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Welcome to Carrollton ...The city of Carrollton is located Carrollton is primarily located in Collin County<1>. A portion of Carrollton extends into Dallas County and Denton County. The location of Carrollton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Carrollton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Carrollton has a population of 139,429 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Carrollton is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Carrollton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Carrollton: (214), (469)<5> & (972). The ZIP codes for Carrollton: 75006-75008, 75010-75011<6> Official Website: www.cityofcarrollton.com/ Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carrollton had an population of 139,429 people. This is an increase of 17.07% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.24% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Carrollton had a population of 119,097 people (which is 15.22% of the total population of Collin County). This makes Carrollton the county's 6th most populous community. The population of Carrollton represents 0.47% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 23rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 119,097 people, the population of Carrollton increased 8.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 109,576 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Carrollton. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Carrollton: This one is located in Collin County and the other is located in Dallas County. Beyond Texas, there are 26 communities that are also named Carrollton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (3), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carrollton. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carrollton. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carrollton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carrollton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carrollton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carrollton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carrollton. See our Newspapers Page for Carrollton. Looking for more information about Carrollton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Carrollton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carrollton. We originally found mention of Carrollton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carrollton was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Carrollton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Carrollton.
The official website for Carrollton: www.cityofcarrollton.com/ The official website for Collin County: www.co.collin.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ |
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