Fort Worth, Texas
Forth Worth is the fifth largest city in Texas. It is the 12th most populous city in the United States. It has gotten so big that it has overlapped the next biggest city next to it, Dallas, Texas. Because of this, the area is often referred to as Dallas/Ft. Worth, or DFW.
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 Location of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′23″N 97°19′57″W / 32.75639°N 97.33250°WCoordinates: 32°45′23″N 97°19′57″W / 32.75639°N 97.33250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Tarrant, Denton, Johnson, Parker, Wise [3] |
| Incorporated | 1874[4] |
| Named for | William J. Worth |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council–manager |
| Area | |
| • Total | 355.56 sq mi (920.89 km2) |
| • Land | 347.27 sq mi (899.44 km2) |
| • Water | 8.28 sq mi (21.45 km2) |
| Elevation | 541 ft (165 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 918,915 |
| • Rank | 33rd in North America 12th in the United States 5th in Texas |
| • Density | 2,584.42/sq mi (997.855/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 76036, 761XX, 76244
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| FIPS code | 48-27000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410531[6] |
| Website | www.fortworthtexas.gov |
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Fort Worth is the county seat of Tarrant County. Texas Motor Speedway is also in fort Worth.
There are a few interesting landmarks in Fort Worth. One is Sundance Square, a popular place to enjoy in downtown. Another is West 7th, an entertainment destination. At last, there is the Fort Worth Stockyards, where rodeos are held.
Images
The Water Gardens in Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth Montage
History
Many Confederate monuments and buildings have been removed or renamed in Fort Worth.
- Granite marker remembering pioneer banker and Confederate soldier Khleber Miller Van Zandt, after the war commander of the trans-Mississippi division of the United Confederate Veterans. Removed on August 18, 2017, and given to the Texas Civil War Museum in White Settlement, Texas, a Fort Worth suburb.[7]
- Granite marker remembering a violent east Texas Ku Klux Klansman, Confederate Colonel H.P. "Hinchie" Mabry. Removed on August 18, 2017, and given to the Texas Civil War Museum.[7]
Fort Worth, Texas Media
Lithograph of Fort Worth, 1876
Paddock Fort-Worth, Tex., and Rail-Roads 1888 UTA
Book of Texas (1916) (14770397571)
Postcard of the Fort Worth business district, 1921
Texas and Pacific Passenger Station, Fort Worth (postcard, circa 1909)
President Kennedy in Fort Worth on Friday morning, November 22, 1963. He was assassinated in Dallas later in the day.
W 7th Bridge bikeway, 2015
Sundance Square Plaza, 2016
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "From a cowtown to Cowtown". Fortworthgov.org. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Fort Worth, TX". tshaonline.org. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Fort Worth Geographic Information Systems". Archived from the original on December 21, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2011 : City of Fort Worth, Texas" (PDF). Fortworthtexas.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Worth, Texas
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kennedy, Bud (June 7, 2018). Look away: Fort Worth has removed and disposed of two Confederate historical markers, one for a Klansman. https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/bud-kennedy/article212775159.html.
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