BlockFort Worth, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Fort Worth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76104. The Survey maps it on the Fort Worth quadrangle. 918,915 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 709 feet above sea level.
On record in Fort Worth
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 12 of 107 shown
Allen Chapel AME Churchlisted 1984
American Airways Hanger and Administration Buildinglisted 2008
Neil P. Anderson Buildinglisted 1978
Stephen F. Austin Elementary Schoollisted 1983
M. A. Benton Houselisted 1978
Blackstone Hotellisted 1984
Bryce Buildinglisted 1984
William J. Bryce Houselisted 1984
Burk Burnett Buildinglisted 1980
Butler Place Historic Districtlisted 2011
Central Handley Historic Districtlisted 2002
Lily B. Clayton Elementary Schoollisted 2017
Population over time
2 figuresFort Worth grew from 741,206 to 918,915 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 741,206 | |
| 2020 | 918,915 | +177,709 (+24%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1894 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
634 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 634 fires within 5 miles of Fort Worth between 2006 and 2020, burning about 2,217 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 581 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | OAKHURST SCENIC |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FARNSWORTH |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2500 |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH FREEWAY |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | AIRPORT FREEWAY |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | COLD SPRINGS |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NE 23RD |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROSEDALE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
37 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fort Worth in 37 storm reports between 1993 and 1995: 21 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. The reports record 109 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | 109 hurt | At Trinity Park, just west of downtown Fort Worth, an outdoor festival, called Mayfest, was in progress. Over 10,000 people were caught in the open with little shelter by hail up to softball-size. One hundred nine people were treated for injuries at hospitals, four people were in critical condition. Many injuries occurred as parents covered their children with their bodies to protect them from the hail. |
| April 1995 | Tornado (F2) | Fort Worth | $4,000,000 | The tornado track was approximately five miles long from the Texas Christian University campus to 1.5 miles southeast of downtown Fort Worth. At least six vehicles were overturned, major damage was sustained by an apartment complex, and significant damage occurred to roofs. Power lines, telephone and power poles, and a large number of trees were blown down by high winds. |
| November 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Fort Worth | $500,000 | A brief tornado produced intermittent damage along a 1.2 mile path in southwest Fort Worth between 600 and 630 am. Large tree limbs were broken, numerous wood fences were blown down and a school had major damage to a composition roof. Total damage was $60-70,000. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | $50,000 | A downburst 5.5 miles northeast of the track of the first storm between 600 and 630 am peeled off a large section of a house roof and carried it 100 yards. Minor damage occurred to surrounding homes. Total damage was $10-20,000. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | $10,000 | Large tree limbs and signs were blown down in South Fort Worth. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | $5,000 | High winds damaged the roof of a business in east Fort Worth. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | $5,000 | Signs and power line poles were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and did some roof damage in Edgecliff Village. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | $5,000 | Strong winds blew power lines down in southwestern Fort Worth. |
| November 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Fort Worth | $5,000 | Downburst winds downed trees and power lines. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Considerable damage was sustained to buildings in the downtown area. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Half dollar-size hail was reported at the National Weather Service Office in north Fort Worth. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Baseball-size hail was reported in east Fort Worth. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Grapefruit-size hail was reported at Television Station KXAS in southeast Fort Worth. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | - | The wind gusted to 75 miles an hour at Television Station KXAS in southeast Fort Worth. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | - | Winds gusted to 80 mph just east of downtown Fort Worth. |
| April 1995 | Hail | West Fort Worth | - | A fence was blown down by high winds. |
| April 1995 | Hail | South Fort Worth | - | A fence was blown down by high winds. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | - | A GM parts plant at I-35 and Everman Parkway had $20 million damage done to a collapsed roof and blown in wall. In the same area Morgan Spa reported major damage, and an RV park just north of Morgan Spa had 15 to 20 RV's blown from west to east and stacked up against a cyclone fence. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | - | A wall was blown in at the GE warehouse in south Fort Worth. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Baseball-size hail was reported just west of downtown Fort Worth. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | - | A mobile home was blown off a trailer on Interstate 35 one mile north of the Highway 287 turnoff. |
| April 1994 | Hail | South Fort Worth | - | Two-inch diameter hail was reported at the intersection of Loop 820 and McCart. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Baseball-size hail fell in east Fort Worth. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Quarter-size hail fell in south Forth Worth, four miles southwest of Edgecliff Village. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Quarter-size hail was reported in southeast Fort Worth. |
| April 1994 | Hail | West Fort Worth | - | Golf ball-size hail occurred in west Fort Worth at the intersection of Interstate 30 and Loop 820. Lake Worth,28,2350CST,,,0,0,0,0,Hail (0.75) |
| April 1994 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Quarter-size hail fell in downtown Fort Worth. |
| April 1994 | Hail | North Fort Worth | - | Hail nickel- to quarter-size fell at WSFO Fort Worth, at the intersection of North Beach Street and Loop 820. |
| October 1993 | Hail | South Fort Worth | - | Blair Street was reported as flooded. |
| October 1993 | Hail | West Fort Worth | - | Power lines and tree limbs blown down by high winds. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | South Fort Worth | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belt Junction | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Forest Hill | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Edgecliff Village | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Westover Hills | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Westworth | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| River Oaks | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Handley | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Haltom City | 5.8 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Fort Worth | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16558 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380947. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.