Tarrant County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,809,034. It is Texas' third-most populous county and the 16th-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.
Tarrant County is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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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
- Denton County (north)
- Dallas County (east)
- Ellis County (southeast)
- Johnson County (south)
- Parker County (west)
- Wise County (northwest)
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Demographics
2015 Texas Population Estimate Program
As of the 2015 Texas Population Estimate Program, the population of the county was 1,960,741: non-Hispanic whites 916,941 (46.8%); Black Americans 299,637 (15.3%); other non-Hispanic 158,299 (8.1%); Hispanics and Latinos (of any race) 585,864 (29.9%).
2010 Census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,809,034 people.
2000 Census
As of the census 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. As of the 2010 census, there were about 5.2 same-sex couples per 1,000 households in the county.
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.
Government, courts, and politics
Government
Tarrant County, like all Texas counties, is governed by a Commissioners Court, which consists of the county judge, who is elected county-wide and presides over the full court, and four commissioners, who are elected in each of the county's four precincts.
County commissioners
County officials
Constables
County services
The JPS Health Network (Tarrant County Hospital District) operates the John Peter Smith Hospital and health centers.
Countywide law enforcement is provided by the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office and Tarrant County Constable's Office. All cities in the county provide their own police services, with three exceptions: Westlake contracts service from the Keller Police Department, and Haslet and Edgecliff Village contract service from the Sheriff's Office. DFW Airport, the Tarrant County Hospital District, and the Tarrant Regional Water District also provide their own police forces.
Since the disbandment of the North Tarrant County Fire Department, no countywide firefighting services exist; all municipalities provide their own fire departments. Most cities also operate their own ambulances, with Fort Worth being a notable exception - the city contracts paramedic apparatus from private entity Medstar. CareFlite air ambulance services operate from Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth.
Courts
Justices of the peace
County criminal courts
County civil courts
County probate courts
Criminal district courts
Civil district courts
Family district courts
Juvenile district court
Politics
Tarrant County is one of the largest Republican-leaning counties in the nation.
Democrats are concentrated in several areas throughout the county: eastern Euless, Grand Prairie and eastern Arlington, and portions of Fort Worth, particularly the area surrounding the Stockyards and Meacham Airport, southern and eastern Fort Worth, especially along I-35W, and Forest Hill.
Republicans are dominant in the rest of the county: rural areas, downtown and western Fort Worth and north of Loop 820, and almost all suburban areas including Benbrook, Mansfield and western Arlington, Haltom City, Mid-Cities (Hurst, Euless, and Bedford), and the northern suburbs.
Since the late 20th century, residents of Tarrant County have supported Republican Party presidential candidates. Since 1952 the majority of voters supported the Republican presidential candidate in every election except 1964, when the county voted for Democrat Lyndon Johnson, a Texas native.
The first Republican elected to the State Senate from Tarrant County since Reconstruction was Betty Andujar in 1973.
State Board of Education members
Texas State Representatives
Texas State Senators
United States Representatives
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
- Crosstimbers Academy
- Richard Milburn Academy
- Westlake Academy
Private schools
- Faith Christian Academy - Grapevine
- Fort Worth Christian School
- Fort Worth Country Day School
- Key School, Inc.
- Lake Country Christian School
- Nolan Catholic High School
- The Oakridge School
- Southwest Christian School
- Temple Christian School
- Trinity Baptist Temple Academy
- Trinity Valley School
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 and a crosswind runway.
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
- Briar (partly in Wise and Parker counties)
- Pecan Acres (small part in Wise County)
- Rendon
Historical census-designated places
- Eagle Mountain
Unincorporated communities
Historical communities
Ghost towns
- Birds
- Dido
Notes
- Italics indicate 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".
See also
- List of museums in North Texas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Tarrant County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Tarrant County
References
External links
- Tarrant County official website
- Tarrant County in Handbook of Texas Online from The University of Texas at Austin
- Tarrant County profile from The County Information Project
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