[UAH] Facts About the Dallas-Fort Worth Area

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Brian Kwesiga

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Facts About Dallas-Fort Worth Area

Population and Size

The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the nation's fourth largest metropolitan area and home to more than six million residents, almost two million of them first- and second-generation Americans. One million are schoolchildren, and more than 161,600 are college and university students.

Industry

Dallas ranks sixth in the number of Fortune 500 company headquarters and is the fifth largest media market in the United States. Texas is tied second with New York and after California, from forth position a couple of years ago

Philanthropy

Dallas ranks number five among metropolitan areas in charitable giving.

Transportation

DFW International Airport, serving nearly 60 million passengers a year, connects Dallas and Fort Worth directly with 144 U.S. markets and 50 international destinations. Love Field, 5 minutes from the Omni, is the home of Southwest Airlines, which serves seven million passengers annually and will offer nonstop flights nationwide in 2014.

Arts and Culture

Dallas offers top-tier museums and performance facilities, including the AT&T Performing Arts Center, Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, Perot Museum of Nature and Science and SMU's Meadows Museum.

Sports

The Dallas area is home to the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Stars, Texas Rangers, FC Dallas, Lone Star Park, Texas Motor Speedway and professional golf tournaments.

Dallas Fun Facts

·         The frozen margarita machine was invented in Dallas

·         The integrated circuit computer chip (which became the microchip) was invented in Dallas in 1958

·         The 52 foot 'Big Tex' statue that greets visitors at the annual State Fair of Texas is the tallest cowboy in Texas.

·         With the roof enclosed, the entire Statue of Liberty could fit into the Cowboys Stadium.

·         During the winter holiday season, the Galleria Dallas is home to the country's tallest indoor Christmas tree.

·         The largest permanent model train exhibit in the country is on display in the lobby of Dallas Children's Medical Center.

·         The Dallas Arts District is the largest urban arts district in the United States.

·         The Trinity River Corridor Project, when completed, will be more than 10 times the size of New York's Central Park.

·         Highland Park Village Shopping Center, developed in 1931 has the distinction of being the first planned shopping center in America.

·         The first convenience store, 7-eleven, got its start in Dallas and the corporation is headquartered there today.

·         Lamar Hunt, founder of the American Football League and son of oil tycoon H.L. Hunt, was a noted Dallas resident when he coined the phrase 'Super Bowl'.

·         A few celebrities from the area: Angie Harmon, Luke and Owen Wilson, Nastia Luikin, Lee Trevino, Norah Jones, Erykah Badu, Jessica Simpson

·         A few of the movies/TV series filmed in the area: Dallas; Silkwood; Places in the Heart; RoboCop; Born on the Fourth of July; Walker, Texas Ranger; Prison Break (more listed at http://www.dallasfilmcommission.com/)

·         The Dallas area is the largest metropolitan area in the nation not on a navigable body of water.

·         The Dallas-Fort Worth Arlington Metroplex is the No. 1 visitor and leisure destination in Texas.

·         The Dallas Public Library permanently displays one of the original copies of the Declaration of Independence, printed on July 4, 1776, and the First Folio of William Shakespeare's "Comedies, Histories & Tragedies."

·         The Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex is home to 23 of the richest Americans.

Rankings

Dallas ranks.... 

       #3 on the list of places for women to launch businesses (Source: Dallas Business Journal/Forbes, 10/22/12)

       #9 on TripAdvisor's list of Traveler's Choice Destinations on the Rise (Source: TripAdvisor.com, 11/13/12)

Dallas/Fort Worth MSA ranks...

       #1 on the list of places where people are moving to (Source: Forbes, 11/27/12) 

       #3 on USAA's list of best places for veterans. (Source: USAA, 11/12)

Texas ranks...

       #1 among states with the highest total personal income. (Source: Dallas Business Journal, 10/17/12) 

       #3 among states with the best business climate. (Source: Site Selection Magazine, 11/6/12) 

       #13 on the list of best run states (Source: Austin Business Journal, 11/28/12)