Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According to a 2022 United States census estimate, Fort Worth's population was 956,709, the 5th-most populous in the state and the 13th-most populous in the United States. Fort Worth is the second-largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, which is the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States, and the most populous in Texas. The city of Fort Worth was established in 1849 as an army outpost on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River. Fort Worth has historically been a center of the Texas Longhorn cattle trade. It still embraces its Western heritage and traditional architecture and design. USS Fort Worth is the first ship of the United States Navy named after the city.

Country: United States
State: Texas
Counties: Tarrant, Denton, Johnson, Parker, Wise
Incorporated: 1874
Named for: William J. Worth
Type: Mayor–council–manager
Mayor: Mattie Parker (R)
City manager: David Cooke (R)
Population (2020): 918,915
Estimate (2024): 995,049
Rank: 33rd in North America, 13th in the United States, 5th in Texas
Demonym(s): Fort Worthian
Time zone: CST (UTC−6)
Summer (DST): CDT (UTC−5)
Area codes: 682 and 817
FIPS code: 48-27000
GNIS feature ID: 2410531
Website: www.fortworthtexas.gov
Official Website: http://www.fortworthtexas.gov
Wikidata description: city and county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, United States
Wikidata id: Q16558
Wikidata label: Fort Worth
Wikidata aliases: Array
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