Melissa

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Melissa is a small but rapidly growing suburban city in North Texas, located within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.

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Melissa canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 214
469
972
category Cities in Collin County, Texas
Cities in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
characteristic suburban city
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Collin County, Texas
developmentPattern new master-planned communities
distanceToDallas approximately 40 miles north of Dallas
distanceToMcKinney approximately 7 miles northeast of McKinney
economicCharacteristic bedroom community for Dallas–Fort Worth
elevation approximately 217 meters
emergencyServices Melissa Fire Department
Melissa Police Department
governmentType council–manager government
hasCityMotto A Place Where Families Grow
hasElementarySchool Harry McKillop Elementary School
North Creek Elementary School
hasHighSchool Melissa High School
hasMiddleSchool Melissa Middle School
hasPublicFacility Melissa City Hall
Melissa Public Library
Z-Plex Texas Sports Village
incorporated 1960s
landUse primarily residential
locatedIn Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
surface form: Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area

North Texas
locatedNorthOf McKinney, Texas
mayor Jim Running
namedAfter Melissa, daughter of George A. Fitzhugh
nearbyCity Anna, Texas
Blue Ridge, Texas
Princeton, Texas
partOf Collin County, Texas
populationTrend rapidly growing
publicSchoolDistrict Melissa Independent School District
region Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
state Texas
timeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
transportation Texas State Highway 121
Texas State Highway 5
U.S. Route 75 NERFINISHED
ZIPCode 75454

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