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Fort Worth history:
Settled in 1849 as an Army post to protect the citizens from the Indian attacks. It became the last major stop on the legendary Chisholm Trail, growing larger with all the people who followed the trail and then stayed. Fort Worth eventually became the second largest livestock market in the country. With the discovery of large oil fields in West Texas, Fort Worth grew even more, now being one of the great metropolitan areas in Texas.
Learn about the history of the area from the Fort
Worth Heritage Trails website.
The settling of Fort Worth: 1849
The population of Fort Worth is approximately 490,000 (1998).
The approximate number of families is 194,429 (1990).
The amount of land area in Fort Worth is 727.996 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 16.455 sq kilometers.
The distance from Fort Worth to Washington DC is 1259 miles. The distance to the
Texas state capital is 170 miles. (as the crow flies)
Fort Worth is positioned 32.75 degrees north of the equator and 97.33 degrees
west of the prime meridian.
Fort Worth elevation is 600 feet above sea level.
Fort Worth per capita income is $13,162.
Fort Worth miscellany.
Fort Worth location: in North Central Texas, next to Dallas
The weather in Fort Worth is moderate. There is an annual snowfall of 3
inches.
Fort Worth average annual rainfall is 31.4 inches inches per year
Fort Worth average temperature is 65.5 degrees F.
The average low temperature is January 33.9 July 74.7 degrees F.
The average high temperature is January 54 July 97.8 degrees F.