About the Area 

Dallas is a richly diverse city of approximately 1.2 million, offering a remarkable blend of Southwestern warmth, cosmopolitan flair, Old West charm and modern sophistication. The city is the main cultural and economic center of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area and the Southwest banking and commercial center. This city provides a world-class culinary scene, a leading arts district, luxury accommodations, professional sports, lively entertainment districts and endless shopping opportunities. Is it any wonder that Dallas is the number one leisure travel and business destination in Texas? 

Location 

Dallas is located in Dallas County. It is the third-most-populous city in the state of Texas, of which it is the county seat, and the eighth most populous in the United States.
North Dallas is comprised of many Dallas communities and neighborhoods. These include Koreatown, Lake Highlands, Market Center, Preston Center, Preston Hollow, Stemmons Corridor and Richardson (Telecom Corridor). It is the area north of Northwest Hwy, south of George Bush, west of Central, and east of Midway. 

Geography/Terrain 

Dallas is situated on the Trinity River. The city has a total area of 385.0 square miles, 342.5 square miles of which is land and 42.5 square miles of which is water. Dallas is mostly flat and lies at an elevation ranging from 450 to 550 feet above sea level. The western edge of the Austin chalk formation, a limestone escarpment, rises 200 feet and runs north-south through Dallas County. 

The Trinity River passes from the city of Irving into West Dallas, where it is paralleled by I 35E along the Stemmons Corridor. It then flows alongside western and southern downtown, and finally between South Dallas and Pleasant Grove, where it exits into Dallas County and heads southeast to Houston. The river is flanked on both sides by a 50 foot earthen levee to prevent the city from flooding. White Rock Lake is Dallas's other major water feature. 

Distance to 3 closest major cities 

Dallas is located 30 miles east of Fort Worth, 182 miles north of Austin, and 225 miles northwest of Houston.  

Jobs 

Dallas and its surrounding area is very important economically. The city is sometimes referred to as Texas's Silicon Valley or the "Silicon Prairie" because of the high numbers of telecom companies.  

The Telecom Corridor is a technology business center in Richardson, in North Dallas. It accounts for over 82,657 jobs. More than 5,700 companies, including 600 technology companies are located in the area, including significant companies such as Nortel, Ericsson, Alcatel, Texas Instruments and Southwestern Bell. The regional offices for AT&T, Fujitsu, MCI, Nokia, Rockwell and Sprint are also located here. 

The city of Dallas is also home to 12 billionaires, concentrated in the Preston Hollow area of North Dallas. 

Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services provide14.5% of the employment in the city, educational, health and social services provide14.0%, retail trade provides 11.0%, and manufacturing provides10.5%. 

The median household income is $58,832 and the average per capita income is $49,797.
The unemployment rate in the area is 5.5% and the average time to travel to work is 26.9 minutes.

Housing  

North Dallas is an affluent part of the city featuring homes ranging from multi-million dollar mansions to affordable and stylish condominiums. You can find creatively renovated classic older homes, spacious homes in beautifully landscaped neighborhoods and magnificent estates in secluded country settings. There are homes with tennis courts, pools and lavish grounds. North Dallas has some of the best residential neighborhoods in Dallas, and many residents choose to renovate rather than leave the area.  

Home prices range from $59,000 to $2 million, and homes have an average of 114 days on the market. The average selling price for a single-family home is $367,849.

Parks/Sports/Recreation/Golf 

Dallas has everything you could possibly want in the way of parks and recreation, which is only enhanced by the mild year-round weather. The area contains over 60 lakes and reservoirs within 100 miles. The lakes provide enjoyment for boating enthusiasts, fishers and swimmers. There are 406 public parks covering 23,000 acres, including Old City Park and White Rock Lake. White Rock Lake and surrounding park is a popular destination among boaters, joggers, bikers, and skaters. On the lake’s shore is the 66-acre Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. Bachman Lake is a smaller lake and surrounding park that is also used for recreation. There is also Lake Ray Hubbard, a huge and popular recreational lake, Mountain Creek Lake, and North Lake. 

Dallas proudly boasts four major professional sports teams. The American Airlines Center is home to the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, the NHL’s Dallas Stars and the Dallas Desperados. This Center will eventually house up to 8 million square feet of entertainment, shopping, businesses and homes. Texas Rangers baseball can be enjoyed at the Ameriquest Field in Arlington. Dallas’ major league soccer team, the FC Dallas Burn, play their home games in Frisco. And, the five-time Super Bowl champions, the Dallas Cowboys, play their games at Texas Stadium. Dallas hosts the annual SBC Cotton Bowl Classic, the Red River Shootout, and the State Fair Classic. Also, the SMU Mustangs play their home games on campus.  

Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie is home to championship thoroughbred racing and hosted the 2004 Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. 

Whether you are looking for a casual round or an unforgettable golf experience, there are over 70 golf courses in and around North Dallas. More than half of them are public. The mild winters and sunny summers make Dallas an ideal golf destination over 300 days of the year. Some of the favorite golf courses in North Dallas are Bent Tree Country Club, Prestonwood Country Club, and Brookhaven County Club. Bent Tree hosted the LPGA and senior Tours in the 1980's, the Senior Tour in the 1990's, and the Banc One Classic in 2000. Brookhaven boasts three outstanding 18-hole courses. Brook Hollow is a private 18-hole course which "Golf Digest" rated as the 8th "Best in State" course for 1995-96, and 19th best for 1997-98. The Dallas Athletic Club features two championship eighteen hole courses, and Jack Nicklaus won the 1963 PGA Championship here. Oak Cliffs Country Club hosted the Senior PGA Tour's Dallas Reunion Pro-Am from 1994 until 1999 and the PGA Tour's Dallas Open between 1958-62 and 1964-67. Sleepy Hollow is a semi-private club with two outstanding eighteen hole courses, and The Four Seasons, in nearby Irving, hosts the PGA Tour’s EDS Bryon Nelson Classic. 

Special Attractions/Events 

Dallas has become an amazing showcase of first-rate paintings, sculpture and architecture; a cultural center recognized worldwide for its museums and various collections. The Nasher Sculpture Center has over 300 pieces and is the first institution in the world dedicated exclusively to the exhibition of modern and contemporary sculpture.  

The Dallas Museum of Art has the nation’s most extensive collection of African art within its display of 23,000 works from around the world, ranging from ancient to modern times. You can also visit the Crow Collection of Asian Art and the Meadows Museum. Fair Park is the cultural center of the city, with close to 300 acres of museums, exhibit facilities and park areas, as well as having the most comprehensive collection of 1930s Art Deco architecture in the US. For music lovers, the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center boasts some of the finest acoustics in America.  

Dallas has an extraordinary number of amusement and water parks, ranches and rodeos, and wildlife centers. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor/Six Flags Over Texas are two of America's top amusement parks located together just outside of Dallas in Arlington. Other fun attractions are SpeedZone Dallas, and Medieval Times, the picturesque Dallas castle. The Dallas World Aquarium explores the underwater world, with over 85,000 gallons of saltwater and marine life from around the globe. The world-class Dallas Zoo
has thousands of animals and 95 acres of land. 

The Dallas Farmers Market is a cornucopia of fresh produce right in the heart of the city. The State Fair of Texas is a 24-day fall extravaganza that draws over 3 million people annually with its events and 75 amusement rides, including the Texas Star, North America's tallest Ferris Wheel. In March you can attend the North Texas Irish Festival.
Just 15 minutes from Dallas, in the modern Resistol Arena, you can attend the Mesquite Rodeo any time from April through September.  

Dallas has more shopping centers per capita than any United States city. North Dallas has a huge variety of shopping, dining, entertainment and leisure activities. The Galleria and Valle Malls are located here. 

Interesting Facts/Historic Buildings and Places 

Tennessee lawyer John Neely Bryan came to Dallas 1841 to open a trading post and by the end of the century, Dallas had become a major cotton market. Dallas was formally incorporated as a town in 1856 and legally became a city in 1871. Dramatic growth occurred after World War II.
One possibility is that the city was named after Vice President George Mifflin Dallas.
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated here in 1963
Dallas was ranked No. 9 among Best Cities for Singles, by Forbes magazine, in 2002.
Dallas was the filming location for the 1991 movie, "JFK".
Dallas ranks the eighth largest city in the U.S., by population and the city with the sixth largest population growth in the 1990s.
Dallas is one of 11 U.S. global cities. It has been ranked "Gamma World City" by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network.
Dallas is the birthplace of: Meat Loaf, singer and actor; Sly Stone, singer-songwriter; Ramsey Clark, Attorney General during Lyndon Johnson's presidency; Stevie Ray Vaughan, musician; Morgan Fairchild, actress; Linda Darnell, actress; Dimebag Darrell, Owen Wilson, actor; Sharon Marie Tate, actress; and Stephen Stills, singer-songwriter, musician. Michael Johnson, Olympic medallist was also a Dallas resident. The owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, presidential candidate billionaire Ross Perot, current city mayor Laura Miller and her husband, retired Texas legislator Steven Wolens, live in the North Dallas neighborhood.
Historic sites and museums in Dallas include the Dallas Museum of Natural History, the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, the African American Museum, Science Place, and the Women's Museum.