Map of Pantego town, Texas

Pantego is a town in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,394 at the 2010 census. It is entirely surrounded by the cities of Arlington and Dalworthington Gardens. It is in the middle of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, a metropolitan area spanning several counties.

Pantego town overview:
Name:	Pantego town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Tarrant County
Elevation:	571 ft (174 m)
Total Area:	1.04 sq mi (2.70 km²)
Land Area:	1.04 sq mi (2.70 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	2,394
Population Density:	2,419.79/sq mi (934.20/km²)
ZIP code:	76013
Area code:	817
FIPS code:	4855020
GNISfeature ID:	1343518
Website:	http://www.townofpantego.com

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History

The earliest Europeans in the area are thought to be the members of the De Soto expedition under Luis de Moscoso, in 1542. The expedition is thought to have camped near what is now Village Creek. European settlement in the Pantego area dates back at least to the 1840s. After the May 24, 1841 battle between Texas General Edward H. Tarrant and Native Americans of the Village Creek settlement, a trading post was established at Marrow Bone Spring in present-day Arlington. The rich soil of the area attracted farmers, and several agriculture-related businesses were well established by the late 19th century.

Settler and state representative Frederick Forney Foscue acquired the land that is now Pantego after the Civil War. He bought land, sold and rented it to other settlers in the area, and can be considered the first land developer of Pantego. According to local tradition, Colonel Foscue had a Native American friend named Pantego. In 1883, Colonel Foscue donated land for a school. Tradition holds the school was named Pantego in honor of Colonel Foscue’s friend. The town took form shortly after and took the name Pantego, reflected now in the feathered Town of Pantego logo.

Originally incorporated in 1949, the town dissolved in February 1952 and reincorporated on May 22, 1952.