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Το '''Άρλινγκτον''' είναι πόλη στην [[Κομητεία Τάρραντ, Τέξας|Κομητεία Τάρραντ]], [[Τέξας]] ([[Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες|ΗΠΑ]]) μέσα στην [[μητροπολιτικό σύμπλεγμα Ντάλλας Φορτ Γουόρθ|μητροπολιτική περιοχή Ντάλλας-Φορτ Γουόρθ]]. Σύμφωνα με τα αποτελέσματα της απογραφής του 2010, η πόλη είχε πληθυσμό 365.438,<ref name="dmn30">{{cite news |work=The Texas Tribune |title=Minorities Drove Texas Growth, Census Figures Show |url=http://www.texastribune.org/texas-counties-and-demographics/census/minorities-drove-texas-growth-census-figures-show/ |date=2011-02-18}}</ref> καθιστάμενη τρίτος μεγαλύτερος δήμος στο μητροπολιτικό σύμπλεγμα. Το Άρλινγκτον είναι η [[Κατάλογος πόλεων των Ηνωμένων Πολιτεών κατά πληθυσμό|πεντηκοστή πολυπληθέστερη πόλη]] στις [[Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής]] και [[Κατάλογος πόλεων στο Τέξας κατά πληθυσμό|έβδομη πολυπληθέστερη]] πόλη στην πολιτεία του [[Τέξας]]·<ref name="dmn1">{{cite news |work=The Dallas Morning News |title=McKinney falls to third in rank of fastest-growing cities in U.S. |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/071008dnmetpopulation.43799b9.html |first=Ian |last=McCann |date=2008-07-10}}</ref> είναι επίσης η μεγαλύτερη πόλη στην πολιτεία η οποία δεν είναι κομητειακή έδρα.
 
 
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Ευρισκόμενο περίπου<span style="white-space:nowrap">12&nbsp;miles&nbsp;(19&nbsp;km)</span> ανατολικά του [[Φορτ Γουόρθ, Τέξας|κεντρικού Φορτ Γουόρθ]] και <span style="white-space:nowrap">20&nbsp;miles&nbsp;(32&nbsp;km)</span> δυτικά του [[κέντρο του Ντάλλας|κέντρου του]] [[Ντάλλας, Τέξας|Ντάλλας]], το Άρλινγκτον είναι έδρα του [[University of Texas at Arlington]], a doctoral-granting institution, και ενός εργοστασίου συναρμολόγησης της General Motors. Επιπλέον το Άρλινγκτον φιλοξενεί το [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers']] [[Rangers Ballpark in Arlington]], [[Cowboys Stadium]], the International Bowling Campus (which houses the [[United States Bowling Congress]], [[International Bowling Museum]] and the [[International Bowling Hall of Fame]]), the headquarters for [[American Mensa]], and the [[theme park]]s [[Six Flags Over Texas]] (the original Six Flags) and [[Hurricane Harbor]]. The city borders [[Kennedale, Texas|Kennedale]], [[Grand Prairie, Texas|Grand Prairie]], [[Mansfield, Texas|Mansfield]] and [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]], and surrounds the smaller communities of [[Dalworthington Gardens, Texas|Dalworthington Gardens]] and [[Pantego, Texas|Pantego]]. Το Άρλινγκτον είναι η έδρα του [[Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV]].
 
Το Άρλινγκτον είναι η μεγαλύτερη πόλη στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες χωρίς δημόσιο σύστημα μεταφορών.<ref>{{cite web|last=Eskenazi|first=Joe|title=Arlington, Home of the Rangers, Largest City in U.S. Without Public Transit. Blame the Rangers|url=http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2010/10/arlington_world_series_no_publ.php|work=SF Weekly Online - "The Snitch" blog|accessdate=07-05-12}}</ref>
 
