- Dallas is the third-largest city in the state of Texas and the ninth-largest in the USA. The city covers almost 400 square miles. As of the 2005 U.S. Census, Dallas had a population of 1.2 million. The city is the main cultural and economic center of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area with a population of 5.7 million.
Dallas was founded in 1841 and formally incorporated as a city in 1856. It is known globally as a center for telecommunications, computer technology, banking, and transportation. As the core of the largest inland metropolitan area in the nation, it lacks any direct link to the sea—Dallas's prominence despite this comes from its historical importance as a center for the oil and cotton industries, its position along numerous railroad lines, and its powerful industrial and financial tycoons.
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. It was founded as a military camp in 1849, named after General William Jenkins Worth. Today, the city is portrayed as more old-fashioned and laid-back than its neighbor, Dallas. Known as "Cowtown" for its roots as a cattle drive terminus, Fort Worth still celebrates its colorful Western and Southern heritage today and bills itself as "Where the West begins."
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