Editing Watauga, Texas

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'''Watauga''' ({{IPAc-en|w|ɒ|ˈ|t|ɔː|g|ə}})<ref>[https://www.dictionary.com/browse/watauga Watauga Definition and Meaning]. Retrieved October 11, 2021.</ref> is a city in [[Tarrant County, Texas]], United States, and a [[suburb]] of [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]. The population was 23,650 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The city's businesses and retail markets are generally located on [[U.S. Route 377|Highway 377]].

==History==
The first settlers came to Tarrant County in 1843.<ref>[http://www.ci.watauga.tx.us/development/about.htm City of Watauga website]</ref> The [[Texas and Pacific Railway]] came through present-day Watauga in 1881, which spurred a settlement of large farms and ranches. The settlement took its name from the pre-[[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] [[Watauga Association]] settlement that was located in the northeastern section of [[East Tennessee]], in areas surrounding the [[Sycamore Shoals]] of the [[Watauga River]], near present-day [[Elizabethton, Tennessee]].

Watauga received a railroad station and a post office in 1883. The population was 65 in the mid-1930s and 1940s, when the railroad station had closed. The population then grew due to defense plants to over 1000 in the 1960s. The population continued to grow to 7,050 in 1976, and 20,000 in 1990.<ref>[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hew01 Handbook of Texas Online]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 4.2&nbsp;square miles (10.8&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all land.

The city is entirely surrounded by the cities of [[Keller, Texas|Keller]] to the north, [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] to the west, [[Haltom City, Texas|Haltom City]] to the southwest and [[North Richland Hills, Texas|North Richland Hills]] to the south and east. Almost all of the city's land area is located east of [[U.S. Route 377|US 377]], though a portion extends west of that highway and includes homes and some city offices.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1970 = 3778
| 1980 = 10284
| 1990 = 20009
| 2000 = 21908
| 2010 = 23497
| 2020 = 23650
| estyear = 2021
| estimate = 23313
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Watauga racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4876672&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|13,316
|56.3%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,461
|6.18%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|103
|0.44%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|1,461
|6.18%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|108
|0.46%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|119
|0.5%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|1,103
|4.66%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|5,979
|25.28%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''23,650'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 23,650 people, 7,827 households, and 6,100 families residing in the city.

==Economy==
===Top employers===
According to Watauga's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>[https://www.cowtx.org/DocumentCenter/View/16207/Annual-Financial-Report-Fiscal-Year-2021-2022?bidId= City of Watauga ACFR] Retrieved 2023-08-24</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| [[Birdville ISD]]
|243
|-
|2
| [[Target Corporation|Target]]
|200
|-
|3
| City of Watauga
|208
|-
|4
| North Pointe Health & Rehab
|89
|-
|5
| [[Albertsons]]
|85
|-
|6
| [[Keller ISD]]
|68
|-
|7
| Cotton Patch Cafe
|65
|-
|8
| Fresco's 
|40
|-
|9
| [[Chili's]]
|30
|-
|10
| Fitness Now
|30
|}

==Arts and culture==
Capp Smith Park, Watauga Pavilion and Watauga Public Library are located in Watauga.

==Government==
Watauga is a full-service city, providing police, fire and emergency services, parks and recreation, a library, building inspection, economic development, city planning, and public works. The city operates under a Mayor-Council-Manager form of government. According to the city's 2013-2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $25.5 million in revenues, $23.3 million in expenditures, $102.8 million in total assets, $32.8 million in total liabilities, and $27.5 million in cash and investments.<ref name="City of Colleyville CAFR">[http://www.ci.watauga.tx.us/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/750 City of Watauga 2013-14 CAFR] Retrieved 2015-06-22</ref>

==Education==
Watauga is served by two independent school districts. [[Birdville Independent School District|Birdville]] serves a majority of the city, while [[Keller Independent School District|Keller]] serves the northwestern portion.

==Infrastructure==
* [[U.S. Route 377]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ci.watauga.tx.us/ City of Watauga], official website

{{Geographic location
| title = 
|Center    = Watauga
|North     = [[Keller, Texas|Keller]] <br />(7 miles)
|Northeast = [[Southlake, Texas|Southlake]] <br />(6 miles)
|East   =   [[North Richland Hills, Texas|North Richland Hills]] <br />(4 miles)
|Southeast = [[North Richland Hills, Texas|North Richland Hills]] 
|South     = [[Haltom City, Texas|Haltom City]] <br />(5 miles)
|Southwest = [[Haltom City, Texas|Haltom City]] <br />(4 miles)
|West      = [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]
|Northwest = [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]
}}
{{Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex}}
{{Tarrant County, Texas}}
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[[Category:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]
[[Category:Cities in Tarrant County, Texas]]
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