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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.
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)
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
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
Arlington
Grand Prairie
Flower Mound
North Richland Hills
Euless
Mansfield
Grapevine
Bedford
Haltom City
Keller
Burleson
Hurst
Southlake
Watauga
Colleyville
Benbrook
Saginaw
White Settlement
Crowley
Forest Hill
Azle
Trophy Club
Richland Hills
River Oaks
Kennedale
Everman
Sansom Park
Lake Worth
Reno
Edgecliff Village
Pantego
Blue Mound
Dalworthington Gardens
Westworth Village
Pelican Bay
Lakeside
Newark
Westlake
Westover Hills
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
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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