| Official Name: | Lake Dallas, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Motto: | Get hooked on Lake Dallas |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Denton |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.12 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.29 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.83 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.75 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.43 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.32 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 7708 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1282.36 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 3320.84 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 581 |
| Coordinates: | 33.1283°N -97.0275°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 75065 |
| Area Code: | 940 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-40516[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2411600 |
Lake Dallas is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States. It is located in North Texas, northwest of the city of Dallas, on the shores of Lewisville Lake. The community's name derives from the original name of the lake. It is also one of the four communities in the Lake Cities.[3]
Lake Dallas is located at (33.128297, –97.027592).[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7km2, of which 6.2km2 is land and 0.8km2, or 11.03%, is water.[5] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lake Dallas has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[6]
| White (NH) | 4,314 | 55.97% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 477 | 6.19% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 56 | 0.73% | |
| Asian (NH) | 154 | 2.0% | |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 6 | 0.08% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 17 | 0.22% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 364 | 4.72% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,320 | 30.1% | |
| Total | 7,708 |
The city of Lake Dallas is served by the Lake Dallas Independent School District.[8] Lake Dallas is divided between the zones for Lake Dallas Elementary School and Shady Shores Elementary School.[9] All residents are zoned to Lake Dallas Middle School and Lake Dallas High School.
The library for the area is the Lake Cities Library. The Lake Dallas Independent School District employs 570 people.[10]
The North Texas Tollway Authority has completed a bridge in August 2009 linking Lake Dallas and Little Elm, Texas. The bridge connects Swisher Road in Lake Dallas with Eldorado Parkway in Little Elm.[11] A bridge previously connected the two cities, but was removed in the 1950s when the United States Army Corps of Engineers expanded Lewisville Lake.[12]