Tarrant County, Texas

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Tarrant County, Texas

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Location in the state of Texas
Texas's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1849
Seat	Fort Worth
Largest City	Fort Worth
Area - Total - Land - Water	897 sq mi (2,234 km²) 863 sq mi (2,236 km²) 34 sq mi (88 km²), 3.80%
Population - (2000) - Density	1,446,219
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 Worth ⁶. 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.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major Highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 County Officials
4 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,324 km² (897 mi²). 2,236 km² (863 mi²) of it is land and 88 km² (34 mi²) of it (3.80%) is water.

[edit] Major Highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Denton County (north)
Dallas County (east)
Ellis County (southeast)
Johnson County (south)
Parker County (west)
Wise County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 1,446,219 people, 533,864 households, and 369,433 families residing in the county. The population density was 647/km² (1,675/mi²). There were 565,830 housing units at an average density of 253/km² (655/mi²). 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] County Officials

County Judge: B. Glen Whitley
Medical Examiner: Nizam Peerwani

[edit] External links

	v • d • e Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Counties	Collin \| Dallas \| Delta \| Denton \| Ellis \| Henderson \| Hood \| Hunt \| Johnson \| Kaufman \| Parker \| Rockwall \| Tarrant \| Wise
Above 1,000,000	Dallas^†
500,000 - 1,000,000	Fort Worth^†
200,000 - 500,000	Arlington \| Garland \| Irving \| Plano
100,000 - 200,000	Carrollton \| Denton^† \| Grand Prairie \| McKinney^† \| Mesquite
50,000 - 100,000	Allen \| Euless \| Flower Mound \| Frisco \| Lewisville \| North Richland Hills \| Richardson
10,000 - 50,000	Addison \| Athens^† \| Azle \| Balch Springs \| Bedford \| Benbrook \| Burleson \| Cedar Hill \| Cleburne^† \| Colleyville \| Coppell \| Corinth \| Decatur^† \| DeSoto \| Duncanville \| Ennis \| Farmers Branch \| Forest Hill \| Grapevine \| Greenville^† \| Haltom City \| Highland Village \| Hurst \| Keller \| Lancaster \| Little Elm \| Mansfield \| Midlothian \| Rockwall^† \| Rowlett \| Sachse \| Saginaw \| Seagoville \| Southlake \| Terrell \| The Colony \| University Park \| Watauga \| Waxahachie^† \| Weatherford^† \| White Settlement \| Wylie
Under 10,000	Argyle \| Aubrey \| Blue Mound \| Cockrell Hill \| Combine \| Crowley \| Dalworthington Gardens \| Edgecliff Village \| Everman \| Glenn Heights \| Granbury^† \| Hickory Creek \| Highland Park \| Hutchins \| Justin \| Kaufman^† \| Kennedale \| Lake Dallas \| Lake Worth \| Lakeside \| Newark \| Ovilla \| Pantego \| Pelican Bay \| Pilot Point \| Richland Hills \| River Oaks \| Sanger \| Sansom Park \| Sunnyvale \| Westover Hills \| Westworth Village \| Willow Park \| Wilmer
† - County Seat. A full list of cities under 10,000 is available here.

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