Arlington is a major city in the US state of Texas, located in TarrantÃ, County. It is part of the Mid-Cities area of ​​the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, about 12 miles (19 km) east of downtown Fort Worth and 20 miles (32 km) west of the center the city of Dallas.
According to US Census Bureau estimates, the city has a population of nearly 379,577 by the end of 2013 making it the third largest city in the metropolitan region. Arlington is the most populous city of forty-eight in the United States, the seventh most populous city in the state of Texas, and the largest city in a non-governmental state.
Arlington is home to the University of Texas at Arlington, a major urban research university, Arlington Assembly factory used by General Motors, the Nuklear Region Regulatory Commission, Texas Health Resources, Mensa America, and D. R. Horton. In addition, Arlington also hosts World Life Park from Texas Rangers in Arlington, Dallas Cowboys at AT & amp; T Stadium, Dallas Wings at College Park Center, International Bowling Campus (which is home to the Bowling Congress of the United States, International Bowling Museum and International Bowling Hall of Fame), and Six Flags Over Texas (Six Flags original) theme park and Hurricane Harbor.
Arlington is bordered by Kennedale, Grand Prairie, Mansfield and Fort Worth, and surrounds the small community of Dalworthington Gardens and Pantego.
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History
European settlements in the Arlington area date back at least to the 1840s. After the May 24, 1841 dispute between Texas General Edward H. Tarrant (Tarrant County named after him) and Native Americans from the settlement of Creek Village, a trading post was established in Marrow's Marrow Bone in Arlington (Arlington) today (historical markers in span> < span> 32Ã, Â ° 42.136? N 97Ã, Â ° 6.772? W ). The fertile soil of the area attracted the peasants, and some business related to agriculture was well established in the late nineteenth century.
Arlington was founded in 1876 along Texas and the Pacific Railway. The city is named after Arlington House Arlington Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia. Arlington grew up as a cotton and agricultural spinning center, and was founded on April 21, 1884. The city can boast water, electricity, natural gas and telephone services in 1910, along with the public school system. In 1925, the population was estimated at 3,031, and grew to more than 4,000 before World War II.
Large-scale industrialization began in 1954 with the arrival of the General Motors assembly plant. Automotive and aerospace development gave the city one of the largest population growth rates in the country between 1950 and 1990. Arlington became one of the boomburb, the fastest-growing suburb of World War II. The population figures of the US Census Bureau for the city tell the story: 7,692 (1950), 90,229 (1970), 261,721 (1990), 365,438 (2010) and nearly 374,000 in 2011. Tom Vandergriff served as mayor from 1951 to 1977 during this period of economic development strong. Six Flags Over Texas opened in Arlington in 1961. In 1972 the Washington Senators baseball team moved to Arlington and began playing as Rangers Texas and in 2009 Dallas Cowboys also started playing at the newly built Cowboys Stadium, now at AT & T Stadium.
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Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, Arlington has a total area of ​​99.0 square miles (256 km 2 ): 95.8 square miles (248 km 2 ) of soil, and 3 , 2 square miles (8.3 km 2 ) of it (3.24%) is water.
Johnson Creek, a tributary of the Trinity River, and the Trinity River itself, flows through Arlington.
Climate
Arlington falls in the Cnt (subtropical moist) region of the KÃÆ'¶ppen climate classification system which is a climate zone characterized by hot, humid summers and mild to cold winters.
- The highest recorded temperature was 113Ã, Â ° F (45Ã, Â ° C) in 1980.
- The lowest recorded temperature was -8Ã, Â ° F (-22Ã, Â ° C) in 1899.
- Maximum mean rainfall occurs in May.
- Bad weather generally occurs in April and May.
- Located in the famous Tornado Alley
- Winter is usually mild with rare snow (years without unusual snow)
Tornado 2012
During 3 April 2012, the outbreak of a major lightning storm tornado resulted in an EF-2 tornado at Eastern Kennedale that moved to the Northeast at 287 near Stagetrail Drive and continued north-north east. Tornadoes containing winds of up to 135 MPH and damaging more than 200 homes and businesses, including the severe damage suffered by the Green Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and injuring seven people before the tornado lifted on the shores of Lake Arlington.
Demographics
At the 2010 census, there were 365,438 people, 133,072 households, and 90,099 families living in the city. Population density is 3,811 people per square mile (1.472/km ²). There are 144,805 housing units with an average density of 1,510 per square mile (5,833/km²). The 2011 racial estimates (based on the 2010 census) were 59% White, 18.8% Black or African American, 6.8% Asian, 0.7% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Island, 11.3% of race another, and 3.3% of two or more races. Hispanic or Latino from any race is 27.4% of the population.
