Tarrant County, Texas

The last Census shows that Tarrant County had a population of 1,454,608 people in 2000. This represented 6.94% of the total population of Texas, making it the state's 3rd most populous county.

From the Census estimates for 2007^<1>, Tarrant had a population of 1,717,435 people. This is an increase of 18.07% since the 2000 Census.

The following table contains the population changes since the last Census (the next Census will be in 2010). The population counts for the years after 2000 are estimates.

Tarrant County had 565,830 Housing Units^<2> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Tarrant County has a total area of 897 square miles [2,324 km²]. Of this total, 863 square miles [2,236 km²] of the area is land, with the balance (3.8%) being water (34.06 square miles [88.2 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Tarrant County had a population density of 1,684 people per square mile [4,363 people/km²], making it the state's 3rd most densely populated county.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information that are called QuickFacts. A QuickFact that is specific to Tarrant County is available. The QuickFact also contains a comparison between Tarrant and the state of Texas.

Click here for the Tarrant County QuickFact (QF-48439).

Below are some of the communities that are located in Tarrant County:

Below are the counties that adjoin and form the boundaries of Tarrant County. A link to their specific Census QuickFact has been provided.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	Population (2007 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
Dallas	QF-48113	E	2,366,511	2,225,997	6.31%
Denton	QF-48121	NE	612,357	438,999	39.49%
Ellis	QF-48139	SE	143,468	112,393	27.65%
Johnson	QF-48251	S	149,797	127,970	17.06%
Parker	QF-48367	W	108,687	89,244	21.79%
Wise	QF-48497	NW	57,589	49,403	16.57%

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