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[Bobby5280]

I do not use "North Texas" as a name for the DFW metro region. There is a whole lot more of North Texas than just the area surrounding DFW. Wichita Falls, Lubbock and Amarillo are all in North Texas but well outside of the DFW metro.

I think "the metroplex" is a pretty well-understood term for DFW. Here in this part of Oklahoma if anyone says they're driving to the metroplex this coming weekend we all know they're going to DFW. And if they say they're driving to "the city", it's understood that they mean Oklahoma City.

[bwana39]

I do not use "North Texas" as a name for the DFW metro region. There is a whole lot more of North Texas than just the area surrounding DFW. Wichita Falls, Lubbock and Amarillo are all in North Texas but well outside of the DFW metro.

I think "the metroplex" is a pretty well-understood term for DFW. Here in this part of Oklahoma if anyone says they're driving to the metroplex this coming weekend we all know they're going to DFW. And if they say they're driving to "the city", it's understood that they mean Oklahoma City.

No, and you aren't from North Texas. I guess technically or more succinctly, the name the local media and most of the locals call "North Texas" more aptly could be called Central North Texas or the moniker the North Central Council of Governments uses of North Central Texas. Their 16 county region  is most of the part of the state the media terms " North Texas"

Just like you call OKC, "the City" I would never.  For me "the City " might be Longview.

[ZLoth]

From my perspective, the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington area is a large not only in the land area but also in terms of population. Yes, there are multiple names for the area. I don't think you can call it "The city" because it depends on perspective as to the nearest city. Technically speaking, I live in one of the smaller cities that surround "big D", but I still consider myself a resident of Dallas or DFW. I am technically correct in saying that I live in the North Dallas area. There is also one county between the county I live in and the Oklahoma border.

North Texas... uh no. Northeast Texas is more accurate. North Texas can include the panhandle area and areas northwest of DFW.

However, for the past six years, I have called North Dallas "home", and hope to continue to do so until I pass away.

[Bobby5280]

No, and you aren't from North Texas. I guess technically or more succinctly, the name the local media and most of the locals call "North Texas" more aptly could be called Central North Texas or the moniker the North Central Council of Governments uses of North Central Texas.

You're ignoring the giant expanse of area of North Texas that is NOT in the DFW region. The DFW metro does not run all the way to the damned New Mexico border, or even the Louisiana border for that matter.

And it doesn't matter where I'm originally from. I've been in the DFW area many times. I've never heard locals there labeling the DFW region as "North Texas." The common term I've heard over the past 30+ years is "the metroplex."

Just like you call OKC, "the City" I would never.  For me "the City " might be Longview.

Oklahomans often refer to Oklahoma City as "the City." That is an objective fact. What you want to label things makes no difference. It is what it is.

[bwana39]

You're ignoring the giant expanse of area of North Texas that is NOT in the DFW region. The DFW metro does not run all the way to the damned New Mexico border, or even the Louisiana border for that matter.

And it doesn't matter where I'm originally from. I've been in the DFW area many times. I've never heard locals there labeling the DFW region as "North Texas." The common term I've heard over the past 30+ years is "the metroplex."

Why is DFW called North Texas?
North Texas - Wikipedia
North Texas is a term used primarily by residents of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex" to refer to a geographic area of Texas, generally considered to include the area south of Oklahoma, east of Abilene, west of Paris, and north of Waco.

I feel like it is more aptly defined as the Dallas Fort Worth television market plus the Sherman / Ada market parts that are in Texas.

The bottom line is it is the "Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex. That would seemingly exclude the over a million people living in Tarrant County outside of Fort Worth and the 1.3 million in Dallas County outside of the City of Dallas, just over a million in Collin County (admittedly a few of them are in the City of Dallas), Around a million in Denton County, and the rest of the people in the area. I am not asking you to call it "North Texas". I just want to assure you the term is widespread.

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So Luka Doncic who is originally from Slovenia, uses it as an ubiquitous term.

[ZLoth]

If you look at a population density map of Texas, you will see that many of the major population centers is connected by I-35, whether it be Fort Worth/Dallas, Waco, Temple, Austin, San Antonio, or Laredo. Houston is to the east of I-35, and is connected to DFW by I-45 . West of the I-35 line, and the population density drops off sharply, with places like El Past, Amarillo, and Wichita Falls being highlights. Thus, I can see where people say "North Texas" when it's more like Northeast Texas.

[bwana39]

If you look at a population density map of Texas, you will see that many of the major population centers is connected by I-35, whether it be Fort Worth/Dallas, Waco, Temple, Austin, San Antonio, or Laredo. Houston is to the east of I-35, and is connected to DFW by I-45 . West of the I-35 line, and the population density drops off sharply, with places like El Past, Amarillo, and Wichita Falls being highlights. Thus, I can see where people say "North Texas" when it's more like Northeast Texas.

No, Northeast Texas is Red River, Bowie, Franklin, Hopkins, Camp, Upshur, Titus, Cass, Marion , Morris, and Wood Counties. Some would leave Hopkins out. Some would add Lamar, Delta, Harrison, and MAYBE Gregg. 

It is more closely State Senate District 1 without the southern fringes. Mount Pleasant is "The Hub of Northeast Texas" (Circa 1976).

You get that I am working this for all it is worth... LOL? 

[bwana39]

Just like you call OKC, "the City" I would never.  For me "the City " might be Longview.

No, I would never call OKC "the city" . Nor should I as I am not from Oklahoma.

North Texas is sort of like that...

[ZLoth]

You get that I am working this for all it is worth... LOL?

Moo.

[Road Hog]

I'm just sitting back and sipping tea.

[Scott5114]

NWS Norman has Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger, Baylor, Wichita, and Archer counties in its warning area. Whenever referring to these counties collectively, it describes them as "western North Texas". For whatever that's worth.