There are 133,072 households from which 40% have children under the age of 18 living in them, 48% are married couples living together, 15% have unmarried female households present, and 32% are not family. 25% of all households are made up of individuals and 5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.7 and the average family size was 3.3.
In cities, the 2010 population is spread by 31% under the age of 20, 8% from 20 to 24, 30% from 25 to 44, 23% from 45 to 64, and 8% 65 years or older. The average age is 32 years. For every 100 women, there are 104 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 94 men 18 and over.
The average income for households in the city is estimated to be $ 50,655 in 2011. Full-time working men throughout the year have an average income of $ 41,059 versus $ 35,265 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 25,317.
About 16% of Arlington's families in general and 31% of families headed by women without husbands present live below the poverty line. 20% of Arlington's population as a whole, including 28% of individuals under the age of 18 and 8% of those aged 65 and older living in poverty.
43% of Arlington tenants and 28% of homeowners pay 35% or more of their household income for housing expenses in 2011.
Arlington is one of the 50 largest cities in the United States by population.
Art and entertainment
Arlington is home to Six Flags Over Texas, a national park that includes many famous attractions. Six Flags also opened Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, a water park, after its previous location, Wet 'n Wild, sold to them in the mid-1990s.
With the relocation of the US Bowling Congress, and the Association of American Bowling Associations as well as the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, Arlington became the world's headquarters for bowling. The International Bowling Museum and the International Bowling Hall of Fame are located at the International Bowling Campus in Arlington.
For retail shopping, Arlington is home to The Parks Mall in Arlington, which houses stores, restaurants, ice skating rinks and cinemas. In addition, The Arlington Highlands finished in mid-2007, serving as a shopping and entertainment hub with venues such as Studio Movie Grill, Piranha Killer Sushi, BJ Brewhouse, The Improv Theater, Louies Bar, Plucker's, World Market, Chuy's Tex-Mex and Dave and Busters, among others. The Arlington Plateau is located on I-20 at Matlock Rd. The Lincoln Square located near AT & amp; T Stadium also stores several shops, restaurants and Studio Movie Grill.
Arlington is also home to the Arlington Theater, one of the largest community theaters in the country that produce quality year-round theaters and offers theater classes for all ages. Mainstage Theater in UT-Arlington is another famous place for live theater in Arlington.
Arlington Museum of Art in downtown and The Gallery at UT Arlington are the city's designated art attractions. The Art Museum is currently hosting a public art project called "The Star of Texas" to promote the latest slogan of Arlington to "American Dream City". Twenty community artists were chosen to paint the statue of a large star with a unique interpretation of what it means to live the American dream in Arlington. From 2016 to 2019, these stars are available for exploration throughout Arlington. From the TCC campus, to the Arlington Highlands shopping mall, to the entire city center and other locations, each star will bring visitors to a significant location in the city. In 2014, a community mural is built along the walls of Park Plaza Shopping Center, an eastern Arlington location that targets long-time graffiti marking.
The Dome Theater Planetarium at UT Arlington is one of the largest and most sophisticated in Texas.
Levitt Pavilion Arlington opened in 2009 and offers 50 free concerts per year in downtown Arlington featuring famous artists and diverse musical genres. Notable performers include Pentatonix, The Polyphonic Spree, The Quebe Sisters, The Band of Heathens, The Killdares, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Asleep the GRAMMY winner in the Wheel. The Arlington Music Hall, Texas Hall, and AT & amp; The T Stadium is also a popular destination for live concerts in Arlington.
On July 4, all the non-profit volunteer organizations of the Arlington 4th Of July Parade Association held an annual parade through Downtown Arlington and UT Arlington College Park District featuring buoys and entries from schools, businesses and local organizations. The parade was broadcast on local radio stations as well as on TV stations and AISD websites. The march began in 1965 when the decorated bike was ridden through Randol Mill Park organized by residents of Dottie Lynn and Church Women United. It has grown to around 75,000 spectators a year enjoying the celebrations.
