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Welcome to White Settlement ...

The city of White Settlement is located

White Settlement is located in Tarrant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Settlement, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, White Settlement has a population of 17,847 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of White Settlement is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: White Settlement lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, White Settlement had an population of 17,847 people. This is an increase of 10.74% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, White Settlement had a population of 16,116 people. This makes White Settlement the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of White Settlement represents 0.06% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 148th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,116 people, the population of White Settlement increased 8.66% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 14,831 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for White Settlement.

Communities Also Named White Settlement ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named White Settlement - it's located in Nova Scotia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Settlement.

Websites for White Settlement ...

Official Website: www.ci.white-settlement.tx.us/

Communities near White Settlement ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near White Settlement.

  • Fort Worth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • North Richland Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Burleson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bedford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Keller
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Haltom City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hurst
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hurst is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <4>
  • Weatherford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Saginaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Watauga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around White Settlement. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Settlement.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of White Settlement. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Settlement.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around White Settlement. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for White Settlement.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Settlement ...

Looking for more information about White Settlement? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for White Settlement, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for White Settlement.

Adding White Settlement to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Settlement in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for White Settlement was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the White Settlement post office opened in 1886. The White Settlement post office closed in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for White Settlement.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Tarrant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for White Settlement.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Settlement - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/