Tarrant County is a county located in the U.S. state

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 of Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, it had a population of 1,809,034. Its county seat

County seat

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 is Fort Worth

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...

. Tarrant County is the sixteenth most populous county in the United States

United States

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 and the third most populous in Texas. The county is named in honor of General Edward H. Tarrant of the Republic of Texas

Republic of Texas

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 Militia.

Fort Worth is the most populous city in Tarrant County, and the seventeenth largest city in the United States, with a population of 653,320 as of 2006. Arlington

Arlington, Texas

Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census results, the city had a population of 365,438, making it the third largest municipality in the Metroplex...

 is the second largest city in the county with a population of 367,197 in 2006 and North Richland Hills is the third largest with 65,750 residents as of 2006.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau

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, the county has a total area of 897 square miles (2,323.2 km²), of which 863 square miles (2,235.2 km²) is land and 34 square miles (88.1 km²) (3.80%) is water.

Major highways

Interstate 20 Interstate 30 Interstate 35W Interstate 35W (Texas) Interstate 35W , an Interstate Highway, is the western half of Interstate 35 where it splits to serve different cities in Texas. I-35 splits into two branch routes, I-35W and I-35E at Hillsboro. I-35W runs north for , carrying its own separate sequence of exit numbers. It runs through Fort Worth... Interstate 820 U.S. Highway 81

U.S. Highway 287 U.S. Highway 377 State Highway 10 State Highway 10 (Texas) State Highway 10, or SH 10, runs from SH 183 in Euless to the intersection of I-820, SH 121 and SH 183 in Hurst. This highway was created when a portion of SH 183 was rerouted in 1979. It is locally known as Hurst Boulevard... State Highway 26 State Highway 26 (Texas) State Highway 26 is a state highway completely within the confines of Tarrant County, Texas.-History: SH 26 was the last of the 26 original Texas highways proposed in 1917. The original route was to be a short route from Tyler through Henderson to Nacogdoches. By 1926, the stretch from Tyler to... State Highway 114 State Highway 114 (Texas) State Highway 114 or SH 114 is a state highway that runs from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex westward across the state to the state border with New Mexico, where it becomes New Mexico State Road 114, which eventually ends at Elida, New Mexico at US 70/NM 330.-History:The route was originally...

State Highway 121 State Highway 121 (Texas) State Highway 121, locally known as 121 or the Sam Rayburn Tollway, is a diagonal state highway, angling from southwest to northeast through north central Texas. It runs from downtown Fort Worth, Texas at the junction of Interstate 35W to Bonham, Texas, just north of a junction with U.S... State Highway 183 State Highway 183 (Texas) State Highway 183 or SH 183 is a state highway in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex in Texas. Its most heavily used section is designated Airport Freeway where it serves the southern entrance of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.... State Highway 199 State Highway 199 (Texas) State Highway 199 is a northwest-to-southeast state route that runs from Interstate 30 in downtown Fort Worth, Texas to State Highway 59 in Jacksboro, Texas.-Names:... State Highway 360 State Highway 360 (Texas) State Highway 360 or SH 360 is a north–south state highway in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex in the U.S. state of Texas.-History:The freeway was constructed in different stages over the course of several decades... Spur 303

Adjacent counties

• Denton County
  Denton County, Texas
  Denton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 432,976; in 2009 the estimated population had reached 628,300. Part of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, it is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. The county seat is Denton. The county...
  
    (north)
• Dallas County
  Dallas County, Texas
  As of the census of 2000, there were 2,218,899 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,523 people per square mile . There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of 971/sq mi...
  
    (east)
• Ellis County
  Ellis County, Texas
  As of the census of 2000, there were 111,360 people, 37,020 households, and 29,653 families residing in the county. The population density was 118 people per square mile . There were 39,071 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile...
  
    (southeast)
• Johnson County
  Johnson County, Texas
  As of the census of 2000, there were 126,811 people, 43,636 households, and 34,428 families residing in the county. The population density was 174 people per square mile . There were 46,269 housing units at an average density of 63 per square mile...
  
    (south)
• Parker County
  Parker County, Texas
  As of the census of 2003, there were 98,495 people, 31,131 households, and 24,313 families residing in the county. The population density was 98 people per square mile . There were 34,084 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
  
    (west)
• Wise County
  Wise County, Texas
  As of the census of 2000, there were 48,793 people, 17,178 households, and 13,467 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 19,242 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...
  
