City profile
Founded
1884
99 SQUARE MILES
of Culture & Excellence
50 th
Largest City in the U. S.
411,167
Residents( 2024)
No. 7
Largest City in Texas
Arlington, Texas
The City of Arlington is a diverse metropolitan area located approximately 20 miles west of downtown Dallas and 12 miles east of downtown Fort Worth. What started as a small rural farming community in 1884 is now the nation’ s 50th largest city with more than 400,000 residents. Arlington is a community where civic organizations, educational institutions, businesses and city government work together to ensure the community retains its hometown identity, high quality of life and natural beauty. From shopping, dining and entertainment, Arlington continues to prove it really is 99 square miles of culture and excellence.
Arlington is known for being a travel destination, boasting some of the top familyfriendly attractions in both the region and nation, including AT & T Stadium( home of the Dallas Cowboys), Globe Life Field( home of the Texas Rangers), Six Flags Over Texas, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, National Medal of Honor Museum, International Bowling Campus and Choctaw Stadium( home of the Dallas Jackals, Arlington Renegades, North Texas Soccer Club).
Arlington also is home to quality medical, research and learning institutions such as Tarrant County College Southeast, the Texas Tier One-recognized and Carnegie R-I recognized, University of Texas at Arlington, as well as Arlington, Mansfield, Kennedale and Hurst-Euless-Bedford independent school districts, and numerous charter, private and parochial schools. Arlington is home to a General Motors Assembly Plants and the Arlington headquarters of D. R. Horton, Texas Health Resources and Forestar.