Farmers Branch, Texas
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Farmers Branch, officially the City of Farmers Branch, is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is an inner-ring suburb of Dallas and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Its population was 35,991 at the 2020 census.[4]
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Farmers Branch, Texas | |
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Nickname: The City in a Park | |
Coordinates: 32°55′44″N 96°52′39″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Dallas |
First Settled | Early 1850s |
Incorporated | February 23, 1946 |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• City Council | Mayor Terry Lynne District 1 Omar Roman District 2 Martin Baird District 3 Tina Bennett-Burton District 4 Richard Jackson District 5 David Merritt[1] |
• City Manager | Ben Williamson[2] |
Area | |
• City | 12.04 sq mi (31.18 km2) |
• Land | 11.88 sq mi (30.77 km2) |
• Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) 0.8% |
Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
Population | |
• City | 35,991 |
• Estimate (2021) | 36,442 |
• Density | 4,053.36/sq mi (1,565.02/km2) |
• Urban | 5,121,892* (6th)[5] |
• Metro | 7,539,711* (4th)[6] |
• CSA | 7,957,493* (7th)[7] |
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Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
ZIP code | 75234, 75244 |
Area code | 214, 469, 945, 972 |
FIPS code | 48-25452[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 1335711[8] |
Interstates | |
Toll Roads | |
Website | farmersbranchtx.gov |
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Known as a "City in a Park" for its 28 parks in only 12 square miles, Farmers Branch is a small community in close proximity to Dallas, and has a business community that accounts for 80% of the city's tax base, allowing residents to have one of the lower city tax rates in Dallas County, while having dedicated city services and public safety.[citation needed][not verified in body]