Editing Farmers Branch, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Farmers Branch, Texas
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = The City in a Park
|image_skyline            = File:Coca Cola Enterprises Bottling in Farmers Branch, Texas.JPG
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = Coca-Cola Enterprises offices in Farmers Branch
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas County]] and the state of [[Texas]]
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|subdivision_name2        = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Dallas County, Texas.svg}} [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas]]
|established_title        = [[Peters Colony|First Settled]]
|established_date         = Early 1850s
|established_title1       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date1        = February 23, 1946
<!-- Government -->
|government_type          = [[Council-manager government|Council-Manager]]
|leader_title             = [[City Council]]
|leader_name              = [[Mayor]] Terry Lynne<br /> District 1 Omar Roman<br /> District 2 Martin Baird <br /> District 3 Tina Bennett-Burton<br /> District 4 Richard Jackson <br /> District 5 David Merritt<ref name="City Council">{{cite web|title=City Council|url=https://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/598/City-Council|publisher=[[City of Farmers Branch]]|access-date=February 18, 2023}}</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[City Manager]]
|leader_name1             = Ben Williamson<ref>{{cite web |title=City Manager's Office |url=https://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/160/City-Managers-Office |website=farmersbranchtx.gov |publisher=City of Farmers Branch |access-date=19 February 2023}}</ref>
<!-- Area -->
|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_note          = *Farmers Branch as part of the Urban, Metro (MSA) & Combined Statistical Areas (CSA)
|population_total         = 35991
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="US Census Quick Facts for Farmers Branch city, Texas">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/farmersbranchcitytexas/PST045221|title=US Census Quick Facts for Farmers Branch city, Texas|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=February 18, 2023}}</ref>
|population_density_km2   = 1565.02
|population_est           = 36442
|pop_est_as_of            = 2021
|pop_est_footnotes        =
|population_urban         = 5,121,892* <small>([[List of United States urban areas|6th]])</small><ref>[[List of United States urban areas]]</ref>
|population_metro         = 7,539,711* <small>([[List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas|4th]])</small><ref>[[List of metropolitan statistical areas]]</ref>
|population_blank1_title = [[Combined statistical area|CSA]]
|population_blank1       = 7,957,493* <small>([[List of Combined Statistical Areas|7th]])</small><ref>[[Combined statistical area]]</ref>
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|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 75234, 75244
|area_code                = [[Area codes 214, 469, 972, and 945|214, 469, 945, 972]]
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 48-25452<ref name="US Census Quick Facts for Farmers Branch city, Texas" />
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|blank1_info              = 2410484<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410484}}</ref>
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|blank3_name = [[List of toll roads in Texas|Toll Roads]]
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|footnotes                = 
||area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
|population_density_sq_mi = 4053.36
}}
'''Farmers Branch''', officially the '''City of Farmers Branch''', is a city in [[Dallas County, Texas]], United States. It is an [[Inner suburb|inner-ring suburb]] of [[Dallas]] and is part of the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]. Its population was 35,991 at the 2020 census.<ref name="US Census Quick Facts for Farmers Branch city, Texas" />

==History==

[[File:Farmers branch railroad depot 2013.jpg|thumb|left|Historic railroad depot, built 1877]]
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.<ref name="Texas Handbook">{{cite web | url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hef01 | title = Farmers Branch, Texas | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | access-date = 2009-09-20}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Texas Handbook"/><ref name="City History">{{cite web | url = http://www.ci.farmers-branch.tx.us/discover/city-overview/history | title = History | work = City Overview | publisher = City of Farmers Branch, Texas | access-date = 2009-09-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100821002037/http://www.ci.farmers-branch.tx.us/discover/city-overview/history | archive-date = 2010-08-21 | url-status = dead }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Texas Escapes">{{cite web | url = http://www.texasescapes.com/CentralTexasTownsNorth/Farmers-Branch-Texas.htm | title = Farmers Branch, Texas | publisher = Texas Escapes Online Magazine | access-date = 2009-09-20}}</ref> 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.<ref name="City History"/> Around three to four years later, the [[Dallas and Wichita Railway]] completed a track from Dallas—through Farmers Branch—to [[Lewisville, Texas|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.<ref name="Texas Handbook"/> 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.<ref name="City History"/> 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.<ref name="Texas Escapes"/> 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 (Texas)|Interstate 635]], the [[Dallas North Tollway]], and [[Interstate 35E (Texas)|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.<ref name="Texas Handbook"/> and by 2020 the city's population had grown to 35,991.<ref name="US Census Quick Facts for Farmers Branch city, Texas"/>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 11.79 sq mi (30.54&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) with only 0.08% (0.09 sq mi - 0.24 km2) covered by water.<ref name="US Census Quick Facts for Farmers Branch city, Texas" />

