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'''Fort Worth''' is the 17th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of [[Texas]].<ref name="dmn1">{{cite news |title=McKinney falls to third in rank of fastest-growing cities in U.S. |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/071008dnmetpopulation.43799b9.html |work=The Dallas Morning News |first=Ian |last=McCann |date=2008-07-10}}{{dead link|date=February 2012}}</ref> Located in North Central Texas, the city is a cultural gateway into the [[Western United States|American West]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}} and covers nearly {{convert|350|sqmi|km2}} in [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant]], [[Denton County, Texas|Denton]], [[Parker County, Texas|Parker]], and [[Wise County, Texas|Wise]] counties—serving as the seat for Tarrant County. According to the 2013 census estimates, Fort Worth had a population of 792,727.<ref name="2013 Pop Estimate"/> The city is the {{nowrap|second-largest}} in the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington]] metropolitan area. |
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'''Fort hore''' is the 17th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of [[Texas]].<ref name="dmn1">{{cite news |title=McKinney falls to third in rank of fastest-growing cities in U.S. |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/071008dnmetpopulation.43799b9.html |work=The Dallas Morning News |first=Ian |last=McCann |date=2008-07-10}}{{dead link|date=February 2012}}</ref> Located in North Central Texas, the city is a cultural gateway into the [[Western United States|American West]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}} and covers nearly {{convert|350|sqmi|km2}} in [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant]], [[Denton County, Texas|Denton]], [[Parker County, Texas|Parker]], and [[Wise County, Texas|Wise]] counties—serving as the seat for Tarrant County. According to the 2013 census estimates, Fort Worth had a population of 792,727.<ref name="2013 Pop Estimate"/> The city is the {{nowrap|second-largest}} in the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington]] metropolitan area. |
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The city was established in 1849 as an Army outpost on a bluff overlooking the [[Trinity River (Texas)|Trinity River]]. Today Fort Worth still embraces its Western heritage and traditional architecture and design.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utexas.edu/ce/elderhostel/cities/fort-worth/|title=Fort Worth, from uTexas.com|accessdate=30 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.txwes.edu/internationalprograms/location.htm|title=International Programs: Fort Worth|accessdate=30 December 2008}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> {{USS|Fort Worth|LCS-3}} is the first ship of the [[United States Navy]] named after the city. |
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The city was established in 1849 as an Army outpost on a bluff overlooking the [[Trinity River (Texas)|Trinity River]]. Today Fort Worth still embraces its Western heritage and traditional architecture and design.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utexas.edu/ce/elderhostel/cities/fort-worth/|title=Fort Worth, from uTexas.com|accessdate=30 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.txwes.edu/internationalprograms/location.htm|title=International Programs: Fort Worth|accessdate=30 December 2008}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> {{USS|Fort Worth|LCS-3}} is the first ship of the [[United States Navy]] named after the city. |