Lake Worth, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = City of Lake Worth

| name = Lake Worth, Texas

| settlement_type = City

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| image_map = Tarrant County Texas Incorporated Areas Lake Worth highlighted.svg

| mapsize = 250x200px

| map_caption = Location of Lake Worth in Tarrant County, Texas

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flagu|United States|size=23px}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Texas|size=23px}}

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Tarrant County, Texas.svg|size=23px}} Tarrant

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| government_footnotes =

| government_type = Council-Manager

| leader_title = City Council

| leader_title1 = Mayor

| leader_title2 = City Manager

| established_title =

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| unit_pref = Imperial

| area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}

| area_total_km2 = 6.38

| area_land_km2 = 6.38

| area_water_km2 = 0.00

| area_total_sq_mi = 2.46

| area_land_sq_mi = 2.46

| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 4711

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_density_sq_mi = auto

| timezone = CST

| utc_offset = -6

| timezone_DST = CDT

| utc_offset_DST = -5

| coordinates = {{coord|32|48|47|N|97|25|50|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_ft = 709

| postal_code_type = ZIP codes

| postal_code = 76135-76136

| area_code = 817

| blank_name = FIPS code

| blank_info = 48-41056{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}

| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

| blank1_info = 2411608{{GNIS|2411608}}

| website = http://www.lakeworthtx.org/

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Lake Worth is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,711 at the 2020 census. The city is adjacent to, and named after, Lake Worth, a popular recreational lake in the northwestern portion of Tarrant County.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|2.5|mi2|km2}}, all land.

{{Geographic location| width = auto

| title = Surrounding municipalities

|Center = Lake Worth

|North = Fort Worth

|Northeast = Saginaw
(8 miles)

|East = Sansom Park
(4 miles)

|Southeast = Fort Worth
(9 miles)

|South = White Settlement
(5 miles)

|Southwest = Lake Worth

|West = Lake Worth

|Northwest = Lakeside
(4 miles)

}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

| 1950 = 2351

| 1960 = 3833

| 1970 = 4958

| 1980 = 4394

| 1990 = 4591

| 2000 = 4618

| 2010 = 4584

| 2020 = 4711

| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}

}}

class="wikitable"

|+Lake Worth racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4841056&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov}}
(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.https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}{{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}}}}

!Race

!Number

!Percentage

White (NH)

|2,671

|56.7%

Black or African American (NH)

|70

|1.49%

Native American or Alaska Native (NH)

|29

|0.62%

Asian (NH)

|43

|0.91%

Pacific Islander (NH)

|8

|0.17%

Some Other Race (NH)

|15

|0.32%

Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)

|153

|3.25%

Hispanic or Latino

|1,722

|36.55%

Total

|4,711

|

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,711 people, 1,704 households, and 1,162 families residing in the city.

Education

The city of Lake Worth is served by the Lake Worth Independent School District.

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