Texas . Residents of the area also refer to it as DFW (the code for Dallas Fort Worth International Airport ) or

2511-456: The Census Bureau defines 31 other urban areas as well, some of which form the core of their own metro or micro statistical areas separate from the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan statistical area. Urban areas situated primarily outside the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan statistical area but within the CSA are identified with a cross (†) in the table below. The cities of Dallas and Fort Worth are

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2592-408: The Cross Timbers are not as arable as the surrounding ecoregions. Today, land use is a mixture of rangeland , pastures , and farmland . The area has also been an important site of oil extraction for over 80 years. Geologically speaking, the Cross Timbers are underlain by Pennsylvanian and Cretaceous -era sandstone and limestone that has been moderately dissected , giving the region

2673-576: The Cross Timbers fall into Level II Ecoregion 9.4, the smaller South Central Semi-Arid Plains. In southern Oklahoma, the Cross Timbers are located on the very edge of the Great Plains, as they border directly parts of Level I Ecoregion 8.0, the Eastern Temperate Forests; elsewhere, the Cross Timbers are separated slightly from the Eastern Temperate Forests. In turn, the Cross Timbers are themselves subdivided into nine Level IV Ecoregions: This

2754-457: The Cross Timbers were not usable as timber, and those that were not cleared for farmland constitute one of the least disturbed forest types in the eastern United States, with some 890,000 acres (3,600 km) of old-growth forest scattered throughout the region. These old-growth forests contain millions of post oak from 200 to 400 years old and red cedar over 500 years old. The prairie portions are chiefly tallgrass on finer, dry soils. Overall,

2835-699: The Cross Timbers. No towns of any size lie within this area, although Possum Kingdom Lake and State Park do; the region is crossed by US 180 and Texas State Highway 16 . Covering a fairly small area in south-central Oklahoma and underlain by a unique mosaic of several different minerals , this region includes the town of Ardmore . An extension in two branches of the Cross Timbers into southwestern Oklahoma, this area features reduced tree density and height, but also small forests dominated by sugar maple , bur oak , and live oak in deeper river canyons. The towns of Duncan, Oklahoma and Walters, Oklahoma , lie in this region. The Arbuckle Mountains are located in

2916-515: The Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area's population had increased to 8,100,037, with the highest numerical growth of any metropolitan area in the United States. The metropolitan region's economy, also referred to as Silicon Prairie, is primarily based on banking , commerce , insurance , telecommunications , technology , energy , healthcare , medical research , transportation , manufacturing , and logistics . As of 2022, Dallas–Fort Worth

2997-678: The Dallas–Fort Worth TX–OK combined statistical area. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex overlooks mostly prairie land with a few rolling hills dotted by human-made lakes cut by streams, creeks and rivers surrounded by forested land. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex is situated in the Texas blackland prairies region, so named for its fertile black soil found especially in the rural areas of Collin , Dallas , Ellis , Hunt , Kaufman , and Rockwall counties. Many areas of Denton , Johnson , Parker , Tarrant , and Wise counties are located in

3078-590: The Eastern Cross Timbers, the Western Cross Timbers band extends from far southern Oklahoma, including parts of Love and Carter counties, into central Texas, where it covers large parts of Montague , Young , Jack , Wise , Stephens , Palo Pinto , Parker , Eastland , Erath , Brown , San Saba , and Mills counties, as well as smaller parts of Clay , Cooke , Callahan , Hood , Coleman , and McCulloch counties. In Texas, this area includes

3159-540: The Edwards Plateau, which it borders to the south. All of Hamilton and Coryell counties, large parts of Bell , Lampasas , Mills , Erath , and Bosque counties, and smaller parts of Williamson , Burnet , Brown , Comanche , Hood , Somervell , and McLennan counties, including the towns of Killeen , Copperas Cove , and Lampasas as well as the Fort Cavazos Army base, fall within this region. Among

3240-669: The Fort Worth Prairie region of North Texas, which has less fertile and more rocky soil than that of the Texas blackland prairie; most of the rural land on the Fort Worth Prairie is ranch land. A large onshore natural gas field , the Barnett Shale , lies underneath this area; Denton, Tarrant and Wise counties feature many natural gas wells. Continuing land use change results in scattered crop fields surrounded by residential or commercial development. South of Dallas and Fort Worth

3321-472: The Metroplex . The Dallas–Fort Worth– Arlington metropolitan statistical area's population was 7,637,387 according to the U.S. Census Bureau 's 2020 census , making it the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. and the eleventh-largest in the Americas . In 2016, the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex had the highest annual population growth in the United States. By 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that

