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Dallas is the ninth-most populous city in the United States with 1.3 million residents at the 2020 census, located in northern Texas as the third-most populous city in the state and a core anchor of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, which has 8.5 million people and ranks as the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. Founded in 1841 by John Neely Bryan on a bluff near the Trinity River, Dallas developed as a major transportation and industrial hub due to railroad construction, four converging interstate highways, and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, one of the world's largest airports. The city's diverse economy is dominated by defense, financial services, information technology, telecommunications, and transportation sectors, with 11 of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's 23 Fortune 500 companies located within city limits. Dallas covers nearly 386 square miles and hosts over 41 colleges and universities across its metropolitan area, the most of any metropolitan area in Texas, while serving as a major inland port and financial center. Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Tarrant, Ellis, and Johnson counties within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's Mid-Cities region, with a 2020 census population of 196,100, making it Texas's 15th most populous city. Founded in 1863 by Alexander McRae Dechman as Dechman, the town was renamed Grand Prairie in 1877 after the U.S. Postal Service confused the railroad depot name with the regional designation "grand prairie of Texas," and was incorporated as a city in 1909. The city became a major aviation and defense hub, hosting North American Aviation Plant B during World War II, which produced the B-24 Liberator and P-51 Mustang aircraft, followed by Vought Aircraft and later LTV, which manufactured the F-8 Crusader and A-7 Corsair II jets from 1950-1989. Lockheed Martin and Airbus Helicopters, formerly the North American headquarters of Aérospatiale Helicopter, continue operations in Grand Prairie, cementing its role in the aerospace industry. The city's development accelerated after a 1953 annexation effort brought nearly 70 square miles of undeveloped land in southern Dallas and Tarrant counties under its jurisdiction. Plano, Texas is the largest city in Collin County and the ninth most-populous city in Texas with 285,494 residents at the 2020 census, making it a principal suburb of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex located approximately 17 miles from Downtown Dallas. Named from the Spanish word for "flat surface" in reference to its terrain, Plano was settled in the early 1840s, incorporated in 1873, and experienced explosive growth beginning in the 1970s when its population jumped from 17,872 in 1970 to 72,000 by 1980. The city is a major economic hub serving as headquarters for Frito-Lay, JCPenney, Pizza Hut, and Toyota Motor North America, corporations that relocated there during the 1980s growth boom and helped Plano earn recognition as an All-America City in 1994. Plano's rapid development was facilitated by its flat topography, grid layout, and strategic planning initiatives that allowed infrastructure including sewers, schools, and streets to keep pace with suburban expansion. The city now covers 71.6 square miles with limited expansion potential due to surrounding municipalities and minimal undeveloped land.