==Ιστορία==
Η ευρωπαϊκή εγκατάσταση στην περιοχή του Άρλινγκτον ανάγεται τουλάχιστον στην δεκαετία του 1840. Μετά την μάχη μεταξύ του Στρατηγού του Τέξας Έντουαρντ Χ. Τάρραντ (από τον οποίο έλαβε το όνομα της η Κομητεία Τάρραντ) και των [[Ιθαγενείς της Αμερικής|Ιθαγενών]] του οικισμού Βίλλατζ Κρικ, a trading post was established at [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMTMK_Marrow_Bone_Spring Marrow Bone Spring] in present-day Arlington (historical marker at {{coord|32|42.136|N|97|6.772|W|type:landmark}}). Το πλούσιοέδαφος της περιοχής προσέλκυσε τους αγρότες, και αρκετές επιχειρήσεις σχετικές με την γεωργία ιδρύθηκαν μέχρι τον ύστερο δέκατο ένατο αιώνα.
[[File:Cowboys stadium.jpeg|thumb|250px|left|Cowboys Stadium - May 2009]]
 
Το Άρλινγκτον ιδρύθηκε το 1876 κατά μήκος του [[Texas and Pacific Railway]].<ref>{{Handbook of Texas|id=AA/hja13|name=Arlington, Texas}}</ref> The city was named after [[Robert E. Lee|General Robert E. Lee]]'s [[Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial|Arlington House]] (in present-day [[Arlington County, Virginia]]). Arlington grew as a cotton-ginning and farming center, and incorporated in 1884. The city could boast of water, electricity, natural gas, and telephone services by 1910, along with a public school system. By 1925 the population was estimated at 3,031, and it grew to over 4,000 before [[World War II]].
 
Large-scale [[industrialization]] began in 1954 with the arrival of a [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] [[Arlington Assembly|assembly plant]]. [[Automotive]] and [[aerospace]] development gave the city one of the nation's greatest population growth rates between 1950 and 1990. Arlington became one of the "[[boomburb]]s," the extremely fast-growing [[suburbs]] of the post-World War II era. [[U.S. Census Bureau]] population figures for the city tell the story: 7,692 (1950), 90,229 (1970), 261,721 (1990), and 359,467 (2004 estimate). [[Tom Vandergriff]] served as mayor from 1951 to 1977 during this period of explosive development. Six Flags Over Texas opened in Arlington in 1961. In 1972 the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Washington Senators]] baseball team relocated to Arlington and began play as the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] and in 2009 the [[Dallas Cowboys]] also began to play at newly constructed [[Cowboys Stadium]].
 
Cathy Brown of ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'' said in 1998 that "In addition, since Arlington's shirt collar is getting bluer, the flavor of the entire city is changing. The North Central Texas area now has [[Colleyville, Texas|Colleyville]], [[Southlake, Texas|Southlake]], [[Grapevine, Texas|Grapevine]] to be what Arlington used to be. The decisions which produced the fade to blue were made too long ago for any of us today to alter."<ref name="BrownHS">Brown, Cathy (editorial columnist). "[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3DAFF6902FE3C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM No blackboard jungles despite changing demographics]." ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''. Wednesday October 14, 1998. Opinions Arlington 7A. Retrieved on October 25, 2011.</ref>
 
Arlington is the largest city in the world without a fixed bus-route, light-rail or commuter train system of mass transit.<ref>http://www.canadatop.com/article/Texas</ref>
 
==Γεωγραφία==
Το Άρλινγκτον βρίσκεται στο σημείο {{Coord|32|42|18|N|97|7|22|W}} (32.705033, -97.122839){{GR|1}}.
 
Σύμφωνα με το [[Γραφείο Απογραφών των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών]], η πόλη έχει συνολική έκτσση 99,7 τετραγωνικά μίλια (258 km<sup>2</sup>), από τα οποία 96,5 τετραγωνικά μίλια (250 km<sup>2</sup>) είναι ξηρά και 3,2 τετραγωνικά μίλια (8.3 km<sup>2</sup>) (3,19%) νερό.
 
[[Johnson Creek (Texas)|Johnson Creek]], a tributary of the [[Trinity River (Texas)|Trinity River]], and the Trinity River itself, flow through Arlington.
 
===Κλίμα===
Arlington falls in the CFa (Humid, Subtropical) region of the [[Köppen climate classification]] system which is a climate zone characterized by hot, humid summers and mild to cool winters.
 
*The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|113|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in 1980.
*The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-8|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in 1899.
*The maximum average precipitation occurs in May.
 
