Rowlett, Texas

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The city of Rowlett is primarily located in Dallas County. A portion of Rowlett extends into Rockwall County.

Rowlett is 150 feet [45.72 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Arkansas has a community (now historic^<2>) that is also named Rowlett.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Rowlett had a population of 44,503 people^<3> (or 2% of the total population of Dallas County). The population of Rowlett represented 0.21% of the total of Texas, making it the state's 54th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Rowlett had a population of 55,780 people. This is an increase of 25.34% 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 Rowlett.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Allen	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	81,268	86.59% increase
	Balch Springs	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	20,003	3.24% increase
	Dallas	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,279,910	7.68% increase
	Farmers Branch	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	26,455	3.83% decrease
	Mesquite	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	132,123	6.1% increase
	Plano	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	267,480	20.47% increase

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

Websites for Rowlett

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The Commemorative Quarter for Texas<5>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned 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) Rowlett. 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.

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