VirtualGrandPrairie.com

In-Depth Homepage about Grand Prairie, Texas

Grand Prairie, Texas is a very rapidly growing city that had a 2004 population of over 140,000, putting it among the top twenty-five largest in Texas. In fact, its rapid growth places it among the top five fastest growing cities in the entire nation. Texas, known as the "Lone Star State" coming from the early flags of the Republic of Texas and whose motto is "It's Like a Whole Other Country," has an overall population of over 21,500,000. Regional resources include Dallas that is within driving distance from Grand Prairie. Per the US Census, Grand Prairie has an educated population with over 70% having graduated from high school and over 15% having bachelor degrees. The Grand Prairie region boasts several excellent schools and colleges. High schools include the Evangel Temple Christian School, Grand Prairie High School, Lloyd Boze Secondary Learning Center, Shady Grove Christian Academy, and South Grand Prairie High School. The The University of Texas at Arlington, Mountain View College, Dallas Baptist University, University of Dallas, North Lake College, Devry Institute of Technology, and El Centro College are among the local and nearby colleges. The El Extra, El Sol de Texas, El Hispano News, WeTellAll.com, The Dallas Morning News, Al Dia, Plano Star Courier and Dallas Observer will provide you with information on news and events concerning Grand Prairie, such as Grand Prairie TX Real Estate, Grand Prairie Restaurants, Grand Prairie TX, Grand Prairie Jobs and Grand Prairie High Schools. Grand Prairie also has several local and regional sports teams including the College Misericordia Cougars, Dallas Baptist University Patriots, Dallas Christian College Crusaders, Paul Quinn College Tigers, Southern Methodist University Mustangs, University of Texas-Dallas Comets, Texas Rangers, Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Stars, Houston Astros, Houston Rockets, Houston Texans and San Antonio Spurs. The relatively young Grand Prairie population has access to several hospitals in the region. These include BHC Millwood Hospital, Kindred Hospital - Tarrant County, and Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Arlington. Grand Prairie residents and visitors alike find many commercial and recreational activities and resources of interest in the Grand Prairie area among Grand Prairie Home Tours, Grand Prairie Apartments, Grand Prairie Virtual Home Tours, Grand Prairie Texas Map and Grand Prairie Parks. Per the census, the 2000 median household income in Grand Prairie was over $46,000. This is with the median house value in 2000 in Grand Prairie being over $84,000. The top sectors for employment in Grand Prairie, Texas are Manufacturing, Educational, health and social services, Retail trade. VirtualGrandPrairie.com is a new online source for information on Grand Prairie, Texas that will be further developed in the coming year, including Rental Apartments in Grand Prairie TX, Grand Prairie Real Estate, Apartments in Grand Prairie, Jobs in Grand Prairie and Grand Prairie Texas Hotels.