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The Cities and communities of Tarrant County, Texas*
Bedford, Benbrook, Blue Mound, Briar, Burleson
Eagle Mountain, Edgecliff , Euless, Everman
Forest Hill, Fort Worth (County Seat)
Pantego, Pecan Acres, Pelican Bay, Pleasant Glade, Pleasant Run
Rendon, Retta, Richland Hills, River Oaks
Saginaw, Sansom Park, Southlake
Watauga, Webb, Westlake, Westover Hills, Westworth , White Settlement
*This list of cities may not be complete
If you have information about any of these unlinked communities, please send it to us and we will add a page for that community.
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Information &
Facts about Tarrant County, Texas
Government
100 E. Weatherford Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76196
Phone: 817-884-1111
Fort Worth is the county seat of Tarrant County
Population:
Tarrant County population:
1970 - 715,387
1980 - 861-837
1990 - 1,.170,103
1995 - 1,306,800
1996 - 1,279,700
2000 - 1,446,219
Location:
Tarrant County is situated in the middle of North Central Texas
surrounded by Denton, Dallas, Ellis, Johnson, Hood, Parker and
Wise Counties.
Other Facts & Figures:
Median Age: 31.6 years (2000)
Per Capita Income: $21,982
Median Household Income: $37,141
Climate:
The county has a moderate climate. There are no very extreme
temperatures throughout the year. Snow rarely falls.
Winter range: 30-65
Summer range: 75-95
Annual Rainfall: 31.5
History:
Tarrant County was created from Navarro County in 1849. General
Edward H. Tarrant had a fort built here in August of 1841. It
was named Fort Bird and was used for less than a year. In 1849,
a site was chosen for a new military post that Major Ripley Arnold
named Fort Worth. This name was to honor General William Jenkins
Worth. The first county seat was Birdville where it remained
from 1850 to 1856. In 1856, an election was held to remove the
county seat to Fort Worth. The election, though somewhat troubled,
gave the seat to Fort Worth. Another election was held several
years later, but the results were the same.
Geography:
Land area: 864 square miles
Lakes: 100,000 acres
Genealogy:
US GenWeb
for Tarrant County
Libraries:
Fort Worth Public Library
Central Library
500 W. 3rd Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Phone: 817-871-7701
Schools:
Links to all the school districts in the county
Economy:
In the beginning, the economy was directly tied to oil and cattle,
but that has changed in recent years with much more commercial
and industrial business here.
Organizations & Groups
Northeast Tarrant Chamber of Commerce
5001 Denton Highway
Haltom City, Texas 76117
Phone: 817-281-9376
Fax 817-281-9379
Email: chamber@NETarrant.org
Attractions & Other Information
Six Flags over Texas, Fort Worth Zoo, Hurricane Harbor, Fort Worth Cultural District, Texas Rangers Baseball, Sundance Square, Fort Worth Stockyards
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