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1950= 915
|1960= 13441
|1970= 27492
|1980= 24863
|1990= 24250
|2000= 27508
|2010= 28616
|2020= 35991
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |title=U,S. Census Farmers Branch city, Texas |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/farmersbranchcitytexas/POP010220 |website=census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=19 February 2023}}</ref>
}}
[[File:JPMorganChaseDallas-1JIP-200306.jpg|thumb|JP Morgan Chase Bank in Farmers Branch]]

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Farmers Branch racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4825452&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|12,957
|36.0%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|2,925
|8.13%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|104
|0.29%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|3,132
|8.7%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|11
|0.03%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|180
|0.5%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|1,008
|2.8%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|15,674
|43.55%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''35,991'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 35,991 people, 16,015 households, and 10,119 families residing in the city.

==Economy==

According to <!-- Table 14 on page 98 of --> the city's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report<ref name="2022ACFR">{{cite web |url=https://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/525/Annual-Comprehensive-Financial-Reports |title=City of Farmers Branch 2022 ACFR |website=farmersbranchtx.gov |access-date=2022-02-04}}</ref>  the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|[[Internal Revenue Service]]
|1,200
|-
|2
|[[Feizy]]
|1,170
|-
|3
|[[Anserteam LLC]]
|1,001
|-
|4
|[[Telvista]]
|1,000
|-
|5
|[[TDIndustries]]
|900
|-
|6
|[[Haggar Clothing|Haggar Clothing Company]]
|750
|-
|7
|[[IBM Corporation|IBM]]
|700
|-
|7
|[[MONI Smart Security]]
|700
|-
|9
|[[Encore Enterprises|Encore Enterprises, Inc.]]
|650
|-
|9
|[[Southern Wine & Spirits|Glazer's Wholesale Drug Company]]
|650
|}

As of 2012, Farmers Branch had 3,500 companies. [[Celanese Corporation]], [[Eyemart Express]], [[I2 Technologies]], [[Occidental Petroleum#Chemical|OxyChem]], and [[Varsity Brands]] have their headquarters in Farmers Branch. [[Maxim Integrated Products]] has an office in Farmers Branch.<!--The Maxim HQ is actually in California, despite what the page says--><ref>"[http://www.farmersbranch.info/work/economic-development Economic Development] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213064352/http://www.farmersbranch.info/work/economic-development |date=2010-02-13 }}." City of Farmers Branch. Retrieved on September 30, 2012.</ref> [[All Smiles Dental Centers]] formerly had its headquarters in Farmers Branch.<ref>"[http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/All_Smiles_Dental_Center_Inc_03202012.pdf CORPORATE INTEGRITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND ALL SMILES DENTAL CENTER, INC.]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120624015840/http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/cia/agreements/All_Smiles_Dental_Center_Inc_03202012.pdf Archive]) [[Office of the Inspector General]], [[United States Department of Health and Human Services]]. p. 23. Retrieved on September 22, 2012. "All Smiles: Michael S. J. Lozich, Esq. Chief Compliance Officer All Smiles Dental Centers 4901 LBJ Freeway, Suite 300 Dallas, Texas 75244"</ref><ref name=CityMap23>"[https://www.farmersbranch.info/sites/default/files/map23.pdf Sheet No. 23]." (Zoning Map) ([https://www.webcitation.org/6AswhUsi6?url=https://www.farmersbranch.info/sites/default/files/map23.pdf Archive]) City of Farmers Branch. Retrieved on September 23, 2012.</ref>
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.<ref name="2022ACFR"/>