    (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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

Population density

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 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

Race (United States Census)

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, 12.80% Black

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 or African American

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, 0.57% Native American

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, 3.64% Asian

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, 0.16% Pacific Islander

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, 9.09% from other races

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, and 2.51% from two or more races. 19.73% of the population were Hispanic

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 or Latino

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 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

Marriage

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 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

Per capita income

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 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.

Politics

Tarrant County has consistently supported Republican Party

Republican Party (United States)

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 presidential candidates in recent decades. Since 1960 it has supported the Republican presidential candidate in every election except 1964, when it went to Democrat Lyndon Johnson, a Texas native. Among similar-sized counties nationwide, only Orange County, California

Orange County, California

Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...

 has voted more consistently Republican in presidential elections.

In Arlington all three of the Texas House of Representatives

Texas House of Representatives

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 are Republicans following the 2010 elections.

Major Political Parties

• Republican Party of Tarrant County official website
• Democratic Party of Tarrant County official website

Presidential Election Results 1960-2004

Year	Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
2008	43.8% 274,101	55.6% 347,843
2004	37.01% 207,286	62.39% 349,462
2000	36.78% 173,758	60.74% 286,921
1996	41.60% 170,431	50.85% 208,312
1992	33.14% 156,230	38.90% 183,387
1988	38.19% 151,310	61.24% 242,660
1984	32.57% 120,147	67.25% 248,050
1980	39.69% 121,068	56.86% 173,466
1976	49.18% 122,287	50.05% 124,433
1972	31.29% 69,187	68.55% 151,596
1968	41.79% 79,705	42.88% 81,786
1964	62.98% 97,092	36.71% 56,593
1960	44.66% 59,385	54.75% 72,813

Cities and towns

• Arlington
  Arlington, Texas
  Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census results, the city had a population of 365,438, making it the third largest municipality in the Metroplex...
  
  
• Azle
  Azle, Texas
  Azle is a city in Parker and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,947.Popular tourist attractions include marine sports at Eagle Mountain Lake such as swimming, fishing and boating.-Geography:...
  
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• Bedford
  Bedford, Texas
  Bedford is a suburban city located in northeast Tarrant County, Texas, in the "Mid-Cities" area between Dallas and Fort Worth. It is a suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 46,979 at the 2010 census...
  
  
• Benbrook
  Benbrook, Texas
  Benbrook is a city located in the southwestern corner of Tarrant County, Texas, in Texas's 12th congressional district, and a suburb of Fort Worth...
  
  
• Blue Mound
  Blue Mound, Texas
  Blue Mound is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,394 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Blue Mound is located at...
  
  
• Burleson
  Burleson, Texas
  Burleson is a city in Johnson and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is considered a suburb of Fort Worth and is located in the rapidly growing suburban expanse just south of the city. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,690, having increased from the 20,976 residents counted...
  
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• Colleyville
  Colleyville, Texas
  Colleyville is a city in northeast Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Located roughly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, the population was 22,807 at the 2010 census. Emerging from a number of small, rural settlements along the Cotton Belt Route, Colleyville was established in the...
  
  
• Crowley
  Crowley, Texas
  Crowley is a city in Johnson and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas; virtually all of the city is in Tarrant County, with only about .01 sq mi in Johnson County...
  
  
• Dalworthington Gardens
  Dalworthington Gardens, Texas
  Dalworthington Gardens is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,259 at the 2010 census.The name is a portmanteau of parts of names of the three anchor cities of the Metroplex: Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington.-Geography:Dalworthington Gardens is located at ...
  
  
• Dido
• Edgecliff Village
  Edgecliff Village, Texas
  Edgecliff Village is a town in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 2,776 at the 2010 census. Edgecliff Village is an enclave, completely surrounded by the city of Fort Worth.-Geography:...
  
  
• Euless
  Euless, Texas
  Euless, known as "Tree City USA," is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. Euless is part of the Mid-Cities between Dallas and Fort Worth...
  
  
• Everman
  Everman, Texas
  Everman is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,108 at the 2010 census.Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Steven Wayne Smith, who served from 2002–2005, was reared in Everman.-History:...
  
  
• Flower Mound
  Flower Mound, Texas
  Flower Mound is a town in Denton and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas, and a suburb of Fort Worth and Dallas. Its population was 50,702 at the U.S. Census Bureau's 2000 census, and 64,669 at the 2010 Census. The town derives its name from the prominent mound located in the southern...
  
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• Forest Hill
  Forest Hill, Texas
  Forest Hill is a suburb of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 12,355 at the 2010 census.-History:Forest Hill began around 1860. The community was called Brambleton Station and Forest Hill Village before being named Forest Hill. By 1896 the community had its first...
  
