Tarrant County, Texas

Tarrant County is a in the  of Texas. , it had a population of 1,809,034. It is Texas' third-most populous county and the sixteenth-most populous in the United States. The is Fort Worth, and in 2012, 777,992 people lived there, making it the largest city in the county. The second largest city in the county is Arlington, where 375,600 people live.

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 of the  militia.

Tarrant County is part of the, TX.

Geography
According to the, the county has an area of 902 sqmi, of which 864 sqmi is land and 39 sqmi (4.3%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Denton County (north)
 * Dallas County (east)
 * Ellis County (southeast)
 * Johnson County (south)
 * Parker County (west)
 * Wise County (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 1,446,219 people, 533,864 households, and 369,433 families residing in the county. The 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.

There were 533,864 households out of which 36.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.60% were living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.22. As of the 2010 census, there were about 5.2 per 1,000 households in the county.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 33.50% from 25 to 44, 20.10% from 45 to 64, and 8.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,179, and the median income for a family was $54,068. Males had a median income of $38,486 versus $28,672 for females. The for the county was $22,548. About 8.00% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the, including 13.80% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

Airports
is partially in the cities of Grapevine and Euless in Tarrant County and Irving in Dallas County.

Fort Worth Alliance Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located 14 miles (23 km) north of the central business district of Fort Worth on Interstate-35W. Billed as the world's first purely industrial airport, it was developed in a joint venture between the City of Fort Worth, the Federal Aviation Administration and Hillwood Development Company, a real estate development company owned by H. Ross Perot, Jr. Alliance Airport has 9600 ' and 8200 ' runways.

Fort Worth Meacham International Airport is located at the intersection of Interstate 820 and U.S. Business Highway 287 in northwest Fort Worth, 5 miles from the downtown business district. Meacham International Airport has two parallel runways and a crosswind runway.

Fort Worth Spinks Airport is located 14 miles south of the downtown business district. The airport is located at the intersection of Interstate-35W and HWY 1187 and serves as a reliever airport for Fort Worth Meacham International Airport and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

Cities (multiple counties)

 * Azle (partly in Parker County)
 * Burleson (mostly in Johnson County)
 * Crowley (small part in Johnson County)
 * Fort Worth (small parts in Denton, Parker and Wise counties)
 * Grand Prairie (partly in Dallas County and a small part in Ellis County)
 * Grapevine (small parts in Dallas, Denton counties)
 * Haslet (small part in Denton County)
 * Mansfield (small parts in Ellis and Johnson counties)
 * Newark (mostly in Wise County)
 * Southlake (small part in Denton County)

Cities

 * Bedford
 * Blue Mound
 * Colleyville
 * Dalworthington Gardens
 * Euless
 * Everman
 * Forest Hill
 * Haltom City
 * Hurst
 * Keller
 * Kennedale
 * Lake Worth
 * North Richland Hills
 * Pelican Bay
 * Richland Hills
 * River Oaks
 * Saginaw
 * Sansom Park
 * Watauga
 * Westworth Village
 * White Settlement

Towns

 * Benbrook
 * Edgecliff Village
 * Flower Mound (mostly in Denton County)
 * Lakeside
 * Pantego
 * Trophy Club (mostly in Denton County)
 * Westlake (small part in Denton County)
 * Westover Hills

Census-designated places

 * Briar (partly in Wise and Parker counties)
 * Pecan Acres (small part in Wise County)
 * Rendon

Historical census-designated places

 * Eagle Mountain

Unincorporated communities

 * Alliance (partly in Denton County)
 * Avondale
 * Boss
 * Eagle Acres
 * Lake Crest Estates
 * Lake Forest
 * Lake Shore Estates

Historical communities

 * Belt Junction
 * Bisbee
 * Bransford
 * Center Point
 * Ederville
 * Garden Acres
 * Handley
 * Johnsons Station
 * Oak Grove

Ghost towns

 * Birds
 * Dido
 * Minters Chapel

Other websites

 * Tarrant County official website
 * Tarrant County in Handbook of Texas Online from The University of Texas at Austin
 * Tarrant County profile from The County Information Project