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North Texas is a term used primarily by residents of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex to refer to a geographic area of Texas, generally considered to include the area south of , east of Abilene, west of Paris, and north of Waco. Definitions of the region typically do not include the sparsely populated , which is the northernmost region of Texas bordered by to the west and to the north and east.

North Texas is centered upon the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the largest metropolitan area in Texas and the Southern United States. People in the and Fort Worth areas sometimes use the terms Metroplex, DFW, and North Texas interchangeably. However, North Texas refers to a much larger area that includes many northern rural counties along the Red River of the South border.


History
Indigenous tribes in North Texas included the , , , , and . With European colonization, Mexican independence, and Texan independence and annexation to the United States, many of these tribes experienced demographic decline through relocation, slavery, etc. Since European colonization and the independence movements, the North Texas area was settled and most notably developed the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth.


Climate
The North Texas climate is subtropical with hot summers. It is also continental, characterized by a wide annual temperature range. Average annual precipitation also varies considerably, ranging from less than 28 to more than 48 inches (700–1200 mm). Severe are frequent in the spring and summer, as the area lies in the southern section of "".

South is the prevailing wind direction, and southerly winds are frequently high and persist for several days. Strong northerly winds often occur during the passage of cold fronts.

Winters can be mild, but northers occur about three times each month, and often are accompanied by sudden drops in temperature. In Dallas, a record-setting 12.8 inches of snow fell in February 2010. Periods of extreme cold that occasionally occur are short-lived, so that even in January mild weather occurs frequently.

The highest temperatures of summer are associated with fair skies, and moderate to high humidities. Characteristically, hot spells in summer are broken into three- to five-day periods by activity. There are only a few nights each summer when the low temperature exceeds 80 °F (27 °C). Summer daytime temperatures frequently exceed 100 °F (38 °C). Air conditioners are recommended for maximum comfort indoors and while traveling via automobile.

Throughout the year, rainfall occurs more frequently during the night. Usually, periods of rainy weather last for only a day or two, and are followed by several days with fair skies. A large part of the annual precipitation results from thunderstorm activity, with occasional heavy rainfall over brief periods of time. Thunderstorms occur throughout the year, but are most frequent in the spring and early summer months. falls on about two or three days a year, ordinarily with only slight and scattered damage. Windstorms occurring during thunderstorm activity are sometimes destructive. is uncommon.

The average length of the warm season (freeze-free period) is about 249 days. The average last occurrence of 32 °F (0 °C) or below is mid March and the average first occurrence of 32 °F or below is in late November.


Counties
Although the terms "Northeastern Texas" or "North Texas" are not official state designations, the Texas State Data Center and Office of the State Demographer lists the following counties as belonging to the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG):

  • Collin
  • Dallas
  • Denton
  • Ellis
  • Erath
  • Hood
  • Hunt

  • Johnson
  • Kaufman
  • Navarro
  • Palo Pinto
  • Parker
  • Rockwall

  • Somervell
  • Tarrant
  • Wise

The Texas State Demographer also lists the following regional county groupings, some or all of which are often included in the informal meaning of the terms "North Texas" or "North Central Texas".

Nortex Regional Planning Commission:

  • Archer
  • Baylor
  • Clay
  • Cottle
  • Foard
  • Hardeman
  • Jack
  • Montague
  • Wichita
  • Wilbarger
  • Young

Texoma Council of Governments: Texoma Council of Governments

  • Cooke
  • Fannin
  • Grayson

Additionally, some other Texas counties contiguous with those named above are sometimes included in the general meaning of "North Texas".


Major cities

1,259,40439

Fort Worth
961,885513

Arlington
390,399750

Plano
291,450969

Garland
235,2931291

Irving
248,9311393

Grand Prairie
199,39515127

McKinney
214,30217155

Frisco
227,52818162

Mesquite
143,79220181

Carrollton
132,93523197

Denton
160,56426202

Richardson
113,61332255

Wichita Falls
103,68735285

Lewisville
114,17036288

Allen
109,41140

Flower Mound
79,10250


Other cities and towns
  • Addison
  • Aledo
  • Alma
  • Alvarado
  • Alvord
  • Angus
  • Anna
  • Annetta
  • Annetta North
  • Annetta South
  • Archer City
  • Argyle
  • Aubrey
  • Aurora
  • Azle
  • Bailey
  • Balch Springs
  • Bardwell
  • Barry
  • Bartonville
  • Bedford
  • Bellevue
  • Bells
  • Benbrook
  • Blooming Grove
  • Blue Mound
  • Blue Ridge
  • Bonham
  • Bowie
  • Boyd
  • Brazos Bend
  • Breckenridge
  • Briaroaks
  • Bridgeport
  • Bryson
  • Burkburnett
  • Burleson
  • Byers
  • Caddo Mills
  • Callisburg
  • Campbell
  • Cashion Community
  • Cedar Hill
  • Celeste
  • Celina
  • Chico
  • Chillicothe
  • Cleburne
  • Cockrell Hill
  • Colleyville

