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Balch Springs is an inner-ring suburb of Dallas in Dallas County, Texas, named for the springs found on the land of John M. Balch, who settled there with his family around 1879 and discovered one spring that ran year-round.

The Balch Springs area was first settled in the 1840s, and around 1885 a county school was named after the springs on the Balch family land.

Balch Springs incorporated on June 13, 1953, mainly to avoid being annexed by Dallas, and the new city stitched together the older communities of Balch Springs, Zipp City, Five Points, Jonesville and Triangle, plus parts of Rylie and Kleberg.

In 1988 Balch Springs residents actually voted to merge into the neighboring city of Mesquite, but the election was declared invalid and Balch Springs remained an independent city.

Balch Springs had a population of 27,685 at the 2020 census, up from 23,728 in 2010 and just 6,821 in 1960.

Balch Springs has about 8,247 households, and they are among the largest in the Dallas area at an average of 3.29 people per household, while roughly 65% of its homes are owner-occupied.

The city covers about 9 square miles roughly 16 miles southeast of downtown Dallas, at the junction of Interstates 635 and 20 and U.S. Highway 175.

Balch Springs grew steadily with Dallas after World War II, rising from about 3,500 residents in 1956 to 10,464 by 1970 as new highways made commuting into Dallas easy.