Farmers Branch, officially the City of Farmers Branch, is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is an inner-ring suburb of Dallas and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Its population was 35,991 at the 2020 census.^[4]

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Farmers Branch, Texas
City
Coca-Cola Enterprises offices in Farmers Branch
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Nickname:  The City in a Park
Location in Dallas County and the state of Texas
Coordinates: 32°55′44″N 96°52′39″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Dallas
First Settled	Early 1850s
Incorporated	February 23, 1946
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• City Council	Mayor Terry Lynne District 1 Omar Roman District 2 Martin Baird District 3 Tina Bennett-Burton District 4 Richard Jackson District 5 David Merritt[1]
• City Manager	Ben Williamson[2]
Area [3]
• City	12.04 sq mi (31.18 km2)
• Land	11.88 sq mi (30.77 km2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)  0.8%
Elevation	463 ft (141 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• City	35,991
• Estimate  (2021)	36,442
• Density	4,053.36/sq mi (1,565.02/km2)
• Urban	5,121,892* (6th)[5]
• Metro	7,539,711* (4th)[6]
• CSA	7,957,493* (7th)[7]
	Farmers Branch as part of the Urban, Metro (MSA) & Combined Statistical Areas (CSA)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central)
ZIP code	75234, 75244
Area code	214, 469, 945, 972
FIPS code	48-25452[4]
GNIS feature ID	1335711[8]
Interstates
Toll Roads
Website	farmersbranchtx.gov

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Known as a "City in a Park" for its 28 parks in only 12 square miles, Farmers Branch is a small community in close proximity to Dallas, and has a business community that accounts for 80% of the city's tax base, allowing residents to have one of the lower city tax rates in Dallas County, while having dedicated city services and public safety.^{[citation needed][not verified in body]}

The community was first settled in the early 1850s. In 1842, Thomas Keenan, Isaac B. Webb, and William Cochran received original land grants in the area. By 1843, a community called Mustang Branch had been established. Mr. Cochran later changed the name to Farmers Branch to reflect the area's rich soil and farmland.^[9] Farmers Branch was the first location of the Texan Land and Emigration Company (or Peters Colony) in 1845. This made the community one of the best-known places in Dallas County during the 1840s because of its advertising throughout Europe and the United States. Baptist minister William Bowles opened a blacksmith shop and gristmill in 1845. On May 5, 1845, Isaac B. Webb donated land for Webb's Chapel Methodist Church, the first formal place of worship in Dallas County.^[9][10] A school was established in the church one year later. Webb became the first postmaster at the Farmers Branch post office, which opened on January 5, 1848. It continued to function until its closure in 1866. The post office reopened in 1875.^[11] To assure that railroads would eventually pass through Farmers Branch, prominent early settler Samuel Gilbert and others sold right-of-way through their land in 1874.^[10] Around three to four years later, the Dallas and Wichita Railway completed a track from Dallas—through Farmers Branch—to Lewisville. It was absorbed by the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad in 1881. The community had a population around 100 by 1890, with several businesses. The population had grown to 300 during the early 1900s.^[9] A brick school building was constructed in 1916. The number of people living in the community remained stable until after World War II.

Farmers Branch was incorporated as a city after an election was held on February 23, 1946.^[10] William F. (Bill) Dodson was elected as the city's first mayor. The implementation of city services began immediately after incorporation. In the 1950 census, Farmers Branch had a population of 915. In 1956, a home-rule charter was approved that adopted a council-manager form of government. The rapid growth of the city during the 1950s was made apparent in the 1960 census, which recorded a total of 13,441 residents, a 1,369% increase over the 1950 figure. Most of the new residents commuted to nearby Dallas for employment.^[11] The population topped 27,000 by 1970. A variety of manufacturers producing items such as steel products, concrete, asphalt, cosmetics, and food products was operating in the city. The number of residents declined to 24,863 in 1980 and 24,250 in 1990. The falling population was offset, however, by the wide variety of businesses located in the city. Farmers Branch is home to a large number of corporations that have attained frontage along Interstate 635, the Dallas North Tollway, and Interstate 35E. Its Dallas North Tollway segment is part of the Platinum Corridor, and its land along Interstate 635 is an extension of the lengthy Irving Prairie office park. By 2000, the city's population had grown to 27,508.^[9] and by 2020 the city's population had grown to 35,991.^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.79 sq mi (30.54 km²) with only 0.08% (0.09 sq mi - 0.24 km2) covered by water.^[4]

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 35,991 people, 16,015 households, and 10,119 families residing in the city.

According to the city's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report^[15] the top employers in the city are:

As of 2012, Farmers Branch had 3,500 companies. Celanese Corporation, Eyemart Express, I2 Technologies, OxyChem, and Varsity Brands have their headquarters in Farmers Branch. Maxim Integrated Products has an office in Farmers Branch.^[16] All Smiles Dental Centers formerly had its headquarters in Farmers Branch.^[17][18] Excellence Health Inc. has an office in Farmers Branch that covers the Dallas life sciences cluster.

North Central Texas Council of Governments 2018 estimated total employment for the City of Farmers Branch is 78,393. The report is adjusted by the City of Farmers Branch finance department for businesses closed or moved prior to the reporting year.^[15]

Farmers Branch was one of fifteen cities to approve services of Dallas Area Rapid Transit in 1983 by levying a 1 cent sales tax. The city currently receives DART bus service, with service to downtown Dallas (by both regular route and express bus), the adjacent suburb of Carrollton, and crosstown routes as well. On December 6, 2010, the city received light rail transit service with a station near the northeast corner of Interstates 635 and 35E on the Green Line, which runs from Pleasant Grove in southeast Dallas through downtown Dallas following I-35E up to Carrollton at Frankford Road.

The city is between Interstate 35E to the west, the Dallas North Tollway on the east, and Interstate 635 to the south.

Farmers Branch maintains a sister city relationship with Bassetlaw, United Kingdom, and Garbsen, Germany.