White Settlement, Texas
White Settlement, Texas | |
|---|---|
| City of White Settlement | |
White Settlement Police Station, November 2023 | |
Location of White Settlement in Tarrant County, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′00″N 97°27′34″W / 32.75000°N 97.45944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Tarrant |
| Named after | The homogeneity of White settlers in an area populated predominantly by American Indian villages during the 1840s |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.04 sq mi (13.05 km2) |
| • Land | 5.04 sq mi (13.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 686 ft (209 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,269 |
• Estimate (2022) | 18,046 |
| • Density | 3,544.0/sq mi (1,368.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 76108 |
| Area codes | 817 and 682 |
| FIPS code | 48-78544 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412255 |
| Website | wstx.us |
White Settlement is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a northwestern suburb of Fort Worth. Its population was estimated to be 18,084 in 2021. The city is bordered by Lockheed Martin and the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth.
Prior to his death, White Settlement Public Library was home to Browser, a cat that gained international attention in 2016, when local politicians sought to oust him from the library over the objections of local residents.