About the town » Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, United States

Arlington, Texas —  City  — City of Arlington Images from top, left to right: Cowboys Stadium, University of Texas at Arlington, Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Lake Arlington, Six Flags Over Texas Official logo of Arlington, Texas Location of Arlington in Tarrant County, Texas Arlington, Texas is located in United StatesArlington, TexasArlington, Texas Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32|42|18|N|97|07|22|W|type:city_region:US-TX | |name= }} Country United States State Texas County Tarrant City Type: City Government  • Type Council-Manager http://www. ArlingtonTX. gov/CityManager/  • City Council Mayor Robert Cluck Kathryn Wilemon Jimmy Bennett Sheri Capehart Michael Glaspie Robert Rivera Robert Shephard Lana Wolff  • City Manager Trey Yelverton Area  • City 99.7 sq mi (258.2 km)  • Land 96.5 sq mi (249.9 km)  • Water 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km) Elevation 604 ft (184 m) Population (2010)  • City 365,438  • Density Bad rounding here{{#invoke:Math|precision_format| 3,871.7732261413 | 1-3 }}/sq mi (1,494.9/km)  • Metro 6,145,037  • Demonym Arlingtonians Time zone CST  • Summer  CDT ZIP codes 76000-76099 Area code(s) 682, 817, 214, 469, 972 FIPS code 48-04000 GNIS feature ID 1372320 Website www. ArlingtonTX. gov Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. According to the U. S Census Bureau's estimate, the city had a population of almost 374,000 at the end of 2011, making it the third largest municipality in the Metroplex. Arlington is the fiftieth most populous city in the United States of America and the seventh most populous city in the state of Texas; it is also the largest city in the state that is not a county seat. Located approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of downtown Fort Worth and 20 miles (32 km) west of downtown Dallas, Arlington is home to the University of Texas at Arlington, a doctoral-granting institution, and a General Motors assembly plant. Additionally Arlington hosts the Texas Rangers' Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Cowboys Stadium, the International Bowling Campus, the headquarters for American Mensa, and the theme parks Six Flags Over Texas (the original Six Flags) and Hurricane Harbor. The city borders Kennedale, Grand Prairie, Mansfield and Fort Worth, and surrounds the smaller communities of Dalworthington Gardens and Pantego. Arlington is the headquarters of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV. Arlington is the largest city in the United States without a public transit system.