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|Feb record high F = 96
|Mar record high F = 100
|Apr record high F = 101
|May record high F = 107
|Jun record high F = 113
|Jul record high F = 110
|Aug record high F = 112
|Sep record high F = 111
|Oct record high F = 106
|Nov record high F = 89
|Dec record high F = 90
|year record high F = 113
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|Feb high F = 59.1
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|Feb low F = 38.3
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|Jul low F = 76.1
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|Sep low F = 67.8
|Oct low F = 55.6
|Nov low F = 45.7
|Dec low F = 36.4
|Jan record low F = -2
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|Jul record low F = 56
|Aug record low F = 55
|Sep record low F = 40
|Oct record low F = 24
|Nov record low F = 19
|Dec record low F = -1
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.41
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.91
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|Nov precipitation inch = 2.66
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.79
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|date=March 2012
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==Demographics==
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|1920=3031
|1930=3661
|1940=4240
|1950=7692
|1960=44775
|1970=90643
|1980=160113
|1990=261721
|2000=332969
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According to the 2006–2008 [[American Community Survey]], the racial composition of Arlington was as follows:
 
* [[White American|White]]: 63.2% ([[Non-Hispanic Whites]]: 43.8%)
* [[African American|Black or African American]]: 17.4%
* [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]: 0.5%
* [[Asian American|Asian]]: 6.4%
* [[Pacific Islander American|Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander]]: 0.1%
* Some other race: 10.1%
* [[Multiracial American|Two or more races]]: 2.3%
 
* [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race): 29.2%
Source:<ref>http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US4804000&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on</ref>
 
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 332,969 people, 124,686 households, and 85,035 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 3,475.0 people per square mile (1,341.7/km²). There were 130,628 housing units at an average density of 1,363.3 per square mile (526.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.69% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 13.73% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 6.01% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.94% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.94% from two or more races. 18.27% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.
 
There were 124,686 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.20.
 
In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.
 
The median income for a household in the city was $47,622, and the median income for a family was $56,080. Males had a median income of $38,612 versus $29,339 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $22,445. About 7.3% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over. Average rents in Arlington in 2005 were $537 for a one bedroom apartment, and $701 for a two bedroom apartment.
 
Arlington is the 50th largest city in the United States by population.
 
==Government==
 
===Local===
The Arlington City Council has been presided over by Mayor [[Robert Cluck]] since 2003, following the six-year reign of Mayor Elzie Odom.
 
The Arlington City Council is composed of a Mayor Robert Cluck and eight City Council members. Elections are conducted every spring in May. [[Texas House of Representatives|State Representative]] [[Leo Berman]] of [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]] formerly resided in Arlington and served on the city council, including a stint as mayor pro tempore from 1979 to 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist6/bio/berman.htm|title=House Membership: Representative Leo Berman|publisher=house.state.tx.us|accessdate=July 9, 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100726014216/http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist6/bio/berman.htm| archivedate= 26 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
 
According to Arlington's most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city’s various funds had $572.8 million in Revenues, $425.8 million in expenditures, $2.213 million in total assets, $835 million in total liabilities, and $297.7 million in cash in investments.<ref>[http://www.arlingtontx.gov/finance/pdf/cafr/2008/2008_CAFR.pdf City of Arlington 2007–2008 CAFR] Retrieved 2009-06-07 {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
 
Fire protection is provided by the Arlington Fire Department, and emergency medical services are provided by [[American Medical Response]], which also provides medical support to [[Cowboys Stadium]].
 
The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:<ref>
[http://www.arlingtontx.gov/citymanager/departmentdirectors.html City of Arlington Website] retrieved 2011-10-13</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Department
! Director
|-
|City Manager
|Trey Yelverton
|-
|Director of Community Development & Planning
|Jim Parajon
|-
|Code Compliance Services Assistant Director
|Mike Bass
|-
|Director of the Convention Center
|Mark Wisness
|-
|Finance and Management Resources Director
|April Nixon
|-
|Fire Chief
|Don Crowson
|-
|Chief Information Officer
|Dennis John
|-
|Library Director
|Cary Siegfried
|-
|Director of Municipal Court
|David Preciado
|-
|Director of Parks & Recreation
|Pete Jamieson
|-
|Police Chief
|Dr. Theron Bowman
|-
|Director of Public Works & Transportation
|Keith Melton
|-
|Director of Water Utilities
|Julie Hunt
|-
|Director of Workforce Services
|Cindy Bezaury
|-
|Medical Director
|Cynthia Simmons
|-
|}
 
