Grand Prairie

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The Texas city of Grand Prairie is situated in the mid-cities region and sits within three different counties: Ellis, Tarrant and Dallas. Currently, it has a population of approximately 176,000, making it the 15th biggest city within Texas State.

The city of Grand Prairie is conveniently located in between the bigger cities of Fort Worth and Dallas. Fort Worth is located 15 miles to the west, while the city of Dallas is just 12 miles east of downtown. Just five minutes north of Grand Prairie, is the DFW International Airport. The Interstate 20, Interstate 30, State Highway 360, Loop 12 and Spur 303 are easily accessible from the city, allowing residents access to practically anywhere within the state of Texas. Presently being constructed is a ten mile extension of State Highway 161 to Interstate 20. Its projected completion date is in 2012. When finished, it would connect with east-west freeways between Fort Worth City and the city of Dallas, like Interstate 20, Interstate 30 and the State Highway 183.

In Grand Prairie, there are 58 parks situated within, having an approximate area totaling 5,000 acres. Located in these 58 parks are five softball and baseball complexes, a senior centre, five public swimming pools, 32 tennis courts, a campground, 18 soccer fields and two beaches on Joe Pool Lake. The city of Grand Prairie has some competitive athletic programs.

1/4 sales tax that the city of Grand Prairie has established has been put towards park improvements. With this 20-year, $125 million plan Grand Prairie aims to enhance each and every park while continuing to expand and add more park land.

Although the city of Grand Prairie does offer several private golf courses and a county club the city of grand Prairie likewise has two affordable and remarkable public golf courses. Tangle Ridge is renowned for its bentgrass greens and Hill Country atmosphere. The largest practice putting green in Texas could be found at Prairie lakes, that has one of the very best golf values within the region.

The leading companies within Grand Prairie City, as of 2008, are: Grand Prairie Independent School District, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Poly-America, Inc., Bell Helicopter-Textron, City of Grand Prairie, Vought Aircraft Industries and Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie.

Six Flags, the well-known amusement park, runs its corporate office within the city of Grand prairie. The head office for American Eurocopter is also situated within the city of Grand Prairie.

In 1978, American Airlines relocated from New York City to the Dallas/Fort Worth area. They leased two large office buildings for their new headquarters. The move to Fort Worth was completed when the airline left its Grand Prairie facility on the 17th of January, the year 1983.