Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex

conurbation in Texas, United States
Place metropolitan_statistical_area Q179295
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Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex

Summary

Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is a metropolitan statistical area[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of metropolitan_statistical_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,617 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is located in Texas[3].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is in the country of United States[4].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's instance of is recorded as metropolitan statistical area[5].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area[6].
  • Dallas is named after Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex[7].
  • Fort Worth is named after Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex[8].
  • Arlington is named after Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex[9].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dallas County[10].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tarrant County[11].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Collin County[12].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Denton County[13].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Parker County[14].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rockwall County[15].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wise County[16].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ellis County[17].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kaufman County[18].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hunt County[19].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Johnson County[20].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[21].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.763, 'lon': -97.0326}[22].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex[23].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex has a population of {'amount': '+6075400'}[24].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex has a population of {'amount': '+6475000'}[25].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex has a population of {'amount': '+7637387'}[26].
  • Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex[27].

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Geography

Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Texas[3].

Physical Characteristics

Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+417'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6075400'}[24], {'amount': '+6475000'}[25], and {'amount': '+7637387'}[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include metropolitan statistical area[5] and metropolitan area[6].

History and Context

Things named after include Dallas[7], a city in the United States[29], in United States[30], founded in 1841[31]; Fort Worth[8], a city in the United States[32], in United States[33], founded in 1849[34]; and Arlington[9], a city in the United States[35], in United States[36], founded in 1876[37].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex include Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport[38], an international airport[39], in United States[40].

Why It Matters

Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex ranks in the top 1% of metropolitan_statistical_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,617 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for it include Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport[38], an international airport[39], in United States[40].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . whitehouse.gov. whitehouse.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . demographia.com. demographia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Mxn · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Cities, WikiProject United States, WikiProject Texas +1
    Coordinate location {'lat': 32.763, 'lon': -97.0326}
    Named after Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington
    Country United States
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13337]]: dfw.tx.us"
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