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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.

White Settlement city overview:
Name:	White Settlement city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Tarrant County
Elevation:	666 ft (203 m)
Total Area:	5.04 sq mi (13.05 km²)
Land Area:	5.04 sq mi (13.05 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	16,116
Population Density:	3,543.97/sq mi (1,368.36/km²)
ZIP code:	76108
Area code:	817 and 682
FIPS code:	4878544
GNISfeature ID:	1349989
Website:	wstx.us

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White Settlement online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

The city got its name because it was the lone settlement of white colonists 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. 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.

Two members of the city’s West Freeway Church of Christ were killed by a gunman on December 29, 2019, during a morning service. The shooter was in turn killed by a church member.

Most recent White Settlement mayor Ronald White died in office on January 17, 2023. City councilwoman Amber is now Mayor Pro tempore, and a special election will be held on May 6, 2023 to fill the office for the remainder of White’s term.