POPULATION

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 

Year

Dallas

Polk County

1995-96

3,033

1970

6,361

35,349

1996-97

3,024

1980

8,530,

45,203

1997-98

3,123

1990

9,485

49,700

1998-99

3,189

2000

12,459

62,700

1999-2000

3,233

2001

12,577

63,600

2000-01

3,272

2002

12,850

63,450

2001-02

3,256

2003

13,500

2002-03

3,266

2003-04

3.049

CLIMATE

Average Winter High Temperature

 47.6º

Average winter Low Temperature

33.6º

Average Summer High Temperature

 80.6º

Average Summer Low Temperature

48.0º

Annual Average Rainfall

48.83 in.

Average Annual Snowfall

9 in.

Altitude Above Sea Level - Dallas

325 feet

DALLAS MAJOR EMPLOYERS

Tyco Printed Circuit Group

Circuit Boards

450

Dallas Public Schools

Education

290

Polk County

Government 

280

Safeway Stores, Inc.

Groceries

275

Forest River Inc.

RV/Cargo Manu. 

219

Dallas Retirement Village

Nursing/Retirement

215

James W. Fowler Co.

Construction

200

Wal-Mart

Retail 

150

West Valley Hospital

Medical 

150

Weyerhaueser Corp.

Lumber

140

City of Dallas

Government

120