Tarrant County, Texas
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| Tarrant County, Texas | |
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| Image:Map of Texas highlighting Tarrant County.svg Location in the state of Texas | |
| Image:Map of USA TX.svg Texas's location in the USA | |
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| Founded | 1849 |
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| Seat | Fort Worth |
| Largest City | Fort Worth |
| Area - Total - Land - Water | 897 sq mi (2,324 km²) 863 sq mi (2,236 km²) 34 sq mi (88 km²), 3.80% |
| Population - (2000) - Density | 1,446,219 1,675/sq mi (647/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.tarrantcounty.com | |
Tarrant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 1,446,219. Its county seat is Fort Worth6. Tarrant County is the second most populous county in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and contains its second largest principal city.
Fort Worth is the largest city in Tarrant County. Its population in 2000 was 534,694. Arlington is the second largest city in Tarrant County with a 2000 population of 332,969.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 897 square miles (2,324 km²), of which, 863 square miles (2,236 km²) of it is land and 34 square miles (88 km²) of it (3.80%) is water.
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[edit] Adjacent counties
- Denton County (north)
- Dallas County (east)
- Ellis County (southeast)
- Johnson County (south)
- Parker County (west)
- Wise County (northwest)
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 52,376 | ||
| 1910 | 108,572 | 107.3% | |
| 1920 | 152,800 | 40.7% | |
| 1930 | 197,553 | 29.3% | |
| 1940 | 225,521 | 14.2% | |
| 1950 | 361,253 | 60.2% | |
| 1960 | 538,495 | 49.1% | |
| 1970 | 716,317 | 33.0% | |
| 1980 | 860,880 | 20.2% | |
| 1990 | 1,170,103 | 35.9% | |
| 2000 | 1,446,219 | 23.6% | |
| Est. 2006 | 1,671,295 | 15.6% | |
As of the census² of 2000, there were 1,446,219 people, 533,864 households, and 369,433 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,675 people per square mile (647/km²). There were 565,830 housing units at an average density of 655 per square mile (253/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 71.23% White, 12.80% Black or African American, 0.57% Native American, 3.64% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 9.09% from other races, and 2.51% from two or more races. 19.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 533,864 households out of which 36.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.60% were married couples living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the county, the population was spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 33.50% from 25 to 44, 20.10% from 45 to 64, and 8.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $46,179, and the median income for a family was $54,068. Males had a median income of $38,486 versus $28,672 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,548. About 8.00% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.80% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Cities and towns
* Mostly in Dallas County
** Mostly in Denton County
*** Mostly in Johnson County
**** Mostly in Wise County
***** Partly in Johnson and Ellis Counties
† Partly in Parker County
†† Partly in Wise County
††† Small portion in Dallas County
†††† Small portion in Denton County
††††† Partly in Parker and Wise Counties
[edit] Education
The following school districts are located in Tarrant County:
- Arlington ISD
- Birdville ISD
- Carroll ISD
- Castleberry ISD
- Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD
- Everman ISD
- Fort Worth ISD
- Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
- Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
- Keller ISD
- Kennedale ISD
- Lake Worth ISD
- White Settlement ISD
- Azle ISD (partial)
- Burleson ISD (partial)
- Crowley ISD (partial)
- Godley ISD (partial)
- Mansfield ISD (partial)
- Northwest ISD (partial)
[edit] Transportation
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is partially in the cities of Grapevine and Euless in Tarrant County and Irving in Dallas County.
[edit] External links
- Tarrant County official website
- Historic images of Tarrant County from Tarrant County College
- Tarrant County in Handbook of Texas Online from The University of Texas at Austin
- Tarrant County profile from The County Information Project
- Sketch of the Tarrant County Courthouse from A pictorial history of Texas, from the earliest visits of European adventurers, to A.D. 1879, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
Municipalities and communities of Tarrant County, Texas | ||
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| County seat: Fort Worth | ||
| Incorporated places | Arlington • Azle‡ • Bedford • Benbrook • Blue Mound • Burleson‡ • Colleyville • Cresson‡ • Crowley • Dalworthington Gardens • Edgecliff Village • Euless • Everman • Flower Mound • Forest Hill • Fort Worth‡ • Grand Prairie‡ • Grapevine‡ • Haltom City • Haslet‡ • Hurst • Keller • Kennedale • Lakeside • Lake Worth • Mansfield‡ • North Richland Hills • Pantego • Pelican Bay • Richland Hills • River Oaks • Saginaw • Sansom Park • Southlake‡ • Trophy Club‡ • Watauga • Westlake‡ • Westworth Village • White Settlement | |
| CDPs | Briar‡ • Eagle Mountain • Pecan Acres‡ • Rendon | |
| Footnotes | ‡This city also has portions in adjacent county or counties | |
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