Texas Live! is a $ 250 million mixed district featuring top-quality food, entertainment and luxury hotels with 302 rooms with a convention center. The multi-purpose mixed-use district of 200,000 square feet is located just outside the Texas Ranger stadium and will be open gradually from 2018 to completion by 2020. Arlington, & amp; Visitor Bureau
Arlington Convention & amp; The Visitor Bureau is the official tourism identity for the city of Arlington, Texas. Arlington Convention & amp; Visitors Bureau (ACVB) is assigned to pursue conventions, meetings, tour groups, reunions and individual travelers to increase city revenue from sales and lodging taxes. Arlington CVB also supports local stakeholders pursuing high profile events and sporting events to fill hotels, Arlington Convention Center, AT & T Stadium, College Park Center, Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, and other places around the city. The Arlington CVB offers free services and discounted lodging for large groups and individual travelers.
Visitor Information Center
The Arlington Visitors Welcome Center is located next to Rangers Ballpark in Arlington and is adjacent to AT & amp; T Stadium. Visitors can take discounts, Arlington Visitors Guide, maps and more.
Sports
Professional sports
Arlington has long been home to the Texas Rangers baseball team, which made the Arlington Stadium their first home after moving to Dallas/Fort Worth from Washington, D.C. in 1972. In 1994, Rangers built a new stadium, Globe Life Park in Arlington. Rangers traveled to the 2010 World Series and the 2011 World Series, which both lost to San Francisco Giants in 5 games, and the second to St Louis Cardinals in 7 games. In 2017, construction begins at Globe Life Field for $ 1.1 billion across the street from Globe Life Park which will serve as the new home of Texas Rangers after completion in 2020.
The Dallas Cowboys football team moved from Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas, in 2009 to AT & amp; AT $ 1.3 billion, which is within walking distance of Rangers Ballpark. Completed in 2009, has attracted high profile sporting events to Arlington, including the NBA All-Star Game 2010, the Super Bowl XLV in 2011, the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball South Regional Championships, and 2014 NCAA Division I Son Basketball Final Four; the stadium is also home to the first Higher Colleges Football Championship in January 2015 (covering the 2014 season). Dallas Cowboys rented AT & P Stadium from City of Arlington for $ 167,500 per month for a period of thirty years, a much smaller amount than market value; in exchange, Cowboys has full control over the facility calendar and the revenue it collects from it, including naming rights, billboard ads, concession sales and most of the surrounding parking lots.
Dallas Wings became the first National Basketball Association (WNBA) franchise in North Texas in 2015. They are known as Tulsa Shock while based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but rediscovered their brand after moving to North Texas. The Wings play a home game at the College Park Center in Arlington.
College sports
UT Arlington Mavericks is an athletic team representing The University of Texas at Arlington. Mavericks compete in the NCAA Division I Sun Belt Conference in 15 sports; especially, UT-Arlington is one of the largest D-1 universities that do not participate in football.
UTA was a founding member of the Southland Conference in 1963 and participated in the league until the end of the 2011-12 athletic year. They joined the Western Athletic Conference for a year before moving to the Sun Belt Conference.
The new Arena called the College Park Center is now a host facility for basketball and volleyball games and other university activities. Arena opens February 1, 2012 and accommodates about 7,000 people. The baseball game was held at Clay Gould Ballpark and the softball game was at Allan Saxe Field; both facilities completed $ 5.5 million in increased costs in early 2015.
The selection of the Mavericks team name was made in 1971, preceding the early expansion of the Dallas Mavericks National Basketball Association franchise in 1980.
For the fifth year (2018) in a row, UTA Maverick Cheerleaders is NCA Collegiate National Champions.
Arlington Baptist College also competes in a number of sports. They are known as Patriots and are active members of the National Christian College Athletic Association, the Southwest Region, Division II, and are members of the Association of Christian College Athletics. Arlington Baptist sports compete from: basketball (men and women), golf (men and women), cross country (men and women), Track & amp; Field (men), volleyball (women), softball (women), and baseball (men).
High School Sports
There are a variety of active sports programs in every high school in Arlington, some of which are consistently ranked among the best in the state. For example, the Martin High School football and baseball program has a long tradition of being ranked high in the state rankings and producing players who are decorated. In 2017, the Arlington Colony School of High School Lady Colts won a place for the country's playoffs for 26 consecutive years. And in 2017, the Sam Houston High Boys soccer team made their first state championship appearance and ended the season as runner-up in state 6A.
Arlington High School and The Oakridge School have the only state football championships, having won it in 1951 under head coach Mayfield Workman and in 2011 under head coach Phillip Farhat, respectively. Lamar High School nearly released the same feat in 1990, but had to settle for a state runner-up title.
Arlington High and Bowie High School play a football game at UT Arlington's Maverick Stadium. Cravens Field, on the Lamar campus but funded by Martin High School, and Wilemon Field, on the Sam Houston campus, is home to four other teams in the city.
