Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, with a population of about 394,000. It is a principal city of one of the largest metropolitan regions in the United States without its own rail transit system, and is known for hosting major sports and entertainment venues, including the stadiums used by the Dallas Cowboys and the Texas Rangers, along with a large amusement park.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m)Converted from the infobox raw value of 604 ft (1 ft = 0.3048 m); no metric elevation field was given. Connections
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1. Arlington, Texas (Wikipedia)
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The city had a population of 394,266 in 2020, making it the second-largest city in the county after Fort Worth and the third-largest city in the metropolitan area, after Dallas and Fort Worth.
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257.54
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604
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The rich soil of the area attracted farmers, and several agriculture-related businesses were well established by the late nineteenth century. Arlington was founded in 1876 along the Texas and Pacific Railway.
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