===Federal representation===
The [[United States Postal Service]] (USPS) operates the Arlington Main Post Office.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/arlington-main-ofc-delivery-300-e-south-st-arlington-tx-1442300 Post Office Location - ARLINGTON MAIN OFC DELIVERY]." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://www.arlingtontx.gov/cityhall/faq.html Arlington Municipal Building]." City of Arlington. Retrieved on May 15, 2010. "Arlington's main Post Office is located at 300 E. South St. in Arlington."</ref> Other post offices operated by the USPS include Bardin Road,<ref>[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/bardin-road-1301-e-bardin-rd-arlington-tx-1354032 Post Office Location - BARDIN ROAD]. [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref> East Arlington,<ref>[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/east-arlington-1828-e-park-row-dr-ste-b-arlington-tx-1361643 Post Office Location - EAST ARLINGTON]. [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref> Great Southwest,<ref>[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/great-southwest-711-106th-st-arlington-tx-1365511 Post Office Location - OAKWOOD]. [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref> Oakwood,<ref>[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/oakwood-1009-oakwood-ln-arlington-tx-1375827 Post Office Location - OAKWOOD]. [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref> Pantego,<ref>[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/pantego-1114-s-bowen-rd-arlington-tx-1376729 Post Office Location - PANTEGO]. [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref> and Watson Community.<ref>[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/watson-community-1975-ballpark-way-arlington-tx-1386644 Post Office Location - WATSON COMMUNITY]. [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref>
 
The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] operates the Arlington Aviation field office in Arlington.<ref>"[http://www.ntsb.gov/abt_ntsb/regions/aviation.htm Regional Offices: Aviation]." [[National Transportation Safety Board]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref>
 
== Education ==
 
===Colleges and universities===
Arlington is home to The [[University of Texas at Arlington]] (UTA), the Southeast Campus of [[Tarrant County College]], and [[Arlington Baptist College]]. The University of Phoenix and Texas Tech University also have a presence in Arlington near Interstate 20.
 
The University of Texas at Arlington is the second largest institution of the [[University of Texas System]]. The university has a current enrollment of 32,956 students as of Fall 2010, and is a valuable asset to the city of Arlington and its economy. Buildings within the academic core of the UT Arlington campus are among the oldest structures in the [[Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex]], including Preston Hall, Ransom Hall, College Hall, Brazos House, and the original [[Arlington High School (Arlington, Texas)|Arlington High School]].
 
=== Primary and secondary schools ===
Arlington's residents live in the following four independent school districts (or ISDs), listed in descending order with respect to number of population served: [[Arlington Independent School District|Arlington ISD]], [[Mansfield Independent School District|Mansfield ISD]], [[Grand Prairie Independent School District|Grand Prairie ISD]] and [[Kennedale Independent School District|Kennedale ISD]]. Parts of Arlington located in the [[Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District|Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD]]'s jurisdiction currently have no residents, but this is being developed into as many as 4,000 homes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hebisd.edu/pages/news/db_pages/detailspage_pr.asp?PR_ID=504 |title=District Enrollment on the Rise |first=Judy Everett |last=Ramos |publisher=Hurst Euless Bedford Independent School District |date=2006-08-31 |accessdate=2007-05-03}}</ref> In Texas, school district boundaries do not always follow city and county boundaries because all aspects of school district government apparatus, including district boundaries, are separated from city and county governments. Not all city of Arlington residents are in the AISD, and not all AISD students are residents of Arlington.
 
Summit International Preparatory, a K-12 charter school of [[Uplift Education]], is in Arlington.<ref>"[http://www.uplifteducation.org/21111011413182883/site/default.asp Summit International Preparatory]." [[Uplift Education]]. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "1305 North Center Street Arlington, Texas 76011"</ref>
 
[http://www.acaedu.net/acaedu/site/default.asp Arlington Classics Academy] is a K-7 charter school in Arlington with two campuses.
 
