The implementation of city services began immediately after incorporation. (Bill) Dodson was elected as the city's first mayor. The number of people living in the community remained stable until after World War II.įarmers Branch was incorporated as a city after an election was held on February 23, 1946. A brick school building was constructed in 1916. The population had grown to 300 during the early 1900s. The community had a population around 100 by 1890, with several businesses. It was absorbed by the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad in 1881. Around three to four years later, the Dallas and Wichita Railway completed a track from Dallas-through Farmers Branch-to Lewisville. 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. It continued to function until its closure in 1866. Webb became the first postmaster at the Farmers Branch post office, which opened on January 5, 1848. A school was established in the church one year later. Webb donated land for Webb's Chapel Methodist Church, the first formal place of worship in Dallas County. Baptist minister William Bowles opened a blacksmith shop and gristmill 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. Farmers Branch was the first location of the Texan Land and Emigration Company (or Peters Colony) in 1845. Cochran later changed the name to Farmers Branch to reflect the area's rich soil and farmland. By 1843, a community called Mustang Branch had been established. Webb, and William Cochran received original land grants in the area. The community was first settled in the early 1850s. History Historic railroad depot, built 1877 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.
Its population was 35,991 at the 2020 census. It is an inner-ring suburb of Dallas and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Farmers Branch, officially the City of Farmers Branch, is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States.
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