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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Arlington, Texas, USA. Prior to 20th century. Part of a series on the. History of Texas. Timeline. Years in Texas. Texas portal. v. t. e. 1542 – Spanish explorers make camp in an Indian Village named Guasco at current-day Dottie Lynn Pkwy. [1]
6 days ago · Arlington, city, Tarrant county, northern Texas, U.S., between Fort Worth (west) and Grand Prairie and Dallas (east). Caddo Indians, the first known settlers in the region, were the victims of westward expansion. An early white settlement (1840), on an Indian council site, was called Bird’s Fort.
The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA or UT Arlington) is a public research university in Arlington, Texas. The university was founded in 1895 and was in the Texas A&M University System for several decades until joining the University of Texas System in 1965.
Though Arlington today occupies almost a hundred square miles and contains more than 400,000 people – it ranks among the nation’s most populous 50 cities – that original half-mile historic square remains the center of today’s downtown area. In the beginning, what is downtown today was the entire town.
Arlington is a city in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex metropolitan area, in the Prairies and Lakes region of Texas. With a population of almost 400,000 (2019), it is Texas' seventh largest, and the third largest in the Metroplex. Arlington is south of the sprawling DFW International Airport.
City Facts. A+. A- The Basics. Founded: 1876. Incorporated :April 21, 1884. Population: 392,304 (Source: American Community Survey- US Census Bureau, 2021 5-year Estimate) Land Area: 99.5 square miles. Government Type: Council-Manager. Median Age: 33.1 years old (Source: American Community Survey - US Census Bureau, 2021 5-year Estimate)
A- Arlington's history is complex, its identity evolving over more than 150 years. It has been a frontier outpost, an agricultural center, a site of Indian battles and a mecca for horse racing and gambling.
