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Irving was founded in 1903 by J.O. 'Otto' Schulze and Otis Brown, and it is believed to be named for author Washington Irving, a favorite of Brown's wife Netta Barcus Brown.

Before Irving existed, the same site was settled as Gorbit in 1889 and then renamed Kit in 1894.

Irving was incorporated on April 14, 1914, with cofounder Otis Brown serving as its first mayor.

Irving had a population of 256,684 in the 2020 Census, making it the 12th-most populous city in Texas, up from 216,290 in 2010.

Irving has about 94,800 households, but only about 38% of its homes are owner-occupied, one of the lowest rates of any large Texas city, reflecting its many apartments and corporate relocations.

Las Colinas, created in 1973 on more than 12,000 acres, is one of the first master-planned communities in the United States and remains Irving's best-known district.

The Mustangs at Las Colinas, a larger-than-life bronze sculpture of nine wild mustangs galloping through water, is the largest equestrian sculpture in the world.

Texas Stadium, the longtime home of the Dallas Cowboys, opened in Irving in 1971 and was imploded on April 11, 2010.

The University of Dallas, a private Catholic university, opened in Irving in 1956, and Dallas College's North Lake College followed in 1977.

Exxon Mobil relocated its corporate headquarters from New York to Irving in 1990.