Welcome to Garland ...The city of Garland is located Garland is primarily located in Dallas County<1>. A portion of Garland extends into Collin County and Rockwall County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Garland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Garland has a population of 239,782 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Garland is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Garland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Garland: 214, 469, 945 & 972<4> The ZIP codes for Garland: 75040-75049<5> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Garland had an population of 239,782 people. This is an increase of 5.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.13% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Garland had a population of 226,876 people (which is 9.56% of the total population of Dallas County). This makes Garland the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Garland represents 0.9% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 12th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 226,876 people, the population of Garland increased 5.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 215,768 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Garland. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Garland: This one is located in Dallas County and the other is located in Bowie County. Beyond Texas, there are 32 communities that are also named Garland - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Utah, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Garland. Official Website: www.ci.garland.tx.us/ We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Garland. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Garland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garland. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Garland. 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 Garland. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Garland. See our Newspapers Page for Garland. Looking for more information about Garland? 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 Garland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Garland. We originally found mention of Garland 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 (so far) for Garland was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
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