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COMMUNITY PROFILE AND GENERAL INFORMATION

The City of Watauga is located in Tarrant County, approximately 10 miles northeast of
downtown Fort Worth and 25 miles northwest of downtown Dallas. The City’s corporate
boundary comprises approximately four-square miles. Watauga’s estimated population
as of January 2023 is 23,653 as reported by the North Central Texas Council of
Governments (NCTCOG).

The City of Watauga is part of the Metroplex of north-central Texas, which includes the
cities of Fort Worth and Dallas and has a total estimated population of 8.3 million people.
The economy of the area is based upon banking, commerce, insurance, technology,
energy, healthcare, medical research, transportation, and logistics. Dallas-Ft. Worth is
home to 24 Fortune 500 companies. The region boasts a GDP of just over $472.33
billion. The 11 county Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex has been designated as one
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) and is the most populous area in both
Texas and the Southern United States.

Economic conditions in the Metroplex continue to be influenced by the development and
operation of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport which is located only ten miles
southeast of Watauga. The airport, which celebrated its 49th anniversary in January 2023,
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covers approximately twenty-eight square miles and currently ranks as the 4 largest
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airport in the world based on operations and the 12 largest based on passengers served.
The airport is so large that it has its own zip code and emergency services.

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