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Dallas County

county in Texas, United States
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Dallas County

Summary

Dallas County is a county of Texas[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of county_of_texas entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (637 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dallas County was a member of North Texas Tollway Authority[3].
  • Dallas County is located in Texas[4].
  • Dallas County is in the country of United States[5].
  • Dallas County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[6].
  • Dallas County's capital is recorded as Dallas[7].
  • Dallas County's shares border with is recorded as Denton County[8].
  • Dallas County's shares border with is recorded as Collin County[9].
  • Dallas County's shares border with is recorded as Rockwall County[10].
  • Dallas County's shares border with is recorded as Kaufman County[11].
  • Dallas County's shares border with is recorded as Ellis County[12].
  • Dallas County's shares border with is recorded as Tarrant County[13].
  • George M. Dallas is named after Dallas County[14].
  • Dallas County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dallas[15].
  • Dallas County's headquarters location is recorded as Dallas[16].
  • Dallas County's Commons category is recorded as Dallas County, Texas[17].
  • Dallas County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[18].
  • March 30, 1846 marks the founding of Dallas County[19].
  • Dallas County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.77, 'lon': -96.78}[20].
  • Dallas County's official website is recorded as https://www.dallascounty.org/[21].
  • Dallas County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dallas County, Texas[22].
  • Dallas County has a population of {'amount': '+2368139'}[23].
  • Dallas County has a population of {'amount': '+2373299'}[24].
  • Dallas County has a population of {'amount': '+2408488'}[25].
  • Dallas County has a population of {'amount': '+2453907'}[26].
  • Dallas County has a population of {'amount': '+2480331'}[27].

Body

Geography

Dallas County is in the country of United States[5]. It is located in Texas[4].

Physical Characteristics

Dallas County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2353'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2368139'}[23], {'amount': '+2373299'}[24], {'amount': '+2408488'}[25], {'amount': '+2453907'}[26], {'amount': '+2480331'}[27], and {'amount': '+2553385'}[29].

Designation and Status

Dallas County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[6].

History and Context

March 30, 1846 marks the founding of Dallas County[19]. George M. Dallas is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Dallas County ranks in the top 2% of county_of_texas entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (637 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Colligis-Crandelain George M. Dallas Texas United States University of Texas at Dallas

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . tshaonline.org. tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . tshaonline.org. tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1807853
    Obo gazetteer id → 00006439
    Umls cui → C3814786
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Dallas County, Texas
    Member of → North Texas Tollway Authority
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Texas
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Dallas County, Texas
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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