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3402-633: The Metroplex altogether was $ 21,839. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex's religious population are predominantly Christian and the largest metro area that identify with the religion in the United States (78%). Methodist , Baptist , Presbyterian , and Catholic churches are prominent in many cities and towns in the metropolitan region. The Methodist and Baptist communities anchor two of the area's major private universities ( Southern Methodist University and Dallas Baptist University ). Non-Christian faiths including Islam , Judaism , Hinduism , Sikhism , Buddhism , and contemporary paganism collectively form

3483-477: The Metroplex were a sovereign state , it would have the twentieth largest economy in the world as of 2019. In 2015, the conurbated metropolitan area would rank the ninth-largest economy if it were a U.S. state. In 2020, Dallas–Fort Worth was recognized as the 36th best metropolitan area for STEM professionals in the U.S. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex comprises the highest concentration of colleges and universities in Texas. The UT Southwestern Medical Center

3564-519: The Metroplex, forcing daytime highs below the 50 °F (10 °C) mark for several days at a time and often between days with high temperatures above 80 °F (27 °C). Snow accumulation is seen in the city in about 70% of winter seasons, and snowfall generally occurs 1–2 days out of the year for a seasonal average of 1.5 inches (4 cm). Some areas in the region, however, receive more than that, while other areas receive negligible snowfall or none at all. The all-time record low temperature within

3645-517: The Metroplex, primarily on the "Fort Worth side." They are concentrated along State Highway 170 near I-35W, commonly called the "Alliance Corridor" due to its proximity to the Fort Worth Alliance regional airport. Changes in house prices for the Metroplex are publicly tracked on a regular basis using the Case–Shiller index ; the statistic is published by Standard & Poor's and is also

3726-510: The Metroplex, the Texas farming and ranching industry is based in Fort Worth, though the area's economy is diverse. American Airlines , the largest airline in the world, recently completed their new $ 350M corporate HQ complex in Fort Worth. American Airlines is also the largest employer in the Metroplex. Several major defense manufacturers, including Lockheed Martin , Bell Helicopter Textron , and Raytheon , maintain significant operations in

3807-563: The Metroplex. Of the immigrant population, 44.1% were from Latin America , 35.8% Asia , 7.1% Europe , and 13.1% Africa . In 2010, 77,702 foreign nationals immigrated; approximately 50.6% came from Latin America, 33.0% from Asia, 7.3% Europe, and 9.1% Africa. During the 2020 American Community Survey, an estimated 18.5% of its population were foreign-born, with 56% from Latin America, 30% Asia, 8% Africa, 4% Europe, and 1% elsewhere from North America. The median household income in Dallas–Fort Worth

3888-518: The North Texas Commission, the Metroplex's racial and ethnic makeup was 46% non-Hispanic white, 15% Black or African American , 7% Asian American , and 3% from other races in 2017. Ethnically, Hispanics and Latinos of any race made up 29% of the metropolitan population. From 2010 to 2017, Hispanics and Latinos increased an estimated 38.9% followed by Blacks and African Americans. In 2015, an estimated 101,588 foreign-born residents moved to

3969-731: The area Texas A&M University–Commerce The headquarters for both the Big 12 and American Athletic Conference are located in Irving , Conference USA headquarters are in Dallas, the Southland Conference headquarters are in Frisco , and the Western Athletic Conference is headquartered in Arlington. Note: Venues are listed with their current names, not necessarily those in use when an event took place. The AT&T Stadium in Arlington

4050-539: The area are cool to mild, with occasional cold spells. The average date of first frost is November 12, and the average date of last frost is March 12. January is typically the coldest month, with an average daytime high of 56.8 °F (14 °C) and an average nighttime low of 37.3 °F (3 °C). The normal daily average temperature in January is 47.0 °F (8 °C) but sharp swings in temperature can occur, as strong cold fronts known as " Blue Northers " pass through

4131-465: The border with the Eastern Cross Timbers. I-35 and I-35W cross north to south, while US 82 , US 380 , I-30 , I-20 , US 377 , and US 67 cross east to west; US 81 and US 287 also cross southwest to northeast. A broader, southern extension of the Grand Prairie, found only in Texas; it is underlain by limestone rather than sandstone, and serves as a physiological and vegetational transition to

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4212-675: The city is −3 °F (−19 °C), set on January 18, 1930, however the temperature at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport reached −2 °F (−19 °C) on February 16, 2021, during Winter Storm Uri . The following are cities and towns categorized based on the latest population estimates from the North Central Texas Council of Governments (as of July 1, 2022). No population estimates are released for census-designated places (CDPs), which are marked with an asterisk (*). These places are categorized based on their 2020 census population. Places designated "principal cities" by

4293-658: The eastern edge. In Oklahoma, this belt of woodland covers all of Marshall County and parts of Love , Carter , Johnston , and Bryan counties, but in Texas, this region exists as a long, very narrow strip of dense forest stretching from the Red River to just north of Waco, Texas . It passes through northwestern Grayson County , eastern Cooke , Denton and Tarrant counties, central Johnson County , western Hill County , and northern McLennan County . The city of Arlington, Texas lies within this zone, and Denton and Cleburne are on its eastern edge. A much wider band than