  • Collinsville
  • Commerce
  • Cool
  • Copper Canyon
  • Combine
  • Coppell
  • Corinth
  • Corral City
  • Corsicana
  • Cottonwood
  • Coyote Flats
  • Crandall
  • Cresson
  • Cross Roads
  • Cross Timber
  • Crowell
  • Crowley
  • Dalworthington Gardens
  • Dawson
  • Decatur
  • Dean
  • DeCordova
  • Denison
  • DeSoto
  • Dish
  • Dodd City
  • Dorchester
  • Double Oak
  • Dublin
  • Duncanville
  • Eagle Mountain
  • Ector
  • Edgecliff Village
  • Elizabethtown
  • Emhouse
  • Ennis
  • Euless
  • Eureka
  • Everman
  • Fairview
  • Farmers Branch
  • Farmersville
  • Fate
  • Ferris
  • Forest Hill
  • Forney
  • Frost
  • Gainesville
  • Garrett
  • Glen Rose

  • Glenn Heights
  • Godley
  • Goodlow
  • Gordon
  • Graford
  • Graham
  • Granbury
  • Grandview
  • Grapevine
  • Greenville
  • Gunter
  • Hackberry
  • Haltom City
  • Haslet
  • Hawk Cove
  • Heath
  • Hebron
  • Henrietta
  • Hickory Creek
  • Highland Park
  • Highland Village
  • Holliday
  • Honey Grove
  • Howe
  • Hudson Oaks
  • Hurst
  • Hutchins
  • Iowa Park
  • Italy
  • Jacksboro
  • Jolly
  • Josephine
  • Joshua
  • Justin
  • Kaufman
  • Keene
  • Keller
  • Kemp
  • Kennedale
  • Kerens
  • Knollwood
  • Krugerville
  • Ladonia
  • Lancaster
  • Lake Bridgeport
  • Lake Dallas
  • Lake Worth
  • Lakeside
  • Lakeside City
  • Lakewood Village

  • Lavon
  • Leonard
  • Lincoln Park
  • Lindsay
  • Lipan
  • Little Elm
  • Lone Oak
  • Lowry Crossing
  • Lucas
  • Mabank
  • Mansfield
  • Maypearl
  • Megargel
  • McLendon-Chisholm
  • Melissa
  • Meridian
  • Midlothian
  • Mildred
  • Milford
  • Millsap
  • Mineral Wells
  • Mingus
  • Mobile City
  • Muenster
  • Murphy
  • Mustang
  • Navarro
  • Nevada
  • New Fairview
  • New Hope
  • Newark
  • Newcastle
  • Neylandville
  • Nocona
  • Northlake
  • North Richland Hills
  • Oak Grove
  • Oak Leaf
  • Oak Point
  • Oak Ridge (Cooke County)
  • Oak Ridge (Kaufman County)
  • Oak Valley
  • Olney
  • Ovilla
  • Paducah
  • Palmer
  • Pantego
  • Paradise

  • Parker
  • Pecan Hill
  • Pelican Bay
  • Petrolia
  • Pilot Point
  • Pleasant Valley
  • Ponder
  • Post Oak Bend City
  • Pottsboro
  • Powell
  • Princeton
  • Prosper
  • Providence Village
  • Quanah
  • Quinlan
  • Ravenna
  • Red Oak
  • Retreat
  • Rhome
  • Reno
  • Rice
  • Richland
  • Richland Hills
  • Rio Vista
  • River Oaks
  • Roanoke
  • Rockwall
  • Rowlett
  • Royse City
  • Runaway Bay
  • Sachse
  • Sadler
  • Saginaw
  • Sanctuary
  • Sanger
  • Sansom Park
  • Savoy
  • Seagoville
  • Scotland
  • Scurry
  • Seymour
  • Shady Shores
  • Sherman
  • Southlake
  • Southmayd
  • Springtown
  • St. Jo
  • St. Paul
  • Stephenville

  • Strawn
  • Sunnyvale
  • Talty
  • Terrell
  • The Colony
  • Tioga
  • Tolar
  • Tom Bean
  • Trenton
  • Trophy Club
  • Union Valley
  • University Park
  • Valley View
  • Van Alstyne
  • Venus
  • Vernon
  • Waxahachie
  • Watauga
  • Weatherford
  • West Tawakoni
  • Westlake
  • Westover Hills
  • Westworth Village
  • Whitesboro
  • White Settlement
  • Whitewright
  • Wilmer
  • Windom
  • Windthorst
  • Wolfe City
  • Wylie


Statistical areas
In the North Texas region there is one combined statistical area, three metropolitan areas, and seven micropolitan areas.