== Sports and entertainment ==
[[Image:Tbia.jpg|thumb|right|260px|[[Rangers Ballpark in Arlington]]]]
[[Image:Cowboys-Stadium-Night.jpg|thumb|right|260px|[[Cowboys Stadium]] at Dusk]]
 
===Professional sports===
Arlington has long been the home of the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] baseball team, who made [[Arlington Stadium]] their first home upon moving to Dallas/Fort Worth from Washington, D.C., in 1972. In 1994, the Rangers built a new stadium, [[Rangers Ballpark in Arlington]]. In 2009, the [[Dallas Cowboys]] football team would leave [[Texas Stadium]] in Irving for a new stadium down the road from Rangers Ballpark, [[Cowboys Stadium]].
 
The Cowboys' move has attracted high-profile sporting events to Arlington, including the [[2010 NBA All-Star Game]] and [[Super Bowl XLV]] in 2011. In between the two events was the Rangers' trips to the [[2010 World Series|2010]] and [[2011 World Series]], the first of which they lost to the [[San Francisco Giants]] in 5 games, and the second of which they lost to the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] in 7 games.
 
===Local sports===
As in the rest of Texas, Friday night high school football is a widespread obsession with fans of all ages. [[Arlington High School (Arlington, Texas)|Arlington High School]] owns the city's only state football championship, having won it in 1951 under head coach [[Mayfield Workman]]. Lamar High School nearly pulled off the same feat in 1990, but had to settle for a state runner-up title. In recent years, [[Bowie High School (Arlington, Texas)|Bowie High School]], [[Martin High School (Arlington, Texas)|Martin High School]] and [[Mansfield Summit High School]] (a [[Mansfield Independent School District|Mansfield ISD]] school located within Arlington) have enjoyed some success.
 
The [[University of Texas at Arlington]] used to field a football team, but the program was canceled in 1985 due to funding issues and waning attendance. The football vacancy at the campus stadium, [[Maverick Stadium]], was quickly filled by Arlington High and subsequently Bowie High School. Cravens Field, on the campus of Lamar but funded by Martin High School, and Wilemon Field, on the campus of Sam Houston, are home to the other four teams in the city. Both have enjoyed a history of close and dramatic games.
 
High school teams in various other sports have state championships to their credit, including:
*Arlington, volleyball (1970, 1976, 1982)
*Bowie, girls' basketball (2005)
*Martin, baseball (1993)
*Martin, boys' wrestling (2004)
*Martin, girls' soccer (1992, 1998)
*Martin, volleyball (1996, 2005)
*Mansfield, girls basketball(1999–2002) (campus located in Arlington city limits at the time of the state championships)
*Mansfield Summit, girl's basketball (2009) (campus located in Arlington City limits)
 
Several individual state titles have also been won by Arlington students including the following:
*Arlington, boys' wrestling, 112 weight class (2007)
*Arlington, girls' wrestling, 215 weight class (2007)
*Arlington, boys' wrestling, 152 weight class & all around state champion (2005)
*Bowie, boys' wrestling, 152 weight class (2007)
*Bowie, boys' wrestling, 145 weight class (2006)
*Lamar, boys' wrestling, 152 weight class (2003)
*Lamar, boys' wrestling, 152 weight class (2004)
*Martin, boys' wrestling, 130 weight class (2006)
*Martin, boys' wrestling, 112 weight class (2004)
*Martin, boys' wrestling, 135 weight class (2004)
*Martin, boys' wrestling, 275 weight class (2004)
*Mansfield girls track, high jump 6'1" jump (2000) (Brie Madden lived in Arlington but attended Mansfield at the time, also located in Arlington city limits)
 