4374-583: The few major roads that cross the Limestone Cut Plains are US 281 north to south and US 84 east to west. This ecoregion exists as an enclave within the Western Cross Timbers, stretching from southern Jack County, Texas across northwestern Palo Pinto County into eastern Stephens County , as well as tiny parts of Young and Eastland counties. The region features a limestone substrate as opposed to sandstone, and has greater topographical relief and denser and different vegetation than other parts of

4455-484: The frontier. Numerous roads cross this region, including US 70 in Oklahoma and I-20 , I-30 , US 67 , US 81 , US 82 , US 180 , US 183 , US 281 , US 287 , and US 380 in Texas. A fairly narrow strip dividing the Eastern and Western Cross Timbers, the Grand Prairie differs in physiography , topography , and land use from both of these, as it is much more nearly level and better suited to agriculture . It includes

4536-515: The great prairies, being a continuous brushy strip, composed of various kinds of undergrowth ; such as black-jack, post-oaks, and in some places hickory, elm, etc., intermixed with a very diminutive dwarf oak, called by the hunters, " shin-oak ." Most of the timber appears to be kept small by the continual inroads of the "burning prairies;" for, being killed almost annually, it is constantly replaced by scions of undergrowth; so that it becomes more and more dense every reproduction. In some places, however,

4617-400: The market had 38 AM stations, 58 FM stations (many of them class Cs ), and 18 full-power television stations. Per another study the area has a total of 62 FM stations and 40 AM stations as of 2020. Woodson County, Kansas Woodson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas . Its county seat is Yates Center . As of the 2020 census , the county population

4698-481: The middle of Texas", in 1849 while blazing an emigrant trail from Austin to El Paso. 34°00′N 97°15′W  /  34.000°N 97.250°W  / 34.000; -97.250 Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX MSA Other Statistical Areas in Dallas–Fort Worth CSA The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex , officially designated Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington by

4779-468: The oaks are of considerable size, and able to withstand the conflagrations. The Underwood is so matted in many places with grapevines, green-briars, etc., as to form almost impenetrable "roughs," which serve as hiding-places for wild beasts, as well as wild Indians; and would, in savage warfare, prove almost as formidable as the hammocks of Florida . Robert Neighbors and Rip Ford reached the "Cross Timbers, two parallel strips of timber region that ran down

4860-526: The population was foreign-born. The median household income was $ 67,589 and the per capita income was $ 34,455. An estimated 11.5% lived below the poverty line. The median age of the DFW CSA was 35.3. At the core of the Dallas–Fort Worth combined statistical area (CSA) lies the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX urban area , the sixth-most populous in the United States. Within the boundaries of the CSA

4941-441: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,642 households, out of which 25.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.90% were non-families. 33.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

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5022-467: The population. The median income for a household in the CSA was $ 43,836, and the median income for a family was $ 50,898. Males had a median income of $ 37,002 versus $ 25,553 for females. The per capita income for the CSA was $ 20,460. At the 2020 census, the DFW CSA had a population of 8,121,108 (though a July 1, 2015 estimate placed the population at 7,504,362). In 2018 it had an estimated 7,994,963 residents. The American Community Survey determined 18% of

5103-495: The region are I-35 and I-35W going north to south (although they tend to skirt the Cross Timbers' eastern fringe south of Fort Worth) and I-40 going east to west. Numerous U.S. Highways also cross the area. I-35 means a portion of Austin and Travis County is also included in the Cross Timbers. The Cross Timbers are defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as Ecoregion 29,

5184-511: The region roughly in half along Texas Interstate 35 , which runs north–south, splitting into two 'branches' ( I-35E in Dallas and I-35W in Fort Worth) through the Metroplex. They refer to places as being on the "Dallas side" or the "Fort Worth side", or in "the Arlington area", which is almost directly south of the airport; cities in the Arlington area form the Mid-Cities . It is nominally between

5265-573: The region; indeed, the town of Newcastle in Young County was named after the English city of the same name due to the coal connection. In the mid-to-late 19th century, Comanche Indians occupied this area, and it became a flash point for conflict between various groups of white settlers, the Comanche, and the U.S. Cavalry ; Forts Belknap and Richardson were built in the area to protect this part of

5346-570: The second largest telecommunications company in the world, is headquartered at the Whitacre Tower in downtown Dallas . ExxonMobil and McKesson , respectively the 2nd and 7th largest Fortune 500 companies by revenue, are headquartered in Irving, Texas . Fluor , the largest engineering & construction company in the Fortune 500, is also headquartered in Irving. In October 2016, Jacobs Engineering ,

