City of Fort Worth
| Fort Worth, Texas | ||
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| Nickname(s): Cowtown, Panther City, Funkytown | ||
| Motto: "Where the West begins" | ||
 Location of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 32°45′26.49″N 97°19′59.45″W / 32.7573583°N 97.3331806°WCoordinates: 32°45′26.49″N 97°19′59.45″W / 32.7573583°N 97.3331806°W | ||
| Country |  United States |
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 Texas
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| Counties | Tarrant, Denton, Parker, Wise | |
| Incorporated | 1873 | |
| Named for | William J. Worth | |
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| • Type | Council-Manager | |
| • Body | Fort Worth City Council | |
| • Mayor | Betsy Price (R) | |
| • City Manager | David Cooke | |
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| Area | ||
| • City | 349.2 sq mi (904.4 km2) | |
| • Land | 342.2 sq mi (886.3 km2) | |
| • Water | 7.0 sq mi (18.1 km2) | |
| Elevation | 653 ft (216 m) | |
| Population (2016) | ||
| • City | 854,113 (US: 16th) | |
| • Density | 2,181.0/sq mi (842.0/km2) | |
| • Metro | 7,102,796 (US: 4th) | |
| • Demonym | Fort Worthian | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | |
| ZIP Codes | 76008, 76028, 76036, 76101-76124, 76126-76127, 76130-76137, 76140, 76147-76148, 76150, 76155, 76161-76164, 76166, 76177, 76179, 76180-76182, 76185, 76191-76193, 76195-76199, 76244, 76247, 76262, 76129 (exclusive to TCU), 76107 | |
| Area code(s) | Area codes 682 and 817 | |
| FIPS code | 48-27000 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380947 | |
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| Website | fortworthtexas.gov | |
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. The city is in North Central Texas and covers nearly 350 square miles (910 km2) in the counties of Denton, Parker, Wise, and Tarrant, of which it is the county seat. According to the 2016 census estimates, Fort Worth's population is 854,113. The city is the second-largest in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (the "DFW Metroplex").
The city was established in 1849 as an Army outpost on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River. Today, Fort Worth still embraces its Western heritage and traditional architecture and design.USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) is the first ship of the United States Navy named after the city.
Fort Worth is home to the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and several world-class museums designed by internationally known contemporary architects. The Kimbell Art Museum, considered to have one of the best collections in Texas, is housed in what is widely regarded as one of the state's foremost works of modern architecture, designed by Louis Kahn with an addition by Renzo Piano. Also of note is the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, designed by Tadao Ando. The Amon Carter Museum of American Art, designed by Philip Johnson, houses one of the world's most extensive collections of American art. The Sid Richardson Museum, redesigned by David M. Schwarz, has one of the most focused collections of Western Art in the U.S., emphasizing Frederic Remington and Charles Russell.
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