Arlington is the home of several notable athletes. 1998 American League Rookie of the Year [[Ben Grieve]] graduated from Martin High School in 1994. [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]] outfielder [[Vernon Wells]] grew up in Arlington and attended Bowie High School, [[Philadelphia Phillies]] outfielder [[Hunter Pence]] attended Arlington High School and played collegiate baseball at [[University of Texas at Arlington]], and [[Boston Red Sox]] pitcher [[John Lackey]] also played for UTA. Lamar High School alumnus [[Jeremy Wariner]] won two gold medals in the [[2004 Athens Olympics]], and the 2005 world championship in the 400 meters in Rome. UTA also produced Doug Russell, who won two gold medals in swimming at the [[Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Mexico City Olympics]] in 1968 and for whom a park on campus is named and Rick Stone, All-Southland Conference track athlete at UTA who later became a United States Department of Justice "Law Enforcement Officer of the Year" and the most highly decorated officer in Dallas Police Department history with multiple awards including the Medal of Valor.<ref>"Decorated former Dallas officer wants chief chance". Dallas Morning News. September 15, 2003)
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. Champion bodybuilder (Mr. Olympia 1998–2005) and former Arlington police officer, [[Ronnie Coleman]] resides in Arlington. [[Houston Comets]] Guard Erin Grant grew up in Arlington and attended Mansfield high school where she became the first high school basketball player to win four state championships. She currently holds the Big 12 assist record. NFL wide receiver Mark Clayton, now with the [[St. Louis Rams]], graduated from Sam Houston High School in 2000 and was part of the University of Oklahoma's 2001 national championship team. [[Jared Connaughton]], sprinter for the 2008 Canada olympic team, was a sprinter for the UT Arlington team.
 
===Entertainment===
[[File:SixFlagsTower-5865.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Oil derrick tower at<br /> [[Six Flags Over Texas]]]]
[[File:Tornado water slide at Hurricane Harbor in Texas.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Tornado at [[Six Flags Hurricane Harbor]]]]
Arlington is home to [[Six Flags Over Texas]], a nation-wide theme park that includes many notable attractions. [[Six Flags]] also opened [[Six Flags Hurricane Harbor]], a waterpark, after the previous location, [[Wet 'n Wild (United States)|Wet 'n Wild]], was sold to them in the mid 90's.
 
With the relocation of the U.S. Bowling Congress, and the Bowling Proprietors Association of America and the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, Arlington became the world headquarters for bowling.
 
The brothers [[Vinnie Paul|Vinnie Paul Abbott]] and [[Dimebag Darrell|Darrell Abbott]] are the two most notable musicians from Arlington who formed the [[Heavy metal music|metal]] group [[Pantera]]. Ever since Darrell died on December 8, 2004 friends, family, and the community participate in the Ride For Dime event every year on August 20, Darrell's birthday. This attraction includes music, a ride by his cemetery, and booze.
 
For retail shopping, Arlington is home to The [[Parks Mall]] at Arlington, which houses numerous retail outlets and a movie theatre. In addition, The Arlington Highlands was completed in mid-2007, serving as an entertainment hotspot with places such as Studio Movie Grill, Piranha Killer Sushi, BJ's Brewhouse, The Improv Theatre, Blackfinn, Plucker's, World Market and Dave and Busters, among others. The Arlington Highlands is located on [[Interstate 20 (Texas)|I-20]] at Matlock Rd.
 
Arlington is also home to [[Theatre Arlington]], one of the largest community theatres in the nation which produces quality live theatre year round and offers theater classes for all ages.
 
Levitt Pavilion opened in 2009 and offers 50 free concerts per year in downtown Arlington.
 
On July 4, the [http://arlington4th.org Arlington 4th Of July Parade Association] puts on the annual parade through Downtown, Arlington featuring floats and entries from local school, businesses, and organizations. The parade is broadcast on local stations as well as on via AISD TV.
 
== Transportation ==
[[Image:RonaldReaganMemorialHwy ArlingtonTX.jpg|260px|right|thumb|On February 16, 2006, [[Interstate 20 (Texas)|I-20]] in Arlington was dedicated as Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway (signs are visible at [[mile marker]]s 447 and 452).]]
 
[[Arlington Municipal Airport (Texas)|Arlington Municipal Airport]] '''(GKY)''' is located entirely within Arlington and is a public use airport owned by the City of Arlington. It serves as a reliever airport for [[Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport]] and [[Dallas Love Field]] (though it lacks scheduled airline service) and is currently used for [[general aviation]] purposes. Several companies operate aircraft services on the airport property, including the [[Bell Helicopter]] division of [[Textron]].
 
