Fort Worth is the seventeenth-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city within the state of Texas. Located in North Texas and the western edge of the American South, the city covers nearly 300 sqmi in Tarrant, Parker, and Denton counties, serving as the county seat for Tarrant County. According to 2009 estimates by the North Central Texas Council of Governments, the city has a population of 720,250. The city is the second-largest cultural and economic center of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (commonly called the Metroplex). Fort Worth and the surrounding Metroplex area offer numerous business opportunities and a wide array of attractions. Established originally in 1849 as a protective Army outpost situated on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River, the city of Fort Worth today still embraces its western heritage and traditional architecture and design. (via Wikipedia)
Leader:
Michael J. Moncrief
Area Code:
682, 817
Land Area (sq mi):
292.5
Water Area (sq mi):
6.3
Time Zone:
CST
Elevation (ft):
653
Metro population:
6,145,037
Total Area (sq. mi):
298.9
Elevation (m):
216
Type:
City
As of:
2009
Latitude:
N
Longitude:
W
Name:
City of Fort Worth
Motto:
"Where the West begins"
Latitude (Minutes):
45
Longitude (Minutes):
19
Total Population:
720250 (17th)
Also Known As:
Cowtown; Panther City; "Funkytown"
Website:
fortworthgov.org
Longitude (Degrees):
97
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