5427-599: The state (often referred to as Silicon Prairie or the Telecom Corridor , especially when referring to US-75 through Richardson , Plano and Allen just north of Dallas itself). This area has a large number of corporate IT projects and the presence of numerous electronics, computing and telecommunication firms such as Microsoft , Texas Instruments , HP Enterprise Services , Dell Services , Samsung , Nokia , Cisco , Fujitsu , i2 , Frontier , Alcatel , Ericsson , CA , Google , T-Mobile US , and Verizon . AT&T ,

5508-485: The state. In fact, only 38 percent of a survey group identified Dallas and Fort Worth as part of "North Texas", with the Texas Panhandle also a perceived correct answer, being the northernmost region of Texas. The United States Census Bureau determined the Metroplex encompasses 9,286 square miles (24,100 km ) of total area; 8,991 sq mi (23,290 km ) is land, and 295 sq mi (760 km )

5589-599: The surrounding regions west (drier) and east (wetter) has to do with the dry line which separates humid air from the Gulf of Mexico from the dry air of the Llano Estacado , the Texas Panhandle , and the High Plains . The thick growth formed an almost impenetrable barrier for early American explorers and travelers. Washington Irving , in 1835, described it as "like struggling through forests of cast iron." Rachel Plummer , while

5670-465: 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. There has been a rise in "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 RadioTime ,

5751-407: The term metroplex is credited to Harve Chapman, an executive vice president with Dallas-based Tracy-Locke, one of three advertising agencies that worked with the North Texas Commission (NTC) on strategies to market the region. The NTC copyrighted the term "Southwest Metroplex" in 1972 as a replacement for the previously-ubiquitous "North Texas", which studies had shown lacked identifiability outside

5832-481: The top-ten largest Fortune 500 companies by revenue. The area continues to draw corporate relocation from across the nation, and especially from California . From late 2018 to early 2019, both McKesson and Charles Schwab announced they would be relocating from San Francisco to the DFW area. Later in 2019, San Francisco-based Uber announced a massive corporate expansion just east of downtown Dallas. Banking and finance play

5913-598: The towns of Weatherford and Mineral Wells ; Stephenville lies on the eastern fringe, while Brownwood is on the western edge. The part of this region north of I-20 is sometimes colloquially referred to as the Palo Pinto Mountains ; the hills are isolated, rugged, and scenic, with spectacular bluffs along the Brazos River as it flows through the region. Coal mining has historically been an important activity, as bituminous coal deposits are found throughout

5994-449: The two central cities of the Metroplex, with Arlington being a third economically important city; it is a center for sporting events, tourism and manufacturing. Most other incorporated cities in the Metroplex are " bedroom communities " serving largely as residential and small-business centers, though there are several key employers in these regions. Due to the large number of smaller, less well-known cities, Metroplex residents commonly divide

6075-414: The two major east–west interstates in the region ( I-20 , passing to the south of both downtowns, and I-30 , connecting Dallas and Fort Worth city centers). Business management and operations play a central role in the area's economy. Dallas and its suburbs have the third-largest concentration of corporate headquarters in the United States. Moreover, it is the only metro area in the country home to three of

6156-475: The year. July and August are typically the hottest months, with an average high of 96.0  °F (36  °C ) and an average low of 76.7 °F (25 °C). Heat indexes regularly surpass 105 °F (41 °C) at the height of summer. The all-time record high is 113 °F (45 °C), set on June 26 and 27, 1980 during the Heat Wave of 1980 at nearby Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport . Winters in

6237-400: Was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.83. In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.70% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 22.10% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 24.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males. The median income for

6318-634: Was 3,115. The county was named after Daniel Woodson , a five-time acting governor of the Kansas Territory. For many millennia , the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans . From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War , France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per

6399-511: Was established. Fort Belmont was used during the Civil War and had received refugees from the Trail of Blood on Ice . Opothleyahola is buried in an unmarked grave next to his daughter who died at the fort. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 505 square miles (1,310 km ), of which 498 square miles (1,290 km ) is land and 7.4 square miles (19 km ) (1.5%)

6480-437: Was higher than the state average in 2017, and its unemployment (3.6%) and poverty rate was lower. The median income for males was $ 52,492 and $ 44,207 for females. In 2019, the per capita income of DFW was $ 72,265. In 2010, the median income for a household in the metropolitan area was $ 48,062, and the median income for a family was $ 55,263. Males had a median income of $ 39,581 versus $ 27,446 for females. The per capita income for

6561-401: Was that of these regions." Josiah Gregg described the Cross Timbers in 1845 as varying in width from five to thirty miles and attributed their denseness to the continual burning of the prairies. The Cross Timbers vary in width from five to thirty miles, and entirely cut off the communication betwixt the interior prairies and those of the great plains. They may be considered as the "fringe" of

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