==Government==

===Politics===

{| class="wikitable"  style="float:center; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ Farmers Branch city vote<br /> by party in presidential elections<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/|title=Dallas County Election Results}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election in Texas|2020]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.42%''' ''8,588''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.80% ''5,851''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.78% ''261''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election in Texas|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.56%''' ''5,364''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.52% ''4,927''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.92% ''533''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election in Texas|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.14% ''3,838''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.13%''' ''5,329''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.73% ''161''
|}

===Local government===

According to the city's most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fund Financial Statements, the city's various funds had $50.0 million in revenues, $64.5 million in expenditures, $33.8 million in total assets, $6.5 million in total liabilities, and $38.2 million in investments.<ref>[http://www.farmersbranch.info/sites/default/files/images/content-images/2009%20Protected%20Comprehensive%20Annual%20Financial%20Report.pdf_CAFR.pdf City of Farmers Branch 2009 CAFR]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} retrieved 2010-11-11</ref>

The structure of the management and co-ordination of city services is:<ref name="City of Farmers Branch 2009 CAFR">[http://www.farmersbranch.info/sites/default/files/images/content-images/2009%20Protected%20Comprehensive%20Annual%20Financial%20Report.pdf City of Farmers Branch 2009 CAFR]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} retrieved 2010-11-11</ref>

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Department
! Director
|-
|City Manager<ref name="City Manager's Office2">{{cite web|title=City Manager's Office|url=https://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/160/City-Managers-Office|publisher=[[City of Farmers Branch]]|access-date=February 18, 2023}}</ref>
|Ben Williamson
|-
|Deputy City Manager<ref name="City Manager's Office2" />
|Jawaria Tareen
|-
|Assistant to the City Manager<ref name="City Manager's Office2" />
|Jennifer Rainey
|-
|City Secretary<ref name="City Secretary">{{cite web|title=City Secretary|url=https://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/169/City-Secretary|publisher=[[City of Farmers Branch]]|access-date=February 18, 2023}}</ref>
|Stacy Henderson
|-
|Municipal Judge<ref name="Municipal Judge">{{cite web|title=Municipal Judge|url=http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/121/Municipal-Court|publisher=[[City of Farmers Branch]]|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref>
|Terry L. Carnes
|-
|Communications<ref name="Communications">{{cite web|title=Communications|url=http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=21|publisher=[[City of Farmers Branch]]|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref>
|Jeff Brady
|-
|Community Services<ref name="Community Services">{{cite web|title=Community Services|url=http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=16|publisher=[[City of Farmers Branch]]|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref>
|Danielle Summers
|-
|Neighborhood Services
|Christina Raemhild
|-
|Planning & Zoning<ref name="Planning & Zoning">{{cite web|title=Planning & Zoning|url=http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=20|publisher=[[City of Farmers Branch]]|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref>
|Vacant
|-
|Economic Development & Tourism<ref name="Economic Development & Tourism">{{cite web|title=Economic Development & Tourism|url=http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=28|publisher=[[City of Farmers Branch]]|access-date=June 3, 2019|archive-date=March 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311111329/http://farmersbranchtx.gov/Directory.aspx?did=28|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|Perla Tavera
|-
|Finance<ref name="Finance">{{cite web|title=Finance Department|url=http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=31|publisher=[[City of Farmers Branch]]|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref>
|Tammy Zimmerman
|-
|Human Resources<ref name="Human Resources">{{cite web|title=Human Resources|url=http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=26|publisher=[[City of Farmers Branch]]|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref>
|Yoko Matsumoto
|-
|Innovation & Technology
|Mark A. Samuels
|-
|Manske Library<ref name="Manske Library">{{cite web|title=Manske Library|url=http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=32|publisher=[[City of Farmers Branch]]|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref>
|Heather Fuller
|-
|Fire Chief<ref name="Fire Department">{{cite web|title=Fire Department|url=http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=12|publisher=[[City of Farmers Branch]]|access-date=April 27, 2021}}</ref>
|Daniel Latimer
|-
|Police Chief<ref name="Police Department">{{cite web|title=Police Department|url=http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=13|publisher=[[City of Farmers Branch]]|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref>
|Kevin McCoy
|-
|Parks & Recreation<ref name="Parks & Recreation">{{cite web|title=Parks & Recreation|url=http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=7|publisher=[[City of Farmers Branch]]|access-date=August 9, 2019}}</ref>
|Robert Diaz
|-
|Public Works<ref name="Public Works">{{cite web|title=Public Works|url=http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=33|publisher=[[City of Farmers Branch]]|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref>
|Ray Silva-Reyes
|-
|Fleet & Facilities Management<ref name="Fleet & Facilities Management">{{cite web|title=Fleet & Facilities Management|url=http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=29|publisher=[[City of Farmers Branch]]|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref>
|Vacant
|-
|}

The city has its own [[Farmers Branch Police Department|police department.]]

