Tarrant County, Texas

Tarrant County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 1,446,219. Its is. Tarrant County is the second most populous county in the and contains its second largest principal city.

Fort Worth is the largest city in Tarrant County. Its population in 2000 was 534,694. is the second largest city in Tarrant County with a 2000 population of 332,969.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,324 (897 ). 2,236 km² (863 sq mi) of it is land and 88 km² (34 sq mi) of it (3.80%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 1,446,219 people, 533,864 households, and 369,433 families residing in the county. The was 647/km² (1,675/sq mi). There were 565,830 housing units at an average density of 253/km² (655/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 71.23%, 12.80% or , 0.57% , 3.64% , 0.16% , 9.09% from , and 2.51% from two or more races. 19.73% of the population were or  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 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 for the county was $22,548. About 8.00% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the, including 13.80% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
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Education
The following are located in Tarrant County:


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Transportation
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