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Rename City

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White Settlement is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a northwestern suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 17,851 in 2019.


The city got its name because it was the lone settlement of white colonizers amid several Native American villages in the Fort Worth area in the Texas Republic territory in the 1840s. On October 14, 2005, city leaders, citing hurdles in attracting businesses, announced a plan to have local voters decide on a possible name change for the town from White Settlement to West Settlement. In the November 8 election, the name change was overwhelmingly rejected by a vote of 2,388 to 219.


The oldest street in White Settlement is White Settlement Road. This original trail led from the fort to the "white settlement" about eight miles west into Native American territory. The area was called "white" because it was a settlement of white homesteaders, as opposed to other settlements in the vicinity that were composed of both white and Native American residents. As the Native Americans were forced from the area and the settlement moved westward, the road followed. This was the only public road in White Settlement's early history.


White Settlement is located at 32°45′33″N 97°27′38″W (32.759280, -97.460442).


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.1 km2), all of it land.


The Texas Civil War Museum is located in White Settlement. Located right beside Veterans Park is a city-owned water park called "Splash Dayz."

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