Farmers Branch is a voluntary member of the [[North Central Texas Council of Governments]] association, the purpose of which is to co-ordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.

===Education===

====Public school districts====

Residential areas in Farmers Branch are within two school districts.<ref>"[http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/428 Zoning Map] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430023439/http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/428 |date=2014-04-30 }}." City of Farmers Branch. Updated March 2013. Retrieved on July 14, 2016. The zoning map shows which areas are zoned for residential use, and only residential-zoned areas are considered in regards to which school zones serve the city.</ref><ref>"[http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/769 Existing Land Use] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326031802/http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/769 |date=March 26, 2016 }}." City of Farmers Branch. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.</ref><!--Note the zoning map as several areas are not zoned for residential housing. In regards to school zoning specifics, only count areas zoned to residential use!! For tax reasons school districts only are relevant for commercial areas, not individual schools // http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st48_tx/c48113_dallas/DC10SD_C48113_001.pdf shows eastern areas in Farmers Branch and Dallas ISD, but they are only zoned for commercial use.-->

Most of Farmers Branch is a part of the [[Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District]]. Dave Blair Elementary School,<ref>"[http://cfbportal.schoolwires.net/blr/ Home] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810032534/http://cfbportal.schoolwires.net/blr |date=2012-08-10 }}." Dave Blair Elementary School. Retrieved on May 5, 2014. "14055 Heartside Dr. Farmers Branch, TX 75234"</ref> Farmers Branch Elementary School,<ref>"[http://www.cfbisd.edu/files/_1XBhT_/e8401458091b7e963745a49013852ec4/Attendance-Zone-Map-Farmers-Branch.pdf Farmers Branch Elementary Attendance Area]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.</ref> Janie Stark Elementary School,<ref>"[http://www.cfbisd.edu/files/_1XBsz_/63b603d93b7d7f743745a49013852ec4/Attendance-Zone-Map-Stark.pdf Janie Stark Elementary Attendance Area] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202120557/https://cfbisd.edu/files/_1XBsz_/63b603d93b7d7f743745a49013852ec4/Attendance-Zone-Map-Stark.pdf |date=2017-02-02 }}." [[Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.</ref> and Nancy H. Strickland Intermediate School (3–5) are in Farmers Branch.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20170202114345/https://cfbisd.edu/files/_1XBnd_/847863eda1e980c73745a49013852ec4/Attendance-Zone-Map-McLaughlin.pdf Neil Ray McLaughlin Elementary School Attendance Area]." [[Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.</ref> Sections zoned to Strickland for grades 3–5 are zoned to Neil Ray McLaughlin Elementary School (K–2) in [[Carrollton, Texas|Carrollton]]<ref>"[http://www.cfbisd.edu/files/_1XBtr_/585885cbddb6df893745a49013852ec4/Attendance-Zone-Map-Strickland.pdf Nancy H. Strickland Intermediate School Attendance Area]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.</ref> Vivian C. Field Middle School is in Farmers Branch and serves almost all of the CFBISD portion.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20170202113131/https://cfbisd.edu/files/_1XB3o_/ad0c9fcbea1a21693745a49013852ec4/Attendance-Zone-Map-Field.pdf Vivian Field Middle School Attendance Area]." [[Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.</ref> [[R. L. Turner High School]] in Carrollton also serves almost all of CFBISD Farmers Branch.<ref>"[http://www.cfbisd.edu/files/_1XCGr_/97e43a4a81cd196a3745a49013852ec4/Attendance-Zone-Map-Turner.pdf R.L. Turner High School Attendance Area] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202181329/https://cfbisd.edu/files/_1XCGr_/97e43a4a81cd196a3745a49013852ec4/Attendance-Zone-Map-Turner.pdf |date=2017-02-02 }}." [[Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.</ref> Residential areas south of [[Interstate 635 (Texas)|Interstate 635]] and west of [[Interstate 35E (Texas)|Interstate 35E]]<!--See land use map--> are zoned to La Villita Elementary School, Barbara Bush Middle School and [[Ranchview High School]] in Irving.