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Irving is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and is an inner city suburb of Dallas . Irving is noted for its racial and ethnic diversity .
Texas's 33rd congressional district is composed of two counties in Texas—Dallas County and Tarrant County. In Dallas County, the district covers parts of Dallas, Irving, Grand Prairie, Farmers Branch, Carrollton and all of Cockrell Hill.
Sowers is a ghost town located approximately 11 miles northwest of Dallas, Texas in Dallas County. Today, the once rural community is located entirely within the boundaries of Irving , Texas. Of the original townsite, only the cemetery remains.
The Mid-Cities is a suburban region filling the 30-mile (48 km) span between Dallas and Fort Worth.These communities include the cities of Arlington, [1] [2] Bedford, [3] Colleyville, Coppell, Euless, [3] Flower Mound, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Haltom City, [3] Hurst, [3] Irving, Keller, Lewisville, Mansfield, North Richland Hills, [3] Richland Hills, [3] Southlake, and Watauga.
1903 - Irving founded by real estate developers Julius Otto Schulze and Otis Brown. [1] 1904 Post Office relocated to Irving from nearby Kit settlement. [2] First Baptist Church of Irving founded. [3] Irving Index newspaper begins publication (approximate date). [4] 1909 - Irving Independent School District established. [1] 1914 Town of Irving ...
West Dallas lies just west of Downtown Dallas, north of Oak Cliff, and east of Irving and Grand Prairie. Largely lying in the Trinity River floodplain, the area's history has been largely defined by its relationship to the river, to industry, and to downtown. Although not incorporated into Dallas until the 1950s, West Dallas has had a close but ...
Irving Independent School District is a school district based in Irving, Texas . The district, which covers 48.5 square miles (126 km 2), serves most of the city of Irving, except for Valley Ranch and a portion of Las Colinas. The district also serves small portions of Grand Prairie and Dallas.
On May 5, 1845, Isaac B. Webb donated land for Webb's Chapel Methodist Church, the first formal place of worship in Dallas County. [9] [10] A school was established in the church one year later. Webb became the first postmaster at the Farmers Branch post office, which opened on January 5, 1848. It continued to function until its closure in 1866.