Garland, Texas

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The city of Garland is primarily located in Dallas County. A portion of Garland extends into Rockwall County and Collin County.

Garland is 160 feet [48.77 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Garland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Garland can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Garland had a population of 215,768 people^<2> (or 9.69% of the total population of Dallas County). The population of Garland represented 1.03% of the total of Texas, making it the state's 10th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Garland had a population of 218,577 people. This is an increase of 1.3% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Garland.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Allen	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	81,268	86.59% increase
	Carrollton	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	125,595	14.62% increase
	The Colony	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	42,281	59.36% increase
	Dallas	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,279,910	7.68% increase
	Farmers Branch	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	26,455	3.83% decrease
	Frisco	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	96,676	186.75% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Garland.

Website for Garland

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The Commemorative Quarter for Texas<4>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Garland. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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