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  • Crowley ISD School Board Trustees & Superintendent - Crowley, TX
  • Fort Worth Zoo - Fort Worth, TX
  • Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD School Board Trustees & Superintendent - Bedford, TX
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  • Town Council - Town of Westlake, TX
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 sixteenth-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.

The county 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. (Source)

Tarrant County Fast Facts 

•         863.61 total square miles

•         41 municipalities

•         Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

For the latest Tarrant County population estimate go to the 
U.S. Census Bureau Website.

arrant County Map. Courtesy of the Texas Almanac. Image available on the Internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107.

Transportation

Major Highways

•   Interstates     20, 30, 35W, 820
•   U.S. Highways     81, 287, 377
•   State Highways     10, 26, 114, 121, 183, 199, and 360
•   Spur 303
•   Chisholm Trail Parkway

Airports

•     Fort Worth Alliance Airport
•     Fort Worth Meacham Airport
•     Fort Worth Spinks Airport
•     Arlington Municipal Airport
•     Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
•     Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
•     Hicks Airfield Airport
•     Kenneth Copeland Airport
•     Sycamore Strip Airport

Public Transportation Services

·      Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
·      Fort Worth Transit Authority (The T) - bus, vanpool
·      Handitran
·      Mobility Impaired Transit Service (MITS)
·      Northeast Transportation Service(NETS)
·      Ride2Work
·      The Grand Connection
·      Trinity Railway Express (TRE)
Tarrant County (Official 2010 U.S. Census) Demographics


POPULATION
   

Total population 1,809,034 100.0%
     
RACE    

One race 1,754,757 97.0%

White 1,205,530 66.6%

Black or African American 268,983 14.9%

American Indian and Alaska Native 11,827 0.7%

Asian 84,561 4.7%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3,184 0.2%

Some Other Race 180,672 10.0%

Two or More Races 54,277 3.0%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 482,977 26.7%

Not Hispanic or Latino 1,326,057 73.3%

One race 1,295,501 71.6%

White 937,135 51.8%

Black or African American 262,522 14.5%

American Indian and Alaska Native 7,037 0.4%

Asian 83,378 4.6%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2,938 0.2%

Some Other Race 2,491 0.1%

Two or More Races 30,556 1.7%
 
Source:
US Census Bureau State and County QuickFacts
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (MSA) is one of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in United States. 

Its 2015 population of 7,102,796 ranked 4th in the United States. 


Per Capita Personal Income

In 2015, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (MSA) had a per capita personal income (PCPI) of $51,099.

This PCPI ranked 47th in the United States and was 111 percent of the state average, $45,902, and 106 percent of the national average, $48,112.

The 2015 PCPI reflected an increase of 3.5 percent from 2014.

The 2014-2015 state change was 3.3 percent and the national change was 3.7 percent.

In 2005, the PCPI of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (MSA) was $37,363 and ranked 59th in the United States.

The 2005-2015 compound annual growth rate of PCPI was 3.2 percent.

The compound annual growth rate for the state was 3.5 percent and for the nation was 3.0 percent. 

Personal Income

In 2015, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (MSA) had a personal income of $362,947,715*.

This personal income ranked 6th in the United States and accounted for 253.1 percent of the state total.

In 2005, the personal income of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (MSA) was $215,827,721* and ranked 9th in the United States.  

*Personal income estimates are in thousands of dollars, not adjusted for inflation 

Source : 
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) - U.S. Department of Commerce

Population (2012 estimate)

Fort Worth

777,992

Arlington

375,600

Grand Prairie

181,824

Flower Mound

67,825

North Richland Hills

65,290

Euless

52,780

Mansfield

59,317

Grapevine

48,447

Bedford

48,150

Haltom City

43,376

Keller

41,923

Burleson

38,983 

Hurst

38,194

Southlake

27,706

Watauga

24,044

Colleyville

23,936

Benbrook

21,939

Saginaw

20,877

White Settlement

16,565

Crowley

13,580

Forest Hill

12,628

Azle

11,220

Trophy Club

9,627

Richland Hills

7,962

River Oaks

7,574

Kennedale

7,068

Everman

6,236

Sansom Park

4,789

Lake Worth

4,750

Reno

3,166

Edgecliff Village

2,838

Pantego

2,449

Blue Mound

2,447

Dalworthington Gardens

2,310

Westworth Village

2,253

Pelican Bay

1,583

Lakeside

1,337

Newark

1,018

Westlake

1,009

Westover Hills

699
Area Chambers of Commerce

American Indian Chamber of Commerce
http://www.aicct.org/
11245 Indian Trail, 2nd Floor
Dallas, Texas 75229
972-241-6450
 
