Grand Prairie, Texas

"Grand Prairie" redirects here. For the city in Alberta, Canada, see Grande Prairie. For other uses, see Grand Prairie (disambiguation).
Grand Prairie, Texas
City
Water tower at Market Square
Water tower at Market Square
Nickname: 
"G.P."
Location of Grand Prairie in Dallas County, Texas
Location of Grand Prairie in Dallas County, Texas
Grand Prairie, Texas is located in the United States
Grand Prairie, Texas
Grand Prairie, Texas
Location in the contiguous United States
Coordinates: 32°42′55″N 96°57′58″W / 32.71528°N 96.96611°W / 32.71528; -96.96611
Country United States
State Texas
CountiesDallas, Tarrant, Ellis
Incorporated as Dechman1863; 161 years ago (1863)
Incorporated as Grand Prairie1909; 115 years ago (1909)
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
Area
[1]
 • City
81.47 sq mi (210.99 km2)
 • Land72.57 sq mi (187.95 km2)
 • Water8.90 sq mi (23.05 km2)
Elevation
[2]
528 ft (161 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • City
196,100
 • Rank(US: 122nd)
 • Density2,400/sq mi (930/km2)
 • Urban
5,121,892 (6th)
 • Metro
6,810,913 (4th)
 • Demonym
Grand Prairian
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
75050-75054
Area code(s)682, 817 214, 469, 945, 972
FIPS code48-30464[4]
GNIS feature ID2410632[2]
Websitewww.gptx.org

Grand Prairie is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis counties with a small part extending into Johnson county.[5] It is part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It had a population of 175,396 according to the 2010 census, making it the fifteenth most populous city in the state.[6] Remaining the 15th-most populous city in Texas, the 2020 census reported a population of 196,100.[7]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand Prairie, Texas
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Counties - City of Grand Prairie". Gptx.org. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Grand Prairie city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  7. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.