History of Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the 19th-largest in the United States|United States. Situated in North Texas, the city covers almost 300 square miles and is the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant County.
As of the 2005 U.S. Census estimate, Fort Worth had a population of 624,067. It has become one of the fastest growing cities in the country due to its warm climate, numerous business opportunities, low cost of living and wide array of attractions (in addition, most of the area surrounding the city is not part of another suburb, which allows Fort Worth to annex the land for its jurisdiction). The city is the second-largest cultural and economic center of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex|Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, the fourth-largest United States metropolitan area|metropolitan area in the U.S. with a population of 6 million in 12 counties.
Fort Worth was founded as a military camp in 1849, named after General William J. Worth|William Jenkins Worth. Today, the city is portrayed as more old-fashioned and laid-back than its neighbor, Dallas, Texas|Dallas. Known as "Cowtown" for its roots as a cattle drive terminus, Fort Worth bills itself as "Where the West begins" and still celebrates its colorful Western heritage. But the city also has strong influences of the South. Its legendary "Western heritage" was made possible by settlers from the Old South looking to get a new start and Fort Worth can be called a "gateway" to a cultural region sometimes referred to as the "Western South."
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