Fort Worth, Texas

**Forth Worth** is the fifth largest city in Texas. It is the 12th most populous city in the United States. It has gotten so big that it has overlapped the next biggest city next to it, Dallas, Texas. Because of this, the area is often referred to as Dallas/Ft. Worth, or DFW.

Fort Worth is the county seat of Tarrant County. Texas Motor Speedway is also in fort Worth.

There are a few interesting landmarks in Fort Worth. One is Sundance Square, a popular place to enjoy in downtown. Another is West 7th, an entertainment destination. At last, there is the Fort Worth Stockyards, where rodeos are held.

## History

Many Confederate monuments and buildings have been removed or renamed in Fort Worth.

- Granite marker remembering pioneer banker and Confederate soldier Khleber Miller Van Zandt, after the war commander of the trans-Mississippi division of the United Confederate Veterans. Removed on August 18, 2017, and given to the Texas Civil War Museum in White Settlement, Texas, a Fort Worth suburb.
- Granite marker remembering a violent east Texas Ku Klux Klansman, Confederate Colonel H.P. "Hinchie" Mabry. Removed on August 18, 2017, and given to the Texas Civil War Museum.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Fort Worth, Texas
- **settlement type**: City
- **named for**: William J. Worth
- **nicknames**: Cowtown, Panther City, Funkytown, Queen City of the Prairie
- **motto**: "Where the West begins"; "Crossroads of Cowboys & Culture"
- **map caption**: Interactive map of Fort Worth
- **image map1**: Tarrant County Texas Incorporated Areas Fort Worth highlighted.svg
- **map caption1**: Location of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, Texas
- **pushpin map**: Texas#USA
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Texas##Location in the United States
- **pushpin relief**: 1
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Texas, Counties
- **subdivision name1**: Texas
- **subdivision name2**: Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant, Denton County, Texas, Denton, Johnson County, Texas, Johnson, Parker County, Texas, Parker, Wise County, Texas, Wise
- **established title**: Incorporated
- **established date**: 1874
- **government type**: Mayor–council–manager
- **leader title**: Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, Mayor
- **leader title1**: City manager
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total sq mi**: 355.56
- **area land sq mi**: 347.27
- **area water sq mi**: 8.28
- **area total km2**: 920.89
- **area land km2**: 899.44
- **area water km2**: 21.45
- **elevation ft**: 541
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 918,915
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population rank**: List of North American cities by population, 33rd in North America
List of United States cities by population, 12th in the United States
List of municipalities in Texas, 5th in Texas
- **population demonym**: Fort Worthian
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **area code**: Area codes 682 and 817, 682 and 817
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area codes
- **website**: [http://www.fortworthtexas.gov/ www.fortworthtexas.gov]
- **leader title2**: City council
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone (North America), CST
- **utc offset**: −6
- **timezone dst**: Central Time Zone (North America), CDT
- **utc offset dst**: −5
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 48-27000
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 2410531