  
• Fort Worth
  Fort Worth, Texas
  Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
  
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• Grapevine
  Grapevine, Texas
  Grapevine is a city in northeast Tarrant County, Texas, United States located within the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census the city population was 46,334. The city's moniker is derived from the native grapes prevalent in the area. In recent years several wineries have...
  
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• Grand Prairie
  Grand Prairie, Texas
  Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas and is a part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Grand Prairie is a suburb of both Dallas and Fort Worth and had a population of 175,396 at the 2010 census.- History :The city of...
  
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• Haltom City
  Haltom City, Texas
  Haltom City is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Haltom City is an inner suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 42,409 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Haltom City is located at ....
  
  
• Haslet
  Haslet, Texas
  Haslet is a city in Denton and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas, settled between 1880 and 1883. The population was 1,517 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Haslet is located at ....
  
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• Hurst
  Hurst, Texas
  Hurst is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Hurst is one of the Mid-Cities between Fort Worth and Dallas, but is a suburb of Fort Worth. The city was founded by William Letchworth Hurst...
  
  
• Keller
  Keller, Texas
  Keller is a city located in Tarrant County, Texas, in the United States. In 2011, it was ranked 93rd in Money Magazine's list of best cities to live in the United States. It is a northern suburb of the city of Fort Worth and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex...
  
  
• Kennedale
  Kennedale, Texas
  Kennedale is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,763 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Kennedale is located at ....
  
  
• Lake Worth
  Lake Worth, Texas
  Lake Worth is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,584 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to, and named after, Lake Worth, a popular recreational lake in the northwestern portion of Tarrant County.-Geography:...
  
  
• Lakeside
  Lakeside, Tarrant County, Texas
  Lakeside is a town in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,307 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Lakeside is located at ....
  
  
• Mansfield
  Mansfield, Texas
  Mansfield is a city in Ellis, Johnson, and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 56,368.In 2009, CNN/Money Magazine rated Mansfield as one of the "Best Places to Live" in the United States, ranking 24th out of the top 100 places.-History:The first...
  
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• Newark
  Newark, Texas
  Newark is a city in Tarrant and Wise counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 1,005 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Newark is located at ....
  
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• North Richland Hills
  North Richland Hills, Texas
  North Richland Hills is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 63,343 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest city in Tarrant County. In 2006, North Richland Hills was selected as one of the "Top 100 Best Places to live in America"...
  
  
• Pantego
  Pantego, Texas
  Pantego is a town in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,394 at the 2010 census. It is entirely surrounded by the cities of Arlington and Dalworthington Gardens...
  
  
• Pelican Bay
  Pelican Bay, Texas
  Pelican Bay is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,547 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Pelican Bay is located at ....
  
  
• Rendon, Texas
  Rendon, Texas
  Rendon is a census-designated place in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 12,552 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Rendon is located at ....
  
  
• Richland Hills
  Richland Hills, Texas
  Richland Hills is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,801 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Richland Hills is located at ....
  
  
• River Oaks
  River Oaks, Texas
  River Oaks is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,427 at the 2010 census.-Geography:River Oaks is located at ....
  
  
• Saginaw
  Saginaw, Texas
  Saginaw is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 19,806 at the 2010 United States Census. It was named in 1882 by Jarvis J. Green, who had lived and worked on Saginaw Street in Pontiac, Michigan...
  
  
• Sansom Park
  Sansom Park, Texas
  Sansom Park is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,686 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Sansom Park is located at ....
  
  
• Southlake
  Southlake, Texas
  Southlake is a city in northeast Tarrant and southeast Denton counties, Texas. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 26,575. A suburb of Fort Worth and Dallas, Southlake is known for exemplary public schools, Southlake Town Square, and Carroll High School's 7-time state champion football...
  
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• Trophy Club
  Trophy Club, Texas
  Trophy Club is an affluent town located in Denton and Tarrant Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is a wealthy northern suburb of the city of Fort Worth and is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The population was 8,024 at the 2010 Census...
  
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• Watauga
  Watauga, Texas
  Watauga is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 23,497 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Watauga is located at...
  
  
• Westlake
  Westlake, Texas
  Westlake is a town in Denton and Tarrant Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population is 702 as of the 2010 United States Census.The area known as Westlake was originally settled in 1847 by Charles and Matilda Medlin with about 20 other families. In the mid-twentieth century, now-Westlake...
  