<ref>"[http://www.cfbisd.edu/files/_1XBl6_/edb3599aa10eface3745a49013852ec4/Attendance-Zone-Map-La-Villitaa.pdf La Villita Elementary School Attendance Area]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.</ref><ref>"[http://www.cfbisd.edu/files/_1XB2T_/e035a424ba487d763745a49013852ec4/Attendance-Zone-Map-Bush.pdf Barbara Bush Middle School Attendance Area] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202120614/https://cfbisd.edu/files/_1XB2T_/e035a424ba487d763745a49013852ec4/Attendance-Zone-Map-Bush.pdf |date=2017-02-02 }}." [[Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.</ref><ref>"[http://www.cfbisd.edu/files/_1XCDQ_/a6658f976e3319bf3745a49013852ec4/Attendance-Zone-Map-Ranchview.pdf Ranchview High School Attendance Area] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202113302/https://cfbisd.edu/files/_1XCDQ_/a6658f976e3319bf3745a49013852ec4/Attendance-Zone-Map-Ranchview.pdf |date=2017-02-02 }}." [[Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 14, 2016.</ref> CFBISD's [[Early College High School (Farmers Branch, Texas)|Early College High School]], an alternative high school, is on the property of [[Brookhaven College]].<ref name=Brookhavenpageaccessed2019>{{cite web|url=https://www.brookhavencollege.edu/cd/instruct-divisions/bhc/echs/pages/default.aspx|title=Early College High School|publisher=[[Brookhaven College]]|access-date=2019-04-20|archive-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419181255/https://www.brookhavencollege.edu/cd/instruct-divisions/bhc/echs/pages/default.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Dallas Independent School District]] also serves a small portion of Farmers Branch.<ref name=FBMap2013>"[http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/428 City of Farmers Branch District Zoning Map]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140430023439/http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/428 Archive]). City of Farmers Branch. Adopted February 24, 1969. Updated March 2013. Retrieved on April 30, 2014.</ref> One DISD elementary school, Chapel Hill Preparatory School, known as William L. Cabell Elementary School until its 2018 renaming,<ref>{{cite web|author=Zoga, Diana|url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Dallas-School-Board-Approves-New-Names-for-Three-Schools-Named-After-Confederate-Generals-464293443.html|title=Dallas School Board Approves New Names for Three Schools Currently Named After Confederate Generals|publisher=[[KXAS-TV]] (NBC DFW)|date=2017-12-14|access-date=2017-12-14}}</ref> is in Farmers Branch.<ref>"[http://dallasisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001475/Centricity/Domain/89/schoolinfo/eszones2015/Cabell2015.pdf 2015-16 William L. Cabell Elementary Attendance Zone Grades PK-5]." [[Dallas Independent School District]]. Retrieved on June 10, 2016.</ref> Its current name is a reference to the Chapel Hill community; it was renamed since the former namesake, [[Mayor of Dallas]] [[William Lewis Cabell]], served in the [[Confederate States of America]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Smith, Corbett|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2017/12/15/schools-honoring-confederate-generals-get-new-names-dallas-isd-pledges-strive-equity|title=Schools honoring Confederate generals get new names as Dallas ISD pledges to strive for equity |newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|date=2017-12-16|access-date=2017-12-17|quote=William L. Cabell Elementary will become Chapel Hill Preparatory, named after the surrounding community in Farmers Branch.}}</ref> Other residential portions of DISD Farmers Branch are served by Gooch Elementary.<ref>"[http://dallasisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001475/Centricity/Domain/89/schoolinfo/eszones2015/Gooch2015.pdf Tom C. Gooch Elementary Attendance Zone Grades PK-5]." [[Dallas Independent School District]]. Retrieved on May 5, 2014.</ref> Residential areas in DISD are zoned to Marsh Middle School and [[W.T. White High School]].<ref>"[http://www.dallasisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001475/Centricity/Domain/89/schoolinfo/midzones2013/Marsh2013.pdf 2013-14 Thomas C. Marsh Middle Attendance Zone Grades 6-8]." [[Dallas Independent School District]]. Retrieved on May 5, 2014.</ref><ref>"[http://www.dallasisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001475/Centricity/Domain/89/schoolinfo/highzones2013/White2013.pdf 2013-14 W. T. White High Attendance Zone Grades 9-12]." [[Dallas Independent School District]]. Retrieved on May 5, 2014.</ref>

