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Welcome to Tarrant County ...

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 2,102,515 people. This is an increase of 15.68% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,817,480 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tarrant represented 7.23% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Tarrant County:

  • Arlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Arlington is located in Tarrant County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 398,864 people
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  • Bedford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bedford is located in Tarrant County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,352 people
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  • Benbrook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Benbrook is located in Tarrant County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,312 people
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  • Blue Mound
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Colleyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dalworthington Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgecliff Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
  • Euless
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Euless is located in Tarrant County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,332 people
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  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Everman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Everman is located in Tarrant County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,127 people
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    • Forest Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fort Worth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Haltom City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Haslet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Haslet is located in Tarrant County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,137 people
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    • Hurst
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hurst is located in Tarrant County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
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    • Keller
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Keller is located in Tarrant County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,939 people
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    • Kennedale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake Worth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lakeside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • North Richland Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pantego
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pantego is located in Tarrant County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,496 people
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    • Pelican Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Richland Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • River Oaks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Saginaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Saginaw is located in Tarrant County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,860 people
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    • Sansom Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Watauga
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Watauga is located in Tarrant County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,188 people
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    • Westover Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Westworth Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • White Settlement
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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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.
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