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• Westover Hills
  Westover Hills, Texas
  Westover Hills is a town in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 682 at the 2010 census.Westover Hills, as of 2000, was the wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income and the 12th highest-income place in the United States....
  
  
• Westworth Village
  Westworth Village, Texas
  Westworth Village is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,472 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Westworth Village is located at ....
  
  
• White Settlement
  White Settlement, Texas
  White Settlement is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a northwestern suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 16,116 at the 2010 census.-Geography:White Settlement is located at ....
  
  

* Mostly in Dallas County

** Mostly in Denton County

*** Mostly in Johnson County

**** Mostly in Wise County

***** Partly in Johnson and Ellis Counties

† Partly in Parker County

†† Partly in Wise County

††† Small portion in Dallas County

†††† Small portion in Denton County

††††† Partly in Parker and Wise Counties

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools in Texas are organized into Independent School Districts

School district

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 and charter schools. Tarrant County is also home to dozens of private high schools and nearly 100 lower-level private schools.

Independent school districts

• Arlington Independent School District
  Arlington Independent School District
  Arlington Independent School District or AISD is a school district based in Arlington, Texas .The district covers the majority of Arlington and portions of Grand Prairie. The district serves the entirety of the small towns of Pantego and Dalworthington Gardens. A portion of Fort Worth lies within...
  
  
• Birdville Independent School District
  Birdville Independent School District
  The Birdville Independent School District is a K-12 public school district based in Haltom City, Texas . It has about 22,000 students in 32 schools. Its superintendent is Stephen F. Waddell...
  
  
• Carroll Independent School District
  Carroll Independent School District
  The Carroll Independent School District is an independent PK-12 school district serving the city of Southlake, Texas and portions of northwest Grapevine, far northern Colleyville, and eastern Westlake.-History:...
  
  
• Castleberry Independent School District
  Castleberry Independent School District
  Castleberry Independent School District is a public school district located in River Oaks, Texas . In addition to River Oaks, the city of Sansom Park and a small portion of Fort Worth lie within the district....
  
  
• Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District
  Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District
  The Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District is located in the northwest corner of Tarrant County, Texas and includes of land in Saginaw, Eagle Mountain, Blue Mound and several housing additions in the City of Fort Worth, near Eagle Mountain Lake...
  
  
• Everman Independent School District
  Everman Independent School District
  Everman Independent School District is a public school district based in Everman, Texas .In addition to Everman, the district serves portions of Fort Worth, Forest Hill, and Burleson....
  
  
• Fort Worth Independent School District
  Fort Worth Independent School District
  Fort Worth Independent School District is a school district based in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It is currently the fifth largest school district in Texas ....
  
  
• Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District
  Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District
  Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District is a public school district based in Grapevine, Texas . In addition to most of Grapevine, the district serves most of the city of Colleyville and small portions of northern Euless and Hurst and extreme eastern Southlake...
  
  
• Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District
  Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District
  Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District is a K-12 public school district based in Bedford, Texas .The district serves the city of Bedford, most of the cities of Euless and Hurst, and small parts of North Richland Hills, Colleyville, Fort Worth, and Arlington...
  
  
• Keller Independent School District
  Keller Independent School District
  The Keller Independent School District is a K-12 public school district based in Keller, Texas . It serves more than 31,000 students and operated 41 schools in the 2011-2012 school year....
  
  
• Kennedale Independent School District
  Kennedale Independent School District
  Kennedale Independent School District is a public school district based in Kennedale, Texas .In addition to Kennedale, the district serves small portions of Arlington and Fort Worth....
  
  
• Lake Worth Independent School District
  Lake Worth Independent School District
  Lake Worth Independent School District is a public school district based in Lake Worth, Texas .In addition to Lake Worth, the district serves small portions of Fort Worth and Sansom Park....
  
  
• White Settlement Independent School District
  White Settlement Independent School District
  White Settlement Independent School District is a public school district based in White Settlement, Texas . The district serves students in White Settlement and a portion of Fort Worth in west central Tarrant County....
  
  
• Azle Independent School District
  Azle Independent School District
  Azle Independent School District is a public school district based in Azle, Texas . The district covers northwestern Tarrant County, northeastern Parker County, and a small portion of southern Wise County....
  
   (partial)
• Burleson Independent School District
  Burleson Independent School District
  Burleson Independent School District is a public school district based in Burleson, Texas . The district was founded in 1909 by the citizens of Burleson...
  