Dallas–Fort Worth TX-OK combined statistical area
Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs)
  • Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington is the only MSA in Texas subdivided into metropolitan divisions:
    • Dallas–Plano–Irving (Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties)
    • Fort Worth–Arlington–Grapevine (Johnson, Parker, Tarrant, and Wise counties)
  • Sherman–Denison (Grayson County)

Micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs)

  • Athens (Henderson County) (In )
  • Bonham (Fannin County)
  • Corsicana (Navarro County)
  • Durant, OK (Bryan County, Oklahoma) (In )
  • Gainesville (Cooke County)
  • Granbury (Hood County)
  • Mineral Wells (Palo Pinto County)


Wichita Falls area
Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs)
  • Wichita Falls (Archer, Clay, Wichita counties)
Micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs)


Other
Micropolitan statistical Areas (μSAs)


Economy

Top employers
Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex Dallas Business Journal 2016
34,000Retail
American Airlines27,000Commercial airline
Texas Health Resources22,296Health care
Dallas Independent School District19,740Education
Baylor Health Care System16,500Health care
Wichita Falls metropolitan area
1Sheppard Air Force Base12,272
2Wichita Falls Independent School District2,059
3North Texas State Hospital1,974
4United Regional Health Care System1,778
5City of Wichita Falls1,477
6Midwestern State University1,284
7James V. Allred Unit971
8732
9Work Services Corporation730
10704
Sherman–Denison metropolitan area
11,400
2Texoma Health Systems1,375
3Texas Instruments1,200
41,000
5Wilson N Jones Health Systems1,000


Colleges and universities
+Public universities

East Texas A&M University
10,966CommerceLionsNCAA Division I FCS
(Southland)
Texas A&M University System

The University of North Texas
46,940DentonMean GreenNCAA Division I FBS
(American)
University of North Texas System

University of Texas at Arlington
40,990ArlingtonMavericksNCAA Division I
(WAC)
Non–Football
University of Texas System

University of Texas at Dallas
30,885RichardsonNCAA Division III
(American Southwest)
Non–Football
University of Texas System

Texas Woman's University
15,472DentonPioneersNCAA Division II
(Lone Star)
Women's sports only

Tarleton State University
14,092StephenvilleTexansNCAA Division I FCS
(WAC)
Texas A&M University System

Midwestern State University
6,102Wichita FallsMustangsNCAA Division II
(Lone Star)
Independent

University of North Texas at Dallas
3,513TrailblazersNAIA
(Sooner)
Non–Football
University of North Texas System
+Private universities

Southern Methodist University
11,643University ParkNCAA Division I FBS
(American)

Texas Christian University
10,323Fort WorthHorned FrogsNCAA Division I FBS
(Big 12)

Dallas Baptist University
5,445PatriotsNCAA Division II
(Lone Star)
Non–Football, compete in the Missouri Valley Conference at the Division I level for baseball

Texas Wesleyan University
3,378Fort WorthRamsNAIA
(Sooner)

University of Dallas
2,576Irving CrusadersNCAA Division III
(SCAC)
Non–Football, compete in Texas Rugby Union at the Division II level for Rugby

Southwestern Assemblies of God University
2,012WaxahachieLionsNAIA NCCAA
(Sooner)

1,224ShermanRoosNCAA Division III
(SCAC)
Compete in the Southern Athletic Association for football

Paul Quinn College
600DallasTigersNAIA
(Red River)
Non–Football


Sports
The North Texas region has teams from the four major professional sports leagues. Major professional sports first came to the area in 1960, when the began competing in the National Football League and the Dallas Texans began competing in the American Football League. (The Texans later relocated to Kansas City and became the Chiefs). In 1972, Major League Baseball's Washington Senators moved to Arlington to become the Texas Rangers, named after the statewide law enforcement agency. The National Basketball Association expanded into North Texas in 1980 when the were added to the league. The fourth sport was added in 1993 when the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League moved to Dallas, becoming the .

The Major League Soccer team is based in Frisco, and the of the WNBA plays in Arlington. The area is also home to many minor league professional teams and four colleges that compete in NCAA Division I athletics.


Major professional sports teams

Football1960NFLAT&T Stadium

Texas Rangers
1972^MLBGlobe Life Field

1980NBAAmerican Airlines Center

1993^NHLAmerican Airlines Center

1996MLSToyota Stadium

2015^WNBACollege Park Center
^- Indicates year team relocated to the area


Other professional teams
2009Credit Union of Texas Event Center
2022Major League Rugby
Dallas Sidekicks2012Major Arena Soccer LeagueCredit Union of Texas Event Center
Indoor football2021Indoor Football League
Frisco RoughRiders2003^Dr Pepper Ballpark
Fort Worth Vaqueros FC2014National Premier Soccer League
Panther City Lacrosse Club2021National Lacrosse League
2010^NBA G League
^- Indicates year team relocated to the area


Division I college teams

University of Texas at Arlington
ArlingtonMavericksSun Belt Conference

University of North Texas
DentonMean Green

Southern Methodist University
University ParkAmerican Athletic Conference

Texas Christian University
Horned FrogsBig 12 Conference

Texas A&M University–Commerce
CommerceLionsSouthland Conference

Dallas Baptist University
PatriotsMissouri Valley Conference (baseball only)
The headquarters for both the Big 12 and Conference USA are located in Irving, and the Southland Conference headquarters are in Frisco.


Transportation

Commercial airports
  • Dallas Love Field
  • Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
  • Wichita Falls Municipal Airport


Public transit


Major highways

Interstates


U.S. Routes


Tollways


See also
  • List of geographical regions in Texas

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