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  State Texas
  Seal <!--Image TarrantCountySealjpg deleted per I6 -->
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  Founded Year 1849
  Founded Date <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 -->
  Seat Wl Fort Worth <!-- county seat the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Largest City Wl Fort Worth <!-- largest city the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Area Mi 897
  Area Km 2,324
  Area Land Mi 863
  Area Land Km 2,236
  Area Water Mi 34
  Area Water Km 88
  Area Percentage 380%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 1,446,219
  Density Mi 1675
  Density Km 647
  Time Zone Central
  UTC Offset -6
  DST Offset -5
  Web wwwtarrantcountycom


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 Worth 6 . 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. Arlington is the second largest city in Tarrant County with a 2000 population of 332,969.


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 2,324 Km&2 (897 Mi&2 ). 2,236 km&2 (863 mi&2) of it is land and 88 km&2 (34 mi&2) of it (3.80%) is water.

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DEMOGRAPHICS

  Title Historical populations
  1900 52376
  1910 108572
  1920 152800
  1930 197553
  1940 225521
  1950 361253
  1960 538495
  1970 716317
  1980 860880
  1990 1170103
  2000 1446219
  Estimate 1671295
  Estyear 2006



As of the Census &2 of 2000, there were 1,446,219 people, 533,864 households, and 369,433 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 647/km&2 (1,675/mi&2). There were 565,830 housing units at an average density of 253/km&2 (655/mi&2). 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.


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