Mansfield Summit High School Basketball 2017 5A is the boys' last country league title. Bowie High School's 2005 girls basketball 5A is the state title which is the last country's title in the country.
The famous Arlington athlete
Arlington is home to some famous athletes. 1998 Rookie American League of the Year Ben Grieve graduated from Martin High School in 1994. Los Angeles Angel from outside Anaheim player, Vernon Wells, grew up in Arlington and attended Bowie High School, outside San Francisco Giants, Hunter Pence, attended Arlington High School and playing college baseball at the University of Texas at Arlington, and St. Louis Cardinals John Lackey also plays for UTA. Lamar High School alumni Jeremy Wariner won two gold medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics, and the 2005 world championship at 400 meters in Rome. UTA also produced Doug Russell, who won two gold medals in a swim at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 and for whom the park on campus was named. Champion bodybuilder (Mr. Olympia 1998-2005) Ronnie Coleman lives in Arlington. Houston Comets Guard Erin Grant grew up in Arlington and attended Mansfield high school. NFL wide receiver Mark Clayton, now with St. Louis Rams, graduated from Sam Houston High School in 2000 and was part of the University of Oklahoma national championship team in 2001. Jared Connaughton, a sprinter for the 2008 Canadian Olympic team, is a fast runner for the UT Arlington team. Myles Garrett, the final defensive for Cleveland Browns and voted overall 1st in the NFL Draft 2017, graduated from Martin High School in 2014.
Government
Local
The Arlington City Council has been led by Mayor Jeff Williams since May 2015, after 12 years of Mayor Robert Cluck's position. The Arlington City Council consists of the Mayor and eight members of the City Council. Selection is done every spring in May.
Members of the City Council as of May 2017
- District 1: Charlie Parker
- District 2: Sheri Capehart
- District 3: Roxanne Thalman
- District 4: Kathryn Wilemon
- District 5: Lana Wolff
- District 6: Robert Shepard (Representing the entire city)
- District 7: Victoria Farrar-Myers (Representing the entire city)
- District 8: Michael Glaspie (Representing the whole city)
According to Arlington Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ending in September 2016, the city's various funds have $ 553.8 million in revenue, $ 479.0 million in expenditure, $ 2,925 billion in total assets, $ 1,024 billion in total liabilities , and $ 382.5 million in investments.
Fire protection is provided by Arlington Fire Department, and emergency medical services are provided by American Medical Response, which also provides medical support to AT & P Stadium.
The city of Arlington is a volunteer member of the Northern Central Texas of Governments association, whose goal is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.
Federal Representation
The US Fish and Wildlife Service maintains Arlington Field Office of Ecology (ARLES) at Northeast Green Oaks Boulevard in northeastern Arlington; while it is one of the oldest Elderly Service Field Stations in the United States, today its activities are focused primarily on the illegal trade of exotic species through Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. This office has no staff or is funded for inactivity in the protection and enhancement of the habitat of endangered local species in urban areas, or on enforcement of relevant provisions of the Endangered Species Act.
The United States Postal Service (USPS) operates the Arlington Main Post Office. Other post offices operated by USPS include Bardin Road, East Arlington, Great Southwest, Oakwood, Pantego, and Watson Community.
The National Transportation Safety Agency operates a Arlington Aviation field office in Arlington.
Education
Colleges and universities
Arlington is home to several state and private universities and universities.
Public institution
The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is the largest university in North Texas. The university has a diverse student body of about 40,000 students in the fall of 2016, and is a valuable asset to the city of Arlington and its economy. The building within the campus core of the UT Arlington campus is one of the oldest structures in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, including Preston Hall, Ransom Hall, College Hall, Brazos House, and the original Arlington High School. UT Arlington also has a smaller branch campus in downtown Fort Worth.
Southeastern Campus Tarrant County College is located in Arlington.
Private institution
Arlington Baptist College (ABC) is a private 4-year Bible college affiliated with the World Baptist Guild offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. ABC traces its position to J. Frank Norris, the controversial Independent Baptist minister.
Kaplan College, along with a branch of the University of Phoenix is ​​located in Arlington as well. Ogle School's flagship campus (makeup school) is located in Arlington.
Primary and secondary schools
Arlington residents live in five independent school districts (or ISDs): Arlington ISD, Mansfield ISD, Grand Prairie ISD, Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, and ISD Kennedy. In Texas, school district boundaries do not always follow city and district boundaries because all aspects of the school district government apparatus, including district boundaries, are separated from municipal and district governments. Not all Arlington residents are in AISD, and not all AISD students are Arlington residents. Currently there are ten AISD secondary schools.
