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Grand Prairie, Texas |
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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