Mayor Tim O'Hare proposed making a new municipal Farmers Branch school district with the portions currently in CFBISD and DISD. In 2011, about 66% of voters decided against the referendum. At the time, the city did not have the 8,000 children required under Texas law as a requirement for forming a new district, so [[KTVT]] stated, "Even if the proposal had passed, there would have been little, if anything, the city could have done to move forward".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/farmers-branch-voters-say-no-to-separate-isd/ |title=Farmers Branch Voters Say No To Separate ISD |date=May 16, 2011 |publisher=CBS DFW |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505180007/http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2011/05/16/farmers-branch-voters-say-no-to-separate-isd/ |archive-date=2014-05-05 }} ()</ref>

====Private schools====

Mary Immaculate Catholic School, a part of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas]], is in Farmers Branch.<ref>"[http://www.mischool.org/ Home]." Mary Immaculate Catholic School. Retrieved on May 5, 2014. "14032 Dennis Lane, Farmers Branch, TX 75234"</ref> In addition, German International School of Dallas, established in 2009 and serving preschool and elementary school, is in the city limits.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elementary.german-isd.org/|title=Home (Elementary)|publisher=German International School of Dallas|access-date=2019-11-16|quote=Postal Address 12411 Templeton Trl, Dallas, TX, 75234}} - Despite the city name stated as "Dallas, TX", it is physically in the Farmers Branch city limits.</ref>

====Colleges and universities====

The [[Texas Legislature]] defines all of Dallas County (Farmers Branch included) as in the service area of [[Dallas College]], as well as all of CFBISD.<ref name=CommCollareas>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.176.  DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref> [[Brookhaven College]] of Dallas College is in the Farmers Branch city limits.

Additionally Farmers Branch is home to [[Dallas Christian College]], a four-year [[Bible college]].

====Weekend supplementary education====

The [[Japanese School of Dallas]], a [[Hoshū jugyō kō|supplementary Japanese school]], previously had its main office in Farmers Branch.<ref name=FBMap2013/><ref name=JSD>"[http://godja.org/hoshuko/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=93 学校紹介] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330130449/http://godja.org/hoshuko/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=93 |date=March 30, 2014 }}." Japanese School of Dallas. Retrieved on March 30, 2014. "学校所在地 JAPANESE SCHOOL OF DALLAS C/O TED POLK MIDDLE SCHOOL 2001 KELLY BLVD. CARROLLTON, TEXAS 75006" and "事務局所在地 JAPANESE SCHOOL OF DALLAS 4100 ALPHA RD. SUITE 917 DALLAS, TEXAS 75244"</ref> The school conducts its classes at Ted Polk Middle School in [[Carrollton, Texas|Carrollton]].<ref name=JSD/> On Monday July 25, 2016 the Japanese Association and the Japanese School offices moved to a new location in Dallas. The classroom location remained the same.<ref>[http://godja.org/hoshukoV2/ Home page]. Japanese School of Dallas. Retrieved on July 15, 2016. "ダラス補習校&ダラス日本人会事務所移転のお知らせ 現在使用しております事務所は、7月25日（月）より下記住所に移転します。 それに伴い7月20日（水）～22日（金）は移転作業を行います。[...]校舎所在地には変更はありません。 事務所新住所：4101 McEwen Suite 245, Dallas, TX 75244"</ref>

==Transportation==

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, Texas|Carrollton]], and crosstown routes as well. On December 6, 2010, the city received [[light rail]] transit service with [[Farmers Branch (DART station)|a station]] near the northeast corner of Interstates 635 and 35E on the {{DART G|style=nf}}, which runs from [[Pleasant Grove, Dallas|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.

==Sister cities==

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

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==External links==

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* [https://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/ City of Farmers Branch official website]

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