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|subdivision_name1 = |subdivision_name2 = Dallas, Tarrant |government_type = Council-Manager |leader_title = City Council |leader_name = Mayor Ron Jensen Richard Fregoe Jeff Wooldridge Greg Giessner Tony Shotwell Jim Swafford Jorja Clemson Lila Thorn Chavis Crowder |leader_title1 = City Manager |leader_name1 = Tom Hart |established_date = 1909 |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_total_sq_mi = 81.091 |area_land_sq_mi = 72.105 |area_water_sq_mi = 8.986 |elevation_ft = 515 |coordinates_display = inline,title |pushpin_map = USA |pushpin_map_caption = Location in the contiguous United States |latd = 32 |latm = 42 |lats = 55 |latNS = N |longd = 97 |longm = 1 |longs = 1 |longEW = W |population_as_of = 2010 |population_total = 175396 |pop_est_footnotes = 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk )〕 |population_est = 183,372 |pop_est_as_of = 2013 |population_rank = (US: 127th) |population_density_sq_mi = 2433 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_urban = 5,121,892 (6th) |population_metro = 6,810,913 (4th) |population_CSA = 7,206,144 (7th) |population_footnotes = 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml )〕 |population_blank1_title = Demonym |population_blank1 = Grand Prairian |timezone = CST |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_m = 157 |postal_code_type = ZIP codes |postal_code = 75050-75054 |area_code = 972, 214, 469, 817 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 48-30464〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=United States Census Bureau )〕 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 1336802 |footnotes = }} Grand Prairie is a city located in Dallas and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas.〔http://www.gptx.org/index.aspx?page=1134〕 It is also a part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Grand Prairie is a southwestern suburb of Dallas with a population of 175,396 according to the 2010 census making it the fifteenth most populous city in the state of Texas. == History == The city of Grand Prairie was first established as Dechman by Alexander McRae Dechman in 1863. Dechman, who was from Birdville, learned that he could trade his oxen and wagons for land in Dallas County. In 1863, Dechman bought of land on the eastern side of the Trinity River and of timber land on the west side of the river for a broken-down wagon, oxen team and US$200 in Confederate money. He tried to establish a home on the property, but ran into difficulties, so he returned to his family in Birdville before joining in the Civil War. In 1867 he filed a town plat consisting of with Dallas County. After the war, he returned to Birdville for two years before selling that farm in 1867 and moving to Houston, where yellow fever broke out, causing the family to settle in Bryan. In 1876, Dechman traded half his "prairie" property to the T&P Railroad to ensure the railroad came through the town. The railroad named the depot "Dechman", prompting its namesake to relocate his home from Bryan to Dechman. His son Alexander had been living in Dechman and operating a trading post and farm. The first church in the area was the Good Hope Cumberland Sabbath School, established in 1870 by Rev. Andrew Hayter. The church was later renamed West Fork United Presbyterian Church and remains an active church.〔Texas State Historical Marker 5760〕 The first U.S. post office opened in 1877 under the name Deckman rather than "Dechman", because the United States Postal Service couldn't read the writing on the form completed to open the post office. Later that same year, after the Postal Service had adopted the "Deckman" name, confusion resulted from the T&P Railroad designation Grand Prairie. This name was based on maps drawn from around 1850 through 1858 that labeled the area between Dallas and Fort Worth "the grand prairie of Texas". In order to alleviate the confusion, the Postal Service named the post office Grand Prairie. The town of Grand Prairie was eventually incorporated as a city in 1909. During World War I and since, Grand Prairie has had a long history with the defense and aviation industry. While the present-day Vought plant on Jefferson Avenue is part of a small strip within the Dallas city limits, it was originally in Grand Prairie. During WWII it was the North American Aviation plant B that produced Consolidated B-24 Liberator and the P-51C and K Mustang variants. After the war, Vought Aircraft took over the plant. This later became Ling Temco Vought (LTV) and then eventually returned to the Vought moniker. The plant was the production site for the F-8 Crusader and the A-7 Corsair II aircraft of the 1950-1989 time period. The LTV Missile and Space division produced missiles such as the Scout and MLRS. This division was eventually sold to Lockheed Martin, which continues to operate in Grand Prairie. Grand Prairie was also the North American headquarters for Aérospatiale Helicopter. This company eventually became Airbus Helicopters, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Airbus Helicopters. In 1953, the mayor and city council of Grand Prairie went on a "land grab", and attempted to annex nearly of then-unincorporated and largely undeveloped land in southern Dallas and Tarrant counties. Vehement debate ensued, and the legal pressure from cities like Arlington, Duncanville and Irving wound up overturning the unprecedented annexation attempt. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grand Prairie, Texas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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