Tarrant County, Texas
Tarrant County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Texas. As of 2000, the population was 1,446,219. Its
county seat is
Fort Worth6. Tarrant County is the second most populous county in the
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and contains its second largest principal city.
Fort Worth is the largest city in Tarrant County. Its population in 2000 was 534,694. In 2003, the population had increased to 585,122. (Source: United States Census) Arlington was the second largest city in Tarrant County in 2000 when its population was 332,969.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,324
km² (897
mi²). 2,236 km² (863 mi²) of it is land and 88 km² (34 mi²) of it (3.80%) is water.
Adjacent counties
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Denton County (north)
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Dallas County (east)
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Ellis County (southeast)
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Johnson County (south)
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Parker County (west)
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Wise County (northwest)
As of the
census² of 2000, there were 1,446,219 people, 533,864 households, and 369,433 families residing in the county. The
population density was 647/km² (1,675/mi²). There were 565,830 housing units at an average density of 253/km² (655/mi²). 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
married couples 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.
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
per capita income for the county was $22,548. About 8.00% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.80% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.
* County Judge:
Tom Vandergriff* Medical Examiner:
Nizam Peerwani*
Tarrant County official website*
Historic images of Tarrant County from
Tarrant County College*
Tarrant County in Handbook of Texas Online from
The University of Texas at Austin*
Tarrant County profile from The County Information Project*Sketch of the
Tarrant County Courthouse from
A pictorial history of Texas, from the earliest visits of European adventurers, to A.D. 1879, hosted by the
Portal to Texas History.
