Watauga, Texas
| Watauga, Texas | |
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| City | |
City Hall facing north on 24 March 2016.
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 Location within Tarrant County and Texas |
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| Coordinates: 32°52′17″N 97°14′57″W / 32.87139°N 97.24917°WCoordinates: 32°52′17″N 97°14′57″W / 32.87139°N 97.24917°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 Texas
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| County |
 Tarrant
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| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council |
Mayor Hector F. Garcia Brandon Krausse Lee Griffin James Wright Melva Clark Patrick Shelbourne Robert Davis |
| • City Manager | Greg Vick |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.2 sq mi (10.8 km2) |
| • Land | 4.2 sq mi (10.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 607 ft (185 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 23,497 |
| • Density | 5,600/sq mi (2,200/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 76148, 76137 |
| Area code(s) | 817, 682 |
| FIPS code | 48-76672 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1376659 |
| Website | ci.Watauga.TX.us |
Watauga is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and an inner suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 23,497 at the 2010 census. The cities' businesses and retail market is generally located on Highway 377.
Watauga is located at 32°52′17″N 97°14′57″W / 32.87139°N 97.24917°W (32.871416, -97.249122). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.2 square miles (10.8 km²), all of it land.
The city is entirely surrounded by the cities of Keller to the north, Fort Worth to the west, Haltom City to the southwest and North Richland Hills to the south and east. Almost all of the city's land area is located east of US 377, though a portion extends west of that highway and includes homes and some city offices.
Locations within city limits of Watauga include, Capp Smith Park, Watauga Pavilion and Watauga Public Library which is a sworn member of the Fort Worth-based METRO-PAC library catalog system. Other nearby attractions to Watauga and inside the Mid-Cities include North East Mall in Hurst (7–8 miles),Grapevine Lake and Grapevine Mills Mall (17 miles) in Grapevine, NRH20 in North Richland Hills (7 miles), and Southlake Town Square in Southlake (10 miles).
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