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Major Communities (2013 Population): Arlington (379,577), Azle (11,334), Bedford (48,592), Benbrook (22,206), Burleson (40,714), Colleyville (24,500), Crowley (14,102), Euless (53,224), Everman (6,269), Flower Mound (68,609), Forest Hill (12,700), Fort Worth (792,727), Grapevine (50,195), Grand Prairie (183,372), Haltom City (43,580), Hurst (38,448), Keller (42,907), Kennedale (7,236), Mansfield (60,872), Newark, North Richland Hills (67,317), Richland Hills (7,995), River Oaks (7,619), Saginaw (21,257), Southlake (28,234), Trophy Club (10,459), Watauga (24,187) and White Settlement (16,714)
Demographics
Education
For more information, visit the county’s website at www.tarrantcounty.com.
WISE COUNTY—OVERVIEW
Divided vertically by Grand Prairie and Western Cross Timbers, the 922 square miles of Wise County is both farm land and forest and grazing land. Vegetation includes live oak, cottonwood, and mesquite trees. Just 40 miles south of the Oklahoma border, Wise County was named after an American statesman who supported the annexation of Texas. Lake Bridgeport and Eagle Mountain Lake supply water and recreational facilities to residents who mostly work in Fort Worth. The area was largely Democratic up until the 1970s when it turned Republican. Major U.S. and State Highways include 287, 380, 101 and 114. Wise County is included in only a handful of counties to have several family-oriented nudist resorts in the United States.
Major Communities (2013 Population): Briar (5,665), Bridgeport (6,154) and Decatur (6,261)
Demographics
- Population in 2013.........................................................1,911,541
- Population Increase (2010–13)...................................5.6%
- Persons per square mile.............................................2,094.7
Education
- Independent School Districts: Arlington, Birdville, Carroll, Castleberry, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw, Everman, Fort Worth, Grapevine-Colleyville, Hurst-Euless-Bedford, Keller, Kennedale, Lake Worth and White Settlement
- Educational Attainment (Adult Population 2013)
- High school diploma.......................................84%
- College degrees..............................................29.1%
For more information, visit the county’s website at www.tarrantcounty.com.
WISE COUNTY—OVERVIEW
Divided vertically by Grand Prairie and Western Cross Timbers, the 922 square miles of Wise County is both farm land and forest and grazing land. Vegetation includes live oak, cottonwood, and mesquite trees. Just 40 miles south of the Oklahoma border, Wise County was named after an American statesman who supported the annexation of Texas. Lake Bridgeport and Eagle Mountain Lake supply water and recreational facilities to residents who mostly work in Fort Worth. The area was largely Democratic up until the 1970s when it turned Republican. Major U.S. and State Highways include 287, 380, 101 and 114. Wise County is included in only a handful of counties to have several family-oriented nudist resorts in the United States.
Major Communities (2013 Population): Briar (5,665), Bridgeport (6,154) and Decatur (6,261)
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