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Fort Worth

Fort Worth, Texas
City
City of Fort Worth
Skyline of Fort Worth
Skyline of Fort Worth
Official seal of Fort Worth, Texas
Seal
Nickname(s): Cowtown, Panther City
Motto: "Where the West begins"
Location of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas
Location of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas
Map of USA
Map of USA
Fort Worth
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°45′26.49″N 97°19′59.45″W / 32.7573583°N 97.3331806°W / 32.7573583; -97.3331806Coordinates: 32°45′26.49″N 97°19′59.45″W / 32.7573583°N 97.3331806°W / 32.7573583; -97.3331806
Country  United States of America
State  Texas
Counties Tarrant, Denton, Parker, Wise
Incorporated 1873
Named for William J. Worth
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • Body Fort Worth City Council
 • Mayor Betsy Price (R)
 • City Manager David Cooke
 • City Council
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 (2015)
 • City 833,319 (US: 16th)
 • Density 2,181.0/sq mi (842.0/km2)
 • Metro 7,102,796 (US: 4th)
 • Demonym Fort Worther
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 817, 682 and 469,
FIPS code 48-27000
GNIS feature ID 1380947
Interstates I-20.svg I-30.svg I-35W.svg I-820.svg
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 2015 census, estimates, Fort Worth's population is 833,319. 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 in a building. The Sid Richardson Museum, redesigned by David M. Schwarz, has one of the most focused collections of Western Art in the US, emphasizing Frederic Remington and Charles Russell.


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