Park Cities is a term used in reference to two communities in Dallas County, Texas – the Town of Highland Park and the City of University Park. The two municipalities, which share a border, are surrounded by the city of Dallas and comprise an enclave.
As of the 2010 census, the Park Cities had a population of 31,632.[1][2]
The Park Cities have among the highest per capita incomes in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and Texas.
In 2000 the Robb Report presented a report which stated that the Park Cities ranked No. 9 in a list of communities with the highest quality living in the USA.[3]
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Highland Park town, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): University Park city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
- ^ Zethraus, Lee. "Living in style Park Cities No. 9 on magazine's list of affluent areas." The Dallas Morning News. March 22, 2000. Retrieved on December 9, 2011.