Dallas County, Texas

Dallas County is a county in the of Texas. As of the, the was 2,368,139. It is the second most populated county in Texas after Harris County. Its is Dallas, which is also Texas' third-largest city and the  in the United States. The county was founded in 1846 and was possibly named for, the 11th under.

Dallas County is included in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX (colloquially referred to as the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex).

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 909 sqmi, of which 873 sqmi is land and 36 sqmi (4.0%) is water. 3,519 acres of the county is contained within 21 county-owned nature preserves, which were acquired through the county's Open Space Program.

Adjacent counties

 * Collin County (north)
 * Rockwall County (East)
 * Kaufman County (southeast)
 * Ellis County (south)
 * Tarrant County (west)
 * Denton County (northwest)

Demographics
As of the  of 2010, there were 2,368,139 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county. The was 2,523 people per square mile (974/km²). There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of 971/sq mi (375/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 53.54 (33.12% Non-Hispanic White), 22.30% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 5.15% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 14.04% from other races, and 2.70% from two or more races. 38.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 807,621 households out of which 35.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.90% were living together, 14.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.90% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.34. As of the 2010 census, there were about 8.8 same-sex couples per 1,000 households in the county.

In the wider county, the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 10.70% from 18 to 24, 34.40% from 25 to 44, 18.90% from 45 to 64, and 8.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,324, and the median income for a family was $49,062. Males had a median income of $34,988 versus $29,539 for females. The for the county was $22,603. About 10.60% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the, including 18.00% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation
Dallas Area Rapid Transit provides bus and rail service to many cities in Dallas County, with Dallas being the largest.

The Trinity Railway Express provides commuter rail service to Tarrant County, including downtown Fort Worth.

Airports
, located in Dallas and in Dallas County, serves many domestic passengers.

is partially located in the city of Irving in Dallas County, and Grapevine and Euless in Tarrant County.

Cities

 * Balch Springs
 * Cockrell Hill
 * Dallas (county seat)
 * DeSoto
 * Duncanville
 * Farmers Branch
 * Hutchins
 * Irving
 * Lancaster
 * University Park
 * Wilmer
 * Ferris (mostly in Ellis County)
 * Garland (small parts in Collin and Rockwall counties)
 * Glenn Heights (partly in Ellis County)
 * Grand Prairie (partly in Tarrant County and a small part in Ellis County)
 * Grapevine (mostly in Tarrant County and a small part in Denton County)
 * Lewisville (mostly in Denton County)
 * Mesquite (small part in Kaufman County)
 * Ovilla (mostly in Ellis County)
 * Richardson (small part in Collin County)
 * Rowlett (small part in Rockwall County)
 * Sachse (small part in Collin County)
 * Seagoville (small part in Kaufman County)
 * Wylie (mostly in Collin County and a small part in Rockwall County)

Towns

 * Addison
 * Highland Park
 * Sunnyvale

Unincorporated community

 * Sand Branch

Historical communities

 * Alpha (not incorporated)
 * Buckingham (Annexed by Richardson in 1996)
 * Cedar Springs (Annexed by Dallas First Settled in February 1841. In 1929 the community was annexed by the city of Dallas.))
 * Duck Creek (merged into Garland in 1887)
 * East Dallas (annexed by the city of Dallas in 1890 but was once a city of its own)
 * Embree (merged into Garland in 1887)
 * Fruitdale (annexed by Dallas in 1964)
 * Hatterville (Merged into Sunnyvale in 1953)
 * Hord's Ridge (Merged by Oak Cliff in 1887 per The Handbook of Texas )
 * Kleberg (Absorbed by City of Dallas in 1978)
 * La Reunion (Absorbed by City of Dallas in 1860)
 * Letot (Northwest Dallas County, annexed by Dallas)
 * Liberty Grove
 * Little Egypt
 * Long Creek (Merged into Sunnyvale in 1953)
 * Meaders
 * New Hope (Merged into Sunnyvale in 1953 - not to be confused with the Collin County town of the same name)
 * Noel Junction not incorporated, Addison/Dallas
 * Oak Cliff (Annexed by Dallas in 1903)
 * Penn Springs (Annexed by Duncanville in 1947)
 * Pleasant Grove (Annexed by Dallas by 1962)
 * Preston Hollow (Annexed by Dallas in 1945)
 * Renner (annexed by Dallas in 1977)
 * Rylie (annexed by Dallas in 1978)
 * Scyene
 * Trinity Mills (Annexed by Carrollton)
 * Tripp (Merged into Sunnyvale in 1953)

Other websites

 * The official website of Dallas County