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Fort Worth

Fort Worth

About Fort Worth

895,008 in city
6,805,275 in metro
728 km² (281 mi²)
199.165100098 m
Fort Worth has been titled “Where the West Begins” and is the second largest city in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Fort Worth is the 6th largest city in the State of Texas, and the 27th largest in the U.S. The city was founded as a fort to protect North Texas from Indians in 1849 at the junction of the Clear and West Forks of the Trinity River. A settlement sprang up around the fort, which has become Fort Worth today. The terrain around the city is slightly rolling with a mix of grassy plains vegetation and heavily wooded valleys. The plains of West Texas begin at the western edge of the city where the elevations begin to increase. The downtown area is alive in both day and night where many of the late 19th and early 20th century buildings have been artfully restored. Interspersed between these are newer skyscrapers, many of which have been designed by renowned architects. Sundance Square is the center of the city’s nightlife with restaurants, theaters, museums, and galleries all occupying a mix of historic buildings and new infill construction. Main Street is one of the more unique urban streets, anchored by the 1895 Tarrant County Courthouse on one end and the 1968 Fort Worth Convention Center on the other.

Metro Cities

Addison, Allen, Arlington, Azle, Balch Springs, Bedford, Benbrook, Burleson, Carrollton, Cedar Hill, Cleburne, Colleyville, Commerce, Coppell, Corinth, Dallas, Decatur, Denton, DeSoto, Duncanville, Durant, Ennis, Euless, Fairview, Farmers Branch, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Frisco, Garland, Granbury, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Greenville, Hurst, Irving, Italy, Keller, Lancaster, Lewisville, Mansfield, McKinney, Mesquite, North Richland Hills, Plano, Richardson, Rowlett, Terrell, The Colony, University Park, Waxahachie, Weatherford

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
660 All Buildings
618
existing
3
under construction
14
planned
6
unbuilt
19
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 Burnett Plaza 567 ft 1983
2 D.R. Horton Tower 547 ft 1984
3 Carter+Burgess Plaza 525 ft 1983
4 The Tower 488 ft 1974
5 Wells Fargo Tower 477 ft 1982

Building types

No. Type
491 low-rise building
56 high-rise building
43 mast (pole)
16 mast (framework)
15 open-air structure
9 skyscraper
8 church
6 stadium
4 silo
4 hall
2 airport tower
2 mast (wired)
2 chimney
1 monument
1 bridge

Other buildings

No. Type
3 Famous buildings
6 Buildings with construction images