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Tarrant County
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas
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Country  United States
State  Texas
Founded 1850
Named for Edward H. Tarrant
Seat Fort Worth
Largest city Fort Worth
Area
 • Total 902 sq mi (2,340 km2)
 • Land 864 sq mi (2,240 km2)
 • Water 39 sq mi (100 km2)  4.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 2,110,640Increase
 • Density 2,443/sq mi (943/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts 6th, 12th, 24th, 25th, 26th, 33rd

Tarrant County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2020, it had a population of 2,110,640. It is Texas' third-most populous county and the 15th-most populous in the United States. Its county seat is Fort Worth. Tarrant County, one of 26 counties created out of the Peters Colony, was established in 1849 and organized the next year. It was named in honor of General Edward H. Tarrant of the Republic of Texas militia.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 902 square miles (2,340 km2), of which 864 square miles (2,240 km2) is land and 39 square miles (100 km2) (4.3%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1850 664
1860 6,020 806.6%
1870 5,788 −3.9%
1880 24,671 326.2%
1890 41,142 66.8%
1900 52,376 27.3%
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%
2010 1,809,034 25.1%
2020 2,110,640 16.7%
U.S. Decennial Census
1850–2010 2010–2019

2020 census

Tarrant County, Texas - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 937,135 904,884 51.80% 42.87%
Black or African American alone (NH) 262,522 358,645 14.51% 16.99%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 7,037 7,033 0.39% 0.33%
Asian alone (NH) 83,378 127,783 4.61% 6.05%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 2,938 4,147 0.16% 0.20%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 2,491 8,321 0.14% 0.39%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 30,556 78,920 1.69% 3.74%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 482,977 620,907 26.70% 29.42%
Total 1,809,034 2,110,640 100.00% 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

2010 Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,809,034 people. Tarrant County is currently the second most populous county in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metropolitan Statistical Area. Non-Hispanic whites are believed to constitute about 46.7% of the county's population according to current population trends.

Transportation

Major highways

  • I-20
  • I-30
  • I-35W
  • I-820
  • US 81
  • US 287

  • Bus. US 287
  • US 377
  • SH 10
  • SH 26
  • SH 97
  • SH 114
  • SH 121
  • FM 156
  • FM 157
  • SH 161
  • SH 170
  • SH 180
  • SH 183
  • SH 303
  • SH 360

Airports

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is partially in the cities of Grapevine and Euless in Tarrant County and Irving in Dallas County.

Fort Worth Alliance Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located 14 miles (23 km) north of the central business district of Fort Worth on Interstate-35W. Billed as the world's first purely industrial airport, it was developed in a joint venture between the City of Fort Worth, the Federal Aviation Administration and Hillwood Development Company, a real estate development company owned by H. Ross Perot Jr. Alliance Airport has 9600' and 8200' runways.

Fort Worth Meacham International Airport is located at the intersection of Interstate 820 and U.S. Business Highway 287 in northwest Fort Worth, 5 miles from the downtown business district. Meacham International Airport has two parallel runways.

Fort Worth Spinks Airport is located 14 miles south of the downtown business district. The airport is located at the intersection of Interstate-35W and HWY 1187 and serves as a reliever airport for Fort Worth Meacham International Airport and Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport.

Communities

Cities (multiple counties)

Cities

Towns

Census-designated places

Historical census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Historical communities

Ghost towns

Notes

  • Italicize indicates that the city is a principal city of DFW or a county seat
  • The term "town" is used only in reference to relative population. Under Texas law, all incorporated places are officially designated "cities".

Education

Colleges and universities

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools in Texas are organized into independent school districts and charter schools. Tarrant County is also home to dozens of private high schools and nearly 100 lower-level private schools.

Independent school districts

  • Arlington Independent School District
  • Birdville Independent School District
  • Carroll Independent School District
  • Castleberry Independent School District
  • Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District
  • Everman Independent School District
  • Fort Worth Independent School District
  • Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District
  • Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District
  • Keller Independent School District
  • Kennedale Independent School District
  • Lake Worth Independent School District
  • White Settlement Independent School District
  • Azle Independent School District (partial)
  • Burleson Independent School District (partial)
  • Crowley Independent School District (partial)
  • Godley Independent School District (partial)
  • Mansfield Independent School District (partial)
  • Northwest Independent School District (partial)

Charter schools

  • Arlington Classics Academy
  • Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
  • IDEA Public Schools
  • Harmony Public Schools
  • Newman International Academy
  • Texas School of the Arts
  • Treetops School International
  • Uplift Education (partial)
  • Westlake Academy

Private schools

  • Colleyville Covenant Christian Academy
  • Fort Worth Christian School
  • Fort Worth Country Day School
  • Lake Country Christian School
  • Nolan Catholic High School
  • The Oakridge School
  • Southwest Christian School
  • Temple Christian School
  • Trinity Baptist Temple Academy
  • Trinity Valley School

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