North Texas 415912 225719186 2008-07-15T01:53:45Z Carlama025 3418366 /* Major cities */ :''This is an article about a region of Texas. For the university in Denton, see [[University of North Texas]].'' [[Image:North Texas map.png|right|300px|thumb|'''North Texas.''' The counties in red are always included in the definition of North Texas, while those in pink may or may not be included in the definition of the region.{{Fact|date=March 2008}}]] '''North Texas''' (also commonly called '''North Central Texas''') is a distinct cultural and geographic area forming the central-northeastern section of the [[United States|U.S.]] [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Texas]]. North Texas is generally considered to include the area south of [[Oklahoma]], east of [[Abilene, Texas]], and north of [[Waco, Texas]]. North Texas, being more precisely the northern part of the eastern portion of Texas, does not include the [[Texas Panhandle|Panhandle of Texas]], despite the fact that it extends farther north. North Texas is centered upon the [[Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex]], the largest [[metropolitan area]] in Texas. People in the [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] and [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] areas sometimes use the terms "Metroplex" and "North Texas" interchangeably. However, North Texas actually refers to a much larger area that includes many rural counties. ==Counties== Although the terms "North Texas" and "North Central Texas" are not official state designations, the Texas State Data Center and Office of the State Demographer lists the following counties as belonging to the '''North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)''': <ref>http://txsdc.utsa.edu/tpepp/cog_list.php</ref> <ref>http://www.nctcog.org/regional_map.asp</ref> {{col-begin|width=40%}} {{col-break}} *[[Collin County, Texas|Collin]] *[[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas]] *[[Denton County, Texas|Denton]] *[[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis]] *[[Erath County, Texas|Erath]] *[[Hood County, Texas|Hood]] {{col-break}} *[[Hunt County, Texas|Hunt]] *[[Johnson County, Texas|Johnson]] *[[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman]] *[[Navarro County, Texas|Navarro]] *[[Palo Pinto County, Texas|Palo Pinto]] *[[Parker County, Texas|Parker]] {{col-break}} *[[Rockwall County, Texas|Rockwall]] *[[Somervell County, Texas|Somervell]] *[[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant]] *[[Wise County, Texas|Wise]] {{col-end}} The Texas State Demographer also lists the following regional county groupings, some or all of which are often included in the informal meaning of the terms "North Texas" or "North Central Texas." {{col-begin|width=50%}} {{col-break}} '''Nortex Regional Planning Commission:'''<ref>http://txsdc.utsa.edu/tpepp/cog_list.php</ref> <ref>http://www.nortexrpc.org/sp/counties/main.htm</ref> *[[Archer County, Texas|Archer]] *[[Baylor County, Texas|Baylor]] *[[Clay County, Texas|Clay]] *[[Cottle County, Texas|Cottle]] *[[Foard County, Texas|Foard]] *[[Hardeman County, Texas|Hardeman]] *[[Jack County, Texas|Jack]] *[[Montague County, Texas|Montague]] *[[Wichita County, Texas|Wichita]] *[[Wilbarger County, Texas|Wilbarger]] *[[Young County, Texas|Young]] {{col-break}} '''Texoma Council of Governments:'''<ref>http://txsdc.utsa.edu/tpepp/cog_list.php</ref> <ref>http://www.texoma.cog.tx.us/toc.htm</ref> *[[Cooke County, Texas|Cooke]] *[[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin]] *[[Grayson County, Texas|Grayson]] {{col-end}} Additionally, some other Texas counties contiguous with those named above are sometimes included in the general meaning of "North Texas." ==Major cities== *[[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]] *[[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] *[[Denton, Texas|Denton]] *[[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] *[[Mesquite, Texas|Mesquite]] *[[McKinney, Texas|McKinney]] *[[Plano, Texas|Plano]] *[[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]] ==Other cities and towns== {{col-begin|width=40%}} {{col-break}} *[[Anna, Texas|Anna]] *[[Addison, Texas|Addison]] *[[Allen, Texas|Allen]] *[[Alvord]] *[[Archer City, Texas|Archer City]] *[[Azle]] *[[Bonham, Texas|Bonham]] *[[Bowie, Texas|Bowie]] *[[Boyd, Texas|Boyd]] *[[Bridgeport, Texas|Bridgeport]] *[[Cleburne, Texas|Cleburne]] *[[Corsicana, Texas|Corsicana]] *[[Carrollton, Texas|Carrollton]] *[[Decatur]] *[[Denison, Texas|Denison]] *[[Duncanville, Texas|Duncanville]] {{col-break}} *[[Ennis, Texas|Ennis]] *[[Flower Mound, Texas|Flower Mound]] *[[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]] *[[Gainesville, Texas|Gainesville]] *[[Garland, Texas|Garland]] *[[Grand Prairie, Texas|Grand Prairie]] *[[Graham, Texas|Graham]] *[[Greenville, Texas|Greenville]] *[[Haltom City, Texas|Haltom City]] *[[Henrietta, Texas|Henrietta]] *[[Hillsboro, Texas|Hillsboro]] *[[Irving, Texas|Irving]] *[[Jacksboro, Texas|Jacksboro]] *[[Keller, Texas|Keller]] *[[Lewisville, Texas|Lewisville]] *[[Mansfield, Texas|Mansfield]] {{col-break}} *[[Meridian, Texas|Meridian]] *[[Mesquite, Texas|Mesquite]] *[[Mineral Wells, Texas|Mineral Wells]] *[[Nocona, Texas|Nocona]] *[[Paradise, Texas|Paradise]] *[[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]] *[[Rockwall, Texas|Rockwall]] *[[Rowlett, Texas|Rowlett]] *[[Sherman, Texas|Sherman]] *[[Stephenville, Texas|Stephenville]] *[[Vernon, Texas|Vernon]] *[[Waxahachie, Texas|Waxahachie]] *[[Weatherford, Texas|Weatherford]] *[[Wylie, Texas|Wylie]] {{col-end}} ==See also== *[[List of geographical regions in Texas]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Texas}} [[Category:Regions of Texas]]