Welcome to Fort Worth, Texas!

In 1849 Fort Worth was a frontier outpost. 150 years later it's a major, diversified, high-tech city that has experienced dramatic growth. Since the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the opening of foreign trade zones at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Alliance Airport, Fort Worth has been attracting different businesses from around the world.

However, Fort Worth is known for its friendly environment because it has kept its down-home western hospitality through the years and the changes.

Fort Worth has also long been known for its cultural background. In the early '80's, the billionaire Bass brothers bought the legendary Sundance Square with a dream of rejuvenating downtown Fort Worth. New retail, restaurant and entertainment flourished. The Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall is  the new home of the Fort Worth Symphony, the Fort Worth Opera, and the Fort Worth-Dallas Ballet.

Housing

Fort Worth offers a variety of housing options that range from lake side homes to historic mansions, and established neighborhoods to master planned communities. There is a wide array of unique neighborhoods to fit various lifestyles and personalities.

Schools

The Fort Worth Independent School District is nationally the only public school system that has seven Academic Chairs for Teaching Excellence. The school system has a student to teacher ratio of 17.7 to 1. Recently, the Fort Worth ISD had 18 National Merit Scholars, 19 National Merit Commended Scholars, and three National Achievement Scholars.

Fort Worth is also home to a number of quality private schools.

Institutions of higher learning include five campuses of Tarrant County College; Texas Christian University; Texas Wesleyan University; Texas Women's University; the University of North Texas; the University of Texas at Arlington; Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Texas Wesleyan School of Law; the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth; and several private colleges.

Location

Fort Worth sits along the Trinity River 30 miles west of Dallas in North Central Texas.

Population

In Fort Worth, there are about 720,000 people, but the Tarrant County statistical area population is 2,170,000.  There are approximately 5.5 - 6.0 million people living, working, and enjoying life in the North Texas area!

Source: Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce

Also: Introduction to the Fort Worth Area