   (partial)
• Crowley Independent School District
  Crowley Independent School District
  Crowley Independent School District is a public school district based in Crowley, Texas . The Superintendent of Schools is Dr. Dan Powell....
  
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• Godley Independent School District
  Godley Independent School District
  Godley Independent School District is a public school district based in Godley, Texas .In 2010, the school district was rated "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.-Schools:*Godley High School * *...
  
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• Mansfield Independent School District
  Mansfield Independent School District
  Mansfield Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Mansfield, Texas, United States.MISD serves Mansfield and portions of the cities of Grand Prairie, Arlington, and Burleson. The district also extends into northeastern Johnson County....
  
   (partial)
• Northwest Independent School District
  Northwest Independent School District
  Northwest Independent School District is a public school district based in far north Fort Worth, Texas . It is named for its location in northwest Tarrant County, though it also serves portions of Denton County and Wise County....
  
   (partial)

Charter schools

• Richard Milburn Academy
• Crosstimbers Academy
  Crosstimbers Academy
  Crosstimbers Academy is a small charter school in the Fort Worth suburb of Weatherford, Texas, part of an alternative education district that services over three hundred “at-risk” students from over twenty-five different communities.-History:...
  
  
• Westlake Academy
  Westlake Academy
  Westlake Academy is an open-enrollment charter school operating under the IB curriculum.-Overview:Westlake has three main academic programs: The IB Primary Years Programme program lasts from kindergarten to sixth grade, while the IB Middle Years Programme program runs from seventh grade to tenth...
  
  

Private schools

Notable private schools include:

• Fort Worth Christian School
  Fort Worth Christian School
  Fort Worth Christian School is a private Christian preparatory school in North Richland Hills, Texas. Established in 1958, the school serves students in preschool through grade 12.On February 27, 2010, the 43rd President of the United States George W...
  
  
• Nolan Catholic High School
  Nolan Catholic High School
  Nolan Catholic High School is a private, coeducational, college preparatory school in the Marianist tradition, and is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas. It serves the mission of the Church by educating and forming youth in the Roman Catholic faith...
  
  
• Trinity Valley School
• Key School, Inc.
• Fort Worth Country Day School
  Fort Worth Country Day School
  Fort Worth Country Day School is a public K-12 school in Fort Worth, Texas.The school broke ground in 1963. Nine months later, the school opened on September 9, 1963 with grades one through nine. 210 students were initially enrolled. The Sid Richardson Gymnasium opened in 1967. Eight additional...
  
  
• Trinity Baptist Temple Academy
  Trinity Baptist Temple Academy
  Trinity Baptist Temple Academy is a private Christian K-12 school in the ministry of Trinity Baptist Temple. The school is located in Fort Worth, Texas which is close to Saginaw, Texas, and serves approximately 144 students. TBTA's mascot is the eagle....
  
  

Transportation

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is partially in the cities of Grapevine

Grapevine, Texas

Grapevine is a city in northeast Tarrant County, Texas, United States located within the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census the city population was 46,334. The city's moniker is derived from the native grapes prevalent in the area. In recent years several wineries have...

 and Euless

Euless, Texas

Euless, known as "Tree City USA," is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. Euless is part of the Mid-Cities between Dallas and Fort Worth...

 in Tarrant County and Irving

Irving, Texas

Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 216,290. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated...

 in Dallas County

Dallas County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,218,899 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,523 people per square mile . There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of 971/sq mi...

.

Fort Worth Alliance Airport

Fort Worth Alliance Airport

Fort Worth Alliance Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located north of the central business district of Fort Worth, city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States....

 is a city-owned public-use airport located 14 miles (22.5 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

Fort Worth Meacham International Airport

Fort Worth Meacham International Airport is an airport in Fort Worth, Texas. The airport is located at the intersection of Interstate 820 and U.S. Business Highway 287 in northwest Fort Worth, near the downtown business district...

 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

Fort Worth Spinks Airport

Fort Worth Spinks Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located 14 nautical miles south of the central business district of Fort Worth, in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. It is the newest of the three airports that are owned by the City of Fort Worth and it serves the cities of Fort...

 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.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Tarrant County, Texas
  National Register of Historic Places listings in Tarrant County, Texas
  List of Registered Historic Places in Tarrant County, TexasThis is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Tarrant County, Texas...
  
  

External links

• Tarrant County official website
• Headlines from Tarrant County from The Dallas Morning News
• Historic images of Tarrant County
• Tarrant County in Handbook of Texas Online from The University of Texas at Austin
  University of Texas at Austin
  The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in 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.