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Welcome to Tarrant County, Texas
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Tarrant County is located in Texas in the north-central part of the state. The county seat is Fort Worth. Today, much of the flavor and attitudes that are the history of Tarrant County live on. The frontier has changed, but the pioneering spirit has not. Tarrant County is now home to a diverse spectrum of businesses and lifestyles. Defence contractors, aerospace companies as well as agriculture and cattle, have a large part in the county's economic foundation. Tarrant County's western history is displayed in the county's internationally renowned Cultural District.
With such a different mix of styles, you wont ever lack things to do and see. Tarrant County has changed dramatically over the past few years. Once dependent on defense plants and its military base, the economy of Tarrant County's has been transformed into one of the most vibrant and diverse in the nation and is leading the regional resurgence in business relocations and expansions, retail development and new housing construction. Tarrant County was once tied to the cattle ranches and oil rigs of west Texas, and now the county does businesses are all over the world and the county's industrial and commercial airports are some of the country's head international gateways.
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~ History of Tarrant County
Tarrant County, one of 26 counties created out of the Peters Colony, was established in 1849. The county was named after a commander for the Republic of Texas, General Edward H. Tarrant, in 1841, who was at the Battle of Village Creek. The village of Grapevine, the Texas Ranger outpost of Johnson’s Station (in what is now south Arlington), and Bird’s Fort, a short-lived private fort just south of present-day Euless, were early areas of western civilization in the region.
The first county seat election was held in 1851 and the location, just miles to the northeast, received the most votes, and became the first seat of Tarrant County. After the military post closed in 1853 and the little towns of Fort Worth and Birdville grew, a stern fight came between them to be the seat. In 1856, the second election for county seat was held, when just a few votes moved Birdville out of Fort Worth. Fatal duels and fights continued over the next four years by supporters of both locations. Finally, in 1860, another special election was held. This time, Fort Worth, by now the larger town, received 548 votes. The prime location, the center of the county, had 301 votes. Birdville had only four votes.
From the end of the Civil War and until the mid 1870s, hundreds of thousands of cattle were forced up through Tarrant County to the railheads in Kansas. In 1895 the Tarrant County Courthouse was completed, it was created of pink granite. The granite came from central Texas, it took two full years to build. Upon completion, even though the project had come in almost 20% under budget, the residents of the county were so upset by the wastefull spending that the whole Commissioners Court and County Judge were voted from office at the next election.
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~ Demographics Report of Tarrant County
As of the 2000 census report, there were 1,336,219 people, 533,864 households and 369,433 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,675 per square mile. There were 565,830 housing units at an average density of 655 per square mile. 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% made up other races. Hispanics and Latinos mande up 19.73% of the population.
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 female householder with no husband present and 30.80% were non-families. Individual households made up 34.90% and 5.90% of 65 year olds and over were living alone. The size of the average household 2.67 and the size of the family was 3.22. 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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~ Education in Tarrant County
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~ Fun Things to do in Tarrant County
There are many fun activities to do while in Tarrant County, including golfing. Most of the attractions are located in the city of Fort Worth. Here are some places you might want to visit while you are in Tarrant County.
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