Arlington has dozens of private and public charter schools that are not affiliated with any ISD.
Economy
Top entrepreneurs
According to Arlingon's 2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
Transportation
On July 2, 1902, Dallas/Fort-Worth's first "Interurban" electric trolley came to Arlington; This popular service runs between three cities and points in between until Christmas Eve, 1934, providing easy transportation for business and pleasure. The track crosses Arlington along the road now called Abram Street.
Arlington Municipal Airport (GKY) is located completely inside Arlington and is a public airport owned by City of Arlington. It serves as a relief airport for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field (though it does not have a scheduled service flight) and is currently used for general aviation purposes. Some companies operate aircraft services at airport properties, including Bell Helicopter's Textron division.
Over the years, Arlington has a notable distinction as the largest city in the United States that is not served by the public transport system. Between 1980 and 2013 voters rejected three separate voting proposals to bring public transport to the city, although certain political and economic realities in particular in North Texas succeeded in making those steps more difficult in Arlington than in other parts of the country or country. On August 19, 2013, a two-year pilot project known as Metro Arlington Xpress (MAX) buses began offering a weekday bus service between College Park Center (on The University of Texas campus in Arlington) and Trinity Railway Express (TRE Station CenterPort near the Airport DFW, with one stop near the Arlington Entertainment District From the TRE station, motorists can take TRE to Fort Worth, Dallas and the point of which, all served by a comprehensive public transport system.The MAX program is funded primarily by City of Arlington and The University of Texas in Arlington, with contributions from local businesses.This service is run through a tri-party agreement between City of Arlington, the Fort Worth Transport Authority and the Dallas Rapid Transit Area.The City Council extends the MAX bus service beyond the original two-year pilot period through an annual contract until December 31, 2017. The city of Arlington has a higher percentage of households endah than the average without a car. By 2015, only 4.7 percent of Arlington households do not own cars, which drop to 3.7 percent by 2016. The national average is 8.7 percent by 2016. Arlington averages 1.89 cars per household in 2016, compared with the national average of 1.8.
In January 2017, Arlington was part of the appointment of the state of Texas as Automatic Vehicle Proof Venue by the US Department of Transportation. In August 2017, Arlington launched the first autonomous automotive shuttle service in the United States offered by the city government to the general public on a continuous basis. Named Milo, autonomous electric transport provides services during major events at Globe Life Park and AT & T Stadium, connecting the long-distance parking area to the stadium.
Arlington also offers on-demand rideshare services, in partnership with Via company, which begins in December 2017. Riders can request pickup from a six-passenger van within a designated service area, which includes a major destination in Arlington as well as connecting to the Trinity Express Train Station Center Center.
In addition, Arlington has four transit services that target individual demographic groups: "Handitran" serves senior citizens and disabled people; The Arlington hotel pays a tourist-oriented shuttle bus system to their guests; The University of Texas at Arlington runs a limited shuttle service to students; and lastly Mission Arlington, a charity run by Arlington to serve the very poor, has a bus service that circulates people who need social services or transport to work.
The city is served by two Interstate Highways, I-20, also known as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway, and I-30, also named Tom Landry Memorial Highway. Other restricted access roads include State Highway 360, named for the founder of Six Flags Over Texas, Angus G. Wynne, running along the eastern border, and US Highway 287, which crosses the southwestern part of the city. In many cases, warning names are not used in reference to these streets.
Union Pacific Railroad now owns and operates the original Texas and Pacific (then Missouri Pacific) transcontinental continents right-of-way and rail routes though Arlington (parallel to which Interurban originally ran); it does not offer passenger stops in Arlington, its Arlington delivery service mainly to the local General Motors assembly plant, and most long and numerous trains just pass through towns to and from distant points.
Famous people
Twin Cities
Arlington and Bad KÃÆ'¶nigshofen, Germany has been a twin city since 1952. Arlington operates the outdoor aquarium of the outdoor family of Bad KÃÆ'¶nigshofen, named after its twin cities. In return, Bad KÃÆ'¶nigshofen has a recreation park named after Arlington. The relationship between the two cities took place in 1951, when the German city manager, Kurt Zuhlke, visited Arlington as part of a US study tour.
See also
References
Bibliography
External links
- City Website
- Arlington Chamber of Commerce
- Arlington Visitors Website
- Arlington Public Library
- The 4th of July Arlington Parade Association
- Arlington from the Texas Online Handbook
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