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Time Zone: Tarrant County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Fort Worth is the Seat for Tarrant County.

Tarrant County was founded in 1849 and was created by taking area from Navarro County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Tarrant had a population of 2,101,282 people. This is an increase of 16.15% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,809,034 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tarrant represented 7.19% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Tarrant County:

  • Arlington
  • Bedford
  • Benbrook
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,312 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Blue Mound
  • Colleyville
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,085 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Dalworthington Gardens
  • Edgecliff Village
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
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  • Euless
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    • Everman
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,127 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Forest Hill
    • Fort Worth
    • Haltom City
    • Hurst
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Keller
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,939 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keller have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Kennedale
    • Lake Worth
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,867 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Worth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Lakeside
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
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    • North Richland Hills
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,949 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Richland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Pantego
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,496 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pantego have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Pelican Bay
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Richland Hills
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,841 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • River Oaks
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,539 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Saginaw
    • Sansom Park
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sansom Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Watauga
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,188 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watauga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Westover Hills
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Westworth Village
    • White Settlement
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,776 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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Websites of Interest ...

  • Of Special Interest ...
    • The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
    • At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.

 

 

 

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