Dallas Facts (from the Dallas Convention Bureau)

Dallas is the No. 1 visitor destination in Texas.

The city of Dallas encompasses 384 square miles of rolling prairie, with native pecan, cottonwood and oak trees located along the Trinity River and the numerous creeks that feed it. The elevation ranges from 450 to 750 feet.

As the Southwest's leading business and financial center, it boasts the largest wholesale market in the world and lays claim to being one of the top convention cities in the United States .

Population

• Dallas is the ninth-largest city in the United States. The current population breakdown:
• City of Dallas ... 1,213,825
• Dallas County ... 2,305,454
• Dallas Metro ... 3,805,100
  The following counties make up the Dallas Metro: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman and Rockwall
• Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex ... 5,948,666

Location

Dallas is located in the Central Time Zone in North Central Texas.

• 35 miles east of Fort Worth
• 245 miles north/northwest of Houston
• 300 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico, near the headwaters of the Trinity River

Topography

• Area: 343 square miles
• Elevation: 450-750 feet (137.2-228.6 m)