Arlington City Profile

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Centrally located midway between East and West Coasts 15 miles west of Dallas and 15 miles east of Fort Worth third largest city in North Texas and 56th in the United States Population City= approximately 332,000 Metroplex= 4+ million Major Employers Arlington ISD University of Texas at Arlington Six Flags Over Texas City of Arlington General Motors Truck Group | Arlington Memorial Hospital Harris Methodist Health Plan National Semiconductor Siemens Electrocom LLC Hughes Training |
City Government Council/Manager 9 council members City zoning body: Yes Master plan: Yes Education Elementary: 42 Middle/Jr. High 12 High schools: 6 Private: 15 Universities/colleges Tarrant County College, Southeast Campus University of Texas at Arlington Air Service Arlington Municipal Airport Runway length: 5,000 feet concrete, to accompany original 6,000-foot runway D/FW International Airport Five miles north of Arlington Second largest airport in the US in land mass and third in the world, averaging 2,400 operations per day Nearly 60 million passengers a year pass through D/FW
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