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Today, Tarrant County has a population of over 1.8 million, more than 2,700 times larger than in 1850, when its inhabitants numbered only 664.
The first county seat election was held in 1851 and the location receiving the most votes, a few miles to the northeast, became Tarrant County's first county seat, designated Birdville as required by the statute creating the county.
After the military post closed in 1853 and the little towns of Fort Worth and Birdville grew, a fierce competition sprang up between them to be the seat of county government.
A second special county seat election was held in 1856, when Fort Worth edged out Birdville by only a handful of votes.
From the close of the Civil War and through the late 1870's, millions of cattle were driven up the trail through Tarrant County (roughly following Interstate 35 West) to the railheads in Kansas.
After the Texas & Pacific Railroad reached Tarrant County and Fort Worth in 1876, Fort Worth became the largest stagecoach terminus in the Southwest - a hub for rail passengers to continue their journeys west by stagecoach.
University of North Texas Libraries. https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/partners/TCA/ accessed July 12, 2022.
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Tarrant County competitors
| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton County | 1846 | $60.0M | 3,000 | 36 |
| Collin County | 1848 | $5.4M | 125 | 1 |
| Maricopa County | 1871 | $5.4M | 92 | 129 |
| Dona Ana County | - | $9.7M | 45 | - |
| Pinal County | 1875 | $110.0M | 3,000 | 46 |
| Bexar County | 1836 | $3.4M | 125 | - |
| Mecklenburg County | - | $220.0M | 3,621 | 62 |
| Cumberland County | - | $12.0M | 3,000 | 58 |
| Fulton County Y | 1912 | $1.6M | 45 | 10 |
| Madison County Sheriff's Department | - | $670,000 | 50 | - |
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