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Grand Prairie, Texas |
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City |
| City of Grand Prairie |
 Water tower at Market Square
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| Nickname(s): "G.P."
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 Location of Grand Prairie in Dallas and Tarrant County, Texas
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Location in the contiguous United States
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| Coordinates: 32°42′55″N 97°1′1″W / 32.71528°N 97.01694°W / 32.71528; -97.01694Coordinates: 32°42′55″N 97°1′1″W / 32.71528°N 97.01694°W / 32.71528; -97.01694
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| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 Texas |
| Counties |
Dallas, Tarrant, Ellis |
| Government
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| • Type |
Council-Manager |
| • City Council |
Mayor Ron Jensen
Richard Fregoe
Jeff Wooldridge
Greg Giessner
Cole Humphreys
Jim Swafford
Jorja Clemson
Mike Del Bosque |
| • City Manager |
Tom Hart |
| Area
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| • City |
81.091 sq mi (210.02 km2) |
| • Land |
72.105 sq mi (186.75 km2) |
| • Water |
8.986 sq mi (23.27 km2) |
| Elevation
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515 ft (157 m) |
| Population
(2010)[1]
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| • City |
175,396 |
| • Estimate (2013)[2]
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183,372 |
| • Rank |
(US: 127th) |
| • Density |
2,433/sq mi (939/km2) |
| • Urban
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5,121,892 (6th)
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| • Metro
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6,810,913 (4th)
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| • Demonym
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Grand Prairian |
| Time zone |
UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) |
UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes |
75050-75054 |
| Area code(s) |
972, 214, 469, 817 |
| FIPS code |
48-30464[3]
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| GNIS feature ID |
1336802[4]
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| Website |
www.gptx.org |
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