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Welcome to Farmers Branch ...The city of Farmers Branch is located Farmers Branch is located in Dallas County<1>. The location of Farmers Branch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmers Branch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851. A typical abbreviation for Farmers Branch: Farmers Br. (or less commonly used: Farmers Brnch.) See our Genealogy Helper Page for Farmers Branch for more information about variations on the name of Farmers Branch. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Farmers Branch has a population of 48,218 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Farmers Branch is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Farmers Branch lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Official Website: www.ci.farmers-branch.tx.us/ Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Farmers Branch had an population of 48,218 people. This is an increase of 68.5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 75.29% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Farmers Branch had a population of 28,616 people. This makes Farmers Branch the county's 14th most populous community. The population of Farmers Branch represents 0.11% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 96th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 28,616 people, the population of Farmers Branch increased 4.03% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 27,508 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Farmers Branch. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Farmers Branch. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Farmers Branch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Farmers Branch. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Farmers Branch. 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 Farmers Branch. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmers Branch. See our Newspapers Page for Farmers Branch. Looking for more information about Farmers Branch? 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 Farmers Branch, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Farmers Branch. We originally found mention of Farmers Branch 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 Farmers Branch was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Farmers Branch in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmers Branch.
The official website for Farmers Branch: www.ci.farmers-branch.tx.us/ The official website for Dallas County: www.dallascounty.org/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ |
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