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Irving
Texas is a state located in the Southern and Western regions of the United States of America. The state is second-largest in both area and population behind Alaska and California, respectively. The state's name derives from a word in the Caddoan language of the Hasinai. Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836 and existed as the independent Republic of Texas for nearly a decade. Texas is internationally known for its energy and aeronautics industries, and for its ship channel at the Port of Houston, the largest in the U.S. in international commerce and the sixth-largest port in the world.
Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 191,615, according to the Census Bureau 2005 estimate was 193,649. Irving is within the Dallas Plano Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas Fort Worth Arlington metropolitan area, designated by the U.S. Census Bureau and colloquially referred to as the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 175.3 square kilometers, out of which 174.1 square kilometers of the area is covered by land and 1.1 square kilometers that is 65 percent by water. J.O. Otto Schulze and Otis Brown founded Irving in 1903. It is believed that literary author Washington Irving was a favorite of Netta Barcus Brown, and consequently the name of the townsite, Irving, was chosen. Irving originally began in 1889 as an area called Gorbit, and in 1894 the name changed to Kit. Irving was incorporated in April 14, 1914, with Otis Brown as the first mayor.
Irving is the location of Texas stadium, the home park of the Dallas cowboys of the National Football League, though the team will soon be moving to a new stadium in Arlington, Texas. Irving Independent School District ,IISD high schools play football and other sports at Irving schools stadium. Irving sponsors a citywide high school age ice hockey team, the Irving Wolfpack of the Junior Varsity Gold league. Also, in the spring, the four seasons resort in Las Colinas host the famous Byron Nelson Golf Championship.
Irving can also be considered as the preeminent, historical and potential tourism place that enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers to become one of the most visited places.
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