Arlington is the largest city in the United States not served by a comprehensive [[public transport]]ation system. Voters have eschewed funding a fixed-route bus transit system three times (while still finding the money for professional football and baseball stadia), though the first such attempt was back in 1980 and no attempts at passage have been made in the last ten years (nor were any of the attempts made with the assistance of sophisticated professional political guidance). All of the Texas cities identified in the most recent (2010) US Census Bureau's ranking of the 15 fastest-growing US cities in Arlington's class (i.e. having populations of 150,000 people or greater), as well as several of the smaller ones, are served by public transit systems.<ref>{{cite web|last=Campbell|first=Steve|title=8 of nation's 15 fastest-growing big cities in Texas|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/06/28/4065702/texas-has-8-of-the-15-fastest.html#storylink=misearch|publisher=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|accessdate=July 9, 2012}}</ref> However, Arlington has four transit systems targeting individual demographic groups. "Handitran" serves senior citizens and the disabled. Arlington hotels pay for a tourist-oriented shuttle bus system for their guests. The University of Texas at Arlington runs a shuttle service for college students. Lastly, Mission Arlington, an Arlington-run charity, has a bus system that circulates people needing various social services, as well as transportation to employment.
 
The city is served by two Interstate Highways, [[Image:I-20.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 20 in Texas|I-20]], also known as [[Ronald Reagan]] Memorial Highway, and [[Image:I-30.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 30 in Texas|I-30]], also named [[Tom Landry]] Memorial Highway. Other limited-access freeways include [[Image:Texas 360.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 360|State Highway 360]], which is named for the founder of [[Six Flags Over Texas]], [[Angus G. Wynne]], running along the eastern border, and [[Image:US 287.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 287 in Texas|U.S. Highway 287]], which traverses the southwestern portion of the city. In most cases, the memorial names are not used in reference to these roadways.
 
The [[Union Pacific Railroad]] now owns and operates the Texas and Pacific (later [[Missouri Pacific Railroad|Missouri Pacific]]) route though Arlington.<ref>{{Handbook of Texas|id=TT/eqt8|name=Texas and Pacific Railway}}</ref><ref>{{Handbook of Texas|id=MM/eqm6.html|name=Missouri Pacific System}}</ref>
 
== Sister cities ==
Arlington and {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Bad Königshofen]], [[Germany]] have been sister cities since 1952. Arlington operates the [http://www.ci.arlington.tx.us/park/aquatics/outdoor_bk.html Bad Königshofen outdoor family aquatic center], named after its sister city. In return, Bad Königshofen has a recreational park named after Arlington. The relationship between the two cities dates to 1951, when the German town manager, Kurt Zuhlke, visited Arlington as part of a study tour in the U.S.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}}
 
==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.arlingtontx.gov/ City's Homepage]
* [http://www.arlingtontx.com Arlington Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.arlington.org/ Arlington's Visitor Website]
* [http://arlingtonlibrary.org/ Arlington Public Library]
* [http://arlington4th.org/ Arlington's 4th Of July Parade Association]
* [http://discoverarlingtontx.blogspot.com/ Discover Arlington, TX]
* [http://www.posterburg.com/posters/arlington.html Arlington Neighborhood Map Art Print]
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[[Αρχείο:Cowboys stadium outside view.JPG|thumb|250px|Το Καουμπόι Στέντιουμ]]
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Στην περιοχή του Άρλινγκτον υπήρχε οικισμός τουλαχίστον από τη δεκατεία του 1840. Η πόλη ιδρύθηκε το 1876 κατα μήκος του σιδηροδρόμου Τέξας και Ειρηνικός και πήρε το όνομά της από την οικία του στρατηγού [[Ρόμπερτ Λη]], [[οικία Άρλινγκτον]]. Η πόλη αναπτυσσόταν αργά όταν τη δεκαετία του 1950 κατασκευάστηκε εργοστάσιο της [[Τζένεραλ Μότορς]], ενώ μονάδες κατασκευής αυτοκινήτων και αεροναυτικού εξοπλισμού ώθησαν στο Άρλινγκτον σε μια από τις μεγαλύτερες πληθυσμιακές εκρήξεις στις ΗΠΑ, από 7.692 κατοίκους το 1950 σε 365.438 κατοίκους το 2010. Στη πόλη εδρεύει το [[Πανεπιστήμιο του Τέξας]] στο Άρλινγκτον και η ομάδα αμερικανικού ποδοσφαίρου [[Τέξας Ρέιντζερς]], των οποίων το καινούργιο στάδιο, το [[Καουμπόις Στέντιουμ]], ολοκληρώθηκε το 2009.
 
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