Arlington Chamber of Commerce

http://www.arlingtontx.com
505 E. Border Street
Arlington, Texas 76010
Wes Jurey, President/CEO
817-275-2613

Arlington Black Chamber of Commerce
http://arlingtonblackchamber.webs.com/
P.O. Box 2614
Arlington, TX 76004-2614
Charles Jackson, President
arlingtonblackchamber@gmail.com 

 
Argyle Chamber of Commerce

http://www.argylechamber.org
415 Hwy 377 S, Mailbox #13
Argyle, TX 76226
Phil Loftis, President
940-464-9990
 
Asian American Chamber of Commerce

http://www.tcaacc.com
202 E. Border St. #104
Arlington, TX 76010
Yen Nguyen, President
817-695-5015
 
Azle Chamber of Commerce

http://www.azlechamber.com
404 W. Main St. Suite: 102
Azle, TX 76020
Beth Crowe, Executive Director
817-444-1112
 
Benbrook Area Chamber of Commerce

http://benbrookonline.com/
8507 Benbrook Blvd.
Benbrook, TX  76126
Jamie Presley, President
817-249-4451
 
Burleson Chamber of Commerce

http://www.burleson.org
1044 S.W. Wilshire Blvd.
Burleson, Texas 76028
Sherri Sechrist, President
817-295-6121
 
Colleyville Chamber of Commerce

http://www.colleyvillechamber.org
6700 Colleyville Blvd.
Colleyville, Texas 76034
Eric Cook, Chairman
817-488-7148
 
Coppell Chamber of Commerce

http://www.coppellchamber.org
509 W. Bethel Road, Suite 200
Coppell, Texas 75019
Kristi Valentine, Executive
972-393-2829
 
Crowley Chamber of Commerce

http://www.crowleyareachamber.org
201 N. Hampton
Crowley TX 76036    
Terri Horn, Executive Director
817-297-4211
 
East Parker County Chamber of Commerce
http://www.eastparkerchamber.com
100 Chuck Wagon Trail
Willow Park, TX 76087
Lisa Flowers, President
 817-441-7844
 
Flower Mound Chamber of Commerce

http://www.flowermoundchamber.com
700 Parker Square, Suite 100
Flower Mound, Texas 75028
Lori Walker, President
Cindi Howard, Executive Director of Operations
972-539-0500
 
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce

http://www.fortworthchamber.com
777 Taylor Street, Suite 900
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Bill Thornton, President/CEO
Bob Pence, Chairman, President/CEO
817-336-2491
 
Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

http://www.fwhcc.org
1327 N. Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76164
Asusena Resendiz, President/CEO
817-625-5411
 
Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce

http://www.fwmbcc.org
1150 South Freeway, Suite 211
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
Devoyd Jennings, President/CEO
817-871-6538          
 
Granbury Chamber of Commerce

http://www.granburychamber.com
3408 E. Highway 337
Granbury, TX 76049
Mike Scott, President/CEO
817-573-1622
 
Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce

http://www.grandprairiechamber.org
900 Conover Drive
Grand Prairie, Texas 75051
Lynn McGinley, President
972-264-1558
 
Grapevine Chamber of Commerce

http://www.grapevinechamber.org
200 Vine Street
Grapevine, Texas 76051
RaDonna Hessel, President/CEO
817-481-1522
 
Greater Arlington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

http://www.arlingtonhispanic.com
202 E. Border Street, Suite 146
Arlington, Texas 76010
Greg Vaquera, Executive
817-881-4734
 
Greater Keller Chamber of Commerce

http://www.kellerchamber.com
420 Johnson Road
Keller, Texas  76248
Rudy Martinez, President
817-431-2169
 
Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce
http://www.irvingchamber.com
5201 N. O’Connor Blvd, Suite 100
Irving, TX 75039
Chris Wallace, President/CEO
214-217-8484
 
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Chamber of Commerce
http://www.heb.org
2109 Martin Drive
Bedford, Texas 76095
Mary Martin Frazior, President/CEO
817-283-1521
 
Joshua Chamber of Commerce

http://www.joshuachamber.org
402 S. Main P.O. Box 1292
Joshua, TX 76058
Kim Henderson, President
Christie Hicks, Chairman
817-556-2480
 
Kennedale Chamber of Commerce

http://www.kennedalechamber.com/
 205 W. Kennedale Pkwy (in Town Center)  
Kennedale TX 76060
Jeremiah Wunneburger, Executive Director
817-985-2109
     
Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce

http://mansfieldchamber.org/
114 N. Main Street
Mansfield, Texas 76063
MK White-Ramsey, President/CEO
817-473-0507
 
Northeast Tarrant Chamber of Commerce

http://www.netarrant.org
5001 Denton Highway
Haltom City, Texas 76117
Jack Bradshaw, President/CEO
817-281-9376
 
Northwest Tarrant Chamber of Commerce

http://www.nwtcc.org
3918 Telephone Road, Suite 200
Fort Worth, Texas 76135
Gregory Fox, Executive Director
817-237-0060
     
Northwest Metroport Chamber of Commerce

http://www.nwmetroportchamber.org/
600 E. Byron Nelson Blvd., Suite 500
Roanoke, TX 76262
Sally A. Michalak, President & CEO
817-837-1000
 
Saginaw Chamber of Commerce

http://www.saginawtxchamber.org/
301 S. Saginaw Blvd.
Saginaw, Texas 76179
Joyce Erwin, Executive Director
Michael Dimas, President
817-232-0500
 
Sanger Area Chamber of Commerce

http://sangertxchamber.com
300 Bolivar St.
Sanger TX, 76266
Chris Prock, President
940-458-7702
 
Southlake Chamber of Commerce

http://southlakechamber.com
1501 Corporate Circle, Suite 100
Southlake, Texas 76092
Mark Guilbert, President
817-481-8200
 
South Tarrant County Chamber of Commerce

http://southtarrantchamber.com/
5120 Southeast Loop 820
Fort Worth, Texas 76119
817-586-9092
 
U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce
http://www.uspaacc-sw.org
202 E. Border St., Suite 144
Arlington, TX 76010
Grace McDermott, President
682-367-1393
     
Weatherford Chamber of Commerce

http://www.weatherford-chamber.com
401 Fort Worth Highway
Weatherford, TX 76086
Tammy Gazzola, President
817-596-3801
 
White Settlement Area Chamber of Commerce
http://www.whitesettlement-tx.com/main.html
8224 White Settlement Road
White Settlement, Texas 76108
Sam Symonds, President
817-246-1121
Economic Development Organizations

Aledo Economic Development Corporation
http://www.aledo-texas.com
200 Old Annetta Road, P.O. Box 1, Aledo, TX 76008
817-441-7016
 
Downtown Arlington Management Corp.

http://www.downtownarlington.org
201-A E. Abram St., Ste 130, Arlington, TX 76010
817-303-2800
 
Arlington Office of Economic Development

http://www.arlingtontx.gov/business/index.html
101 W. Abrams St., P.O. Box 90231 MS 01-0300, Arlington, TX 76010
817-459-6155
 
Benbrook Economic Development Corp.

http://www.benbrook-tx.gov/index.aspx?NID=365
P.O. Box 26569, Benbrook, TX 76126
911 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126
817-249-6090
 
Burleson Texas Economic Development

http://www.burlesontx.com/ed
141 W. Renfro St., Burleson, TX 76028
817-426-9684
 
Cedar Hill Economic Development Corp.

http://www.cedarhilledc.com
285 Uptown Boulevard, Building 100, Cedar Hill, TX 75104
972-291-5132
 
City of Cleburne - Economic Development Office

http://www.ci.cleburne.tx.us/econdev/apsx
1511 W. Henderson St., P.O. Box 55, Cleburne, TX 76033
817-645-8644
 
City of Colleyville Economic Development Department

http://www.colleyville.com/economicdevelopment.html
100 Main St., Colleyville TX 76034
817-503-1060
 
Decatur Economic Development Corporation

http://www.decatur-edc.com
106 S. Trinity St., Decatur TX 76234
940-393-0353
 
Euless Economic Development Department

http://www.eulesstx.gov/ecodev
201 N. Ector Drive, Euless TX 76039
817-685-1684
 
Town of Flower Mound Economic Development

http://www.flower-mound.com/econdev
2121 Cross Timbers Road, Flower Mound TX 75028
972-874-6044
 
City of Forest Hill Community Development Corporation
http://www.foresthilltx.org/businessdev/developers
3219 California Parkway, Forest Hill TX 76119
817-568-3009
 
City of Fort Worth Housing & Economic Development

http://www.fortworthtexas.gov/hed
1000 Throckmorton St., Fort Worth TX 76102
817-392-7540
 
Fort Worth Chamber – Economic Development Division

http://www.fortworthecodev.com
777 Taylor Street, Suite 900, Fort Worth, TX 76102
817-338-3390
 
Grand Prairie Economic Development Department

http://gptx.org
317 W. College Street, Grand Prairie, TX 75050
972-237-8160
 
Grapevine Economic Development Section

http://www.grapevinetexas.gov
200 S. Main Street, Grapevine, TX 76051
817-410-3153
 
Hurst Economic Development

http://www.hursted.com
1505 Precinct Line Road, Hurst, TX 76054
817-788-7025
 
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Economic Development Foundation

http://www.heb.org/EconomicDevelopment
2109 Martin Drive, Bedford, Texas 76021
817-283-1521
 
Johnson County Economic Development Commission

http://www.jc-edc.com
10 N. Caddo St., #215, Cleburne TX 76031
817-556-6985
 
Keller Economic Development

http://www.cityofkeller.com
1100 Bear Creek Parkway, Keller TX 76244
817-743-4021
 
Kennedale Economic Development Corp.

http://www.cityofkennedale.com
405 Municipal Drive, Kennedale TX 76060
817-985-2102
 
Lake Granbury Area Economic Development Corp.

http://www.granburyedc.com
132 N. Houston, Granbury TX 76048
817-279-9991
 
Mansfield Economic Development

http://www.mansfield-texas.com
301 S. Main, Mansfield TX 76063
817-453-1006
 
North Richland Hills Economic Development

http://www.nrhed.com
7301 NE Loop 820, North Richland Hills TX 76180
817-427-6090
 
Richland Hills Economic Development

http://www.richlandhills.com
3200 Diana, Richland Hills TX 76118
817-616-3745
 
Saginaw Economic Development Department

http://www.ci.saginaw.tx.us
333 W. McLeroy Blvd., Saginaw TX 76179
817-230-0500
 
Southlake Economic Development & Tourism
http://www.cityofsouthlake.com
1400 Main Street, Suite 460, Southlake, TX 76092
817-748-8261
 
Tarrant County Economic Development

http://www.tarrantcounty.com
100 E. Weatherford, Fort Worth TX 76196
817-884-2643
 
Texas Economic Development Division, Office of the Governor- North Texas
Region
http://www.texaswideopenforbusiness.com
616 Six Flags Drive, P.O. Box 5888, Arlington, TX 76005-5888
214-733-4274
 
Weatherford Economic Development

http://www.ci.weatherford.tx.us/index.aspx?nid=258
202 W. Oak St., P.O. Box 255, Weatherford TX 78086
817-594-9429
 
White Settlement Economic Development Corporation
http://www.wstx.us
214 Meadow Park Drive, White Settlement TX 76108
817-246-4971

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