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2009 Fact SheetDate: 03/31/2009 RANKINGS ? 17th-largest city in the nation ? 5th-fastest growing city in U.S. of 100,000 or more ? 9th-safest city in the United States ? #1 tourist destination in Texas ? Named the #4 value-friendly destination in the United States by Hotwire.com ? Named one of ?America?s Most Livable Communities? ? Named to the 2009 list of America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation HISTORY ? Founded in 1849, Fort Worth is the seat of Tarrant County, situated in North Central Texas and part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area. DEMOGRAPHICS ? City of Fort Worth Population: 702,850 ? Tarrant County Population: 1,628,200 ? Fort Worth/Dallas CMSA Population: 6,014,750 (Source: North Central Texas Council of Governments) HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM ? Estimated number of out-of-town visitors to Fort Worth: 5.4 million* visitors stay 10.1 million days annually ? Economic impact of visitors to Fort Worth: $1.2 billion ? Tourism employs more than 12,200 people in Fort Worth ? Total Hotel rooms: 12,000+ ? Total rooms downtown: 2,300 ? Total hotels/motels in Fort Worth: 140 ? Hotel tax: 15%; breaks down to 6% state, 9% city ? Sales tax: 8.25% (* Visitors stayed in a hotel, and/or came for an event at the Fort Worth Convention Center, and/or attended one of the major attractions, and/or attended a major event in the city) TRANSPORTATION ? Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), located 17.5 miles from Fort Worth; one of the busiest airports in the world with an average 1,947 daily departures and arrivals and service to more than 150 cities worldwide. ? Trinity Railway Express (DFW International Airport to downtown Fort Worth): $2.50 ? Cab from DFW International Airport to downtown Fort Worth: $52* ? Yellow Checker Shuttle (Airporter) from DFW Airport to downtown Fort Worth: $15* ? Super Shuttle from DFW International Airport to downtown Fort Worth: $25* (*Approximate cost per person. Cab companies may charge for additional passengers. Prices subject to change.) WEATHER Coldest month: January / Avg. High 54 / Avg. Low 34 Hottest month: July / Avg. High 95 / Avg. Low 75 ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS Fort Worth is home to three main entertainment districts, all within 3 miles of each other: ? Sundance Square, a national model of urban revitalization, and considered one of the premier downtown settings in the country. The critically acclaimed entertainment/business district boasts 35 square blocks of shopping, more than a dozen restaurants, live theater, a movie theater, art galleries and more. ? Stockyards National Historic District is filled with sites from the Old West, great Texas-themed shopping and cuisine, rodeos, Western saloons, the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, and the Fort Worth Herd daily cattle drive. You'll see legendary structures such as the Livestock Exchange Building, and the Stockyards Station shops and restaurants in the old sheep and hog barns. Numerous Western shops, including Maverick, Fincher's and Leddy's, are located along historic Exchange Avenue. ? Fort Worth Cultