Map of Dallas town, North Carolina

Dallas is a town in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, and a suburb of Charlotte, located north of Gastonia. The population was 4,488 at the 2010 census. It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States under James K. Polk.

Dallas town overview:
Name:	Dallas town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	North Carolina
County:	Gaston County
Founded:	1846
Incorporated:	1863
Elevation:	794 ft (242 m)
Total Area:	3.06 sq mi (7.93 km²)
Land Area:	3.06 sq mi (7.93 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	5,927
Population Density:	1,935.66/sq mi (747.39/km²)
ZIP code:	28034
Area code:	704, 980
FIPS code:	3716180
GNISfeature ID:	0983917
Website:	www.dallasnc.net

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History

Dallas was officially incorporated in 1863 and is the oldest incorporated town in Gaston County. It served as the original county seat for Gaston County from 1846 until 1911. The old Gaston County courthouse, renovated in 1868 after a fire, still stands in the main square of the town and formerly served as the headquarters of the Dallas Police Department. The town government has renovated the courthouse.

Dallas began to decline in importance when the town commissioners refused to appropriate money for construction of bridges over several creeks for the Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line Railway in the 1872. The commissioners said the reason was because residents thought that trains would wake them during the night and frighten their livestock. In 1890, White Caps attacked the town “‘Kuklux’ style”, destroying entire portions of the town. After this the county seat was relocated to Gastonia in 1911.

The Dallas Graded and High School, Dallas Historic District, Hoyle House, and Eli Hoyle House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Geography

Dallas is located at 35°18′53″N 81°10′31″W / 35.314816°N 81.175215°W / 35.314816; -81.175215 (35.314816, -81.175215). It is approximately four miles north of the city of Gastonia and about 24 miles (39 km) west of Charlotte. Lincolnton is 13 miles (21 km) north and Hickory is 34 miles (55 km) north of Dallas along US 321.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km), all of it land.

Dallas lies within the Long Creek watershed. Long Creek is a right tributary of the South Fork Catawba River. Dallas is drained by Long Creek tributaries Dallas Branch and Little Long Creek.