Grand Prairie, Texas
Grand Prairie, Texas | |
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| Nickname: "G.P." | |
 Location of Grand Prairie in Dallas County, Texas | |
  Grand Prairie, Texas Location in Texas  Grand Prairie, Texas Location in the contiguous United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°42′55″N 97°1′1″W / 32.71528°N 97.01694°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Counties | Dallas, Tarrant, Ellis |
| Incorporated as Dechman | 1863 |
| Incorporated as Grand Prairie | 1909 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| Area | |
| • City | 81.47 sq mi (210.99 km2) |
| • Land | 72.57 sq mi (187.95 km2) |
| • Water | 8.90 sq mi (23.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 515 ft (157 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 196,100 |
| • Rank | US: 122nd |
| • Density | 2,680.91/sq mi (1,035.10/km2) |
| • Urban | 5,121,892 (6th) |
| • Metro | 6,810,913 (4th) |
| • Demonym | Grand Prairian |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 75050-75054 |
| Area code(s) | 682,817, 214, 469, 945, 972 |
| FIPS code | 48-30464[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1336802[4] |
| Website | www |
Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas County, Tarrant County, Ellis County in the state of Texas. It is a rather big city with a population of 196,100 people in 2020.[2] Grand Prairie is part of a bigger region known as the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex made up of Dallas and Fort Worth and their suburbs or cities outside of them.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Grand Prairie city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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