Grand Prairie, Texas

Grand Prairie, Texas
City
Nickname:  "G.P."
Location of Grand Prairie in Dallas County, Texas
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Coordinates: 32°42′55″N 97°1′1″W / 32.71528°N 97.01694°W / 32.71528; -97.01694
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Dallas, Tarrant, Ellis
Incorporated as Dechman	1863; 162 years ago (1863)
Incorporated as Grand Prairie	1909; 116 years ago (1909)
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
Area [1]
• City	81.47 sq mi (210.99 km2)
• Land	72.57 sq mi (187.95 km2)
• Water	8.90 sq mi (23.05 km2)
Elevation	515 ft (157 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• City	196,100
• Rank	US: 122nd
• Density	2,680.91/sq mi (1,035.10/km2)
• Urban	5,121,892 (6th)
• Metro	6,810,913 (4th)
• Demonym	Grand Prairian
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	75050-75054
Area code(s)	682,817, 214, 469, 945, 972
FIPS code	48-30464[3]
GNIS feature ID	1336802[4]
Website	www.gptx.org

Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas County, Tarrant County, Ellis County in the state of Texas. It is a rather big city with a population of 196,100 people in 2020.^[2] Grand Prairie is part of a bigger region known as the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex made up of Dallas and Fort Worth and their suburbs or cities outside of them.

1. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Grand Prairie city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.