Tarrant County, Texas
| Tarrant County, Texas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| County | |||
| Tarrant County | |||
The Tarrant County Courthouse at Fort Worth in 2012
|
|||
|
|||
 Location in the U.S. state of Texas |
|||
 Texas's location in the U.S. |
|||
| Founded | 1850 | ||
| Named for | Edward H. Tarrant | ||
| Seat | Fort Worth | ||
| Largest city | Fort Worth | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 902 sq mi (2,336 km2) | ||
| • Land | 864 sq mi (2,238 km2) | ||
| • Water | 39 sq mi (101 km2), 4.3% | ||
| Population | |||
| • (2010) | 1,809,034 | ||
| • Density | 2,095/sq mi (809/km²) | ||
| Congressional districts | 6th, 12th, 24th, 26th, 33rd | ||
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 | ||
| Website | www |
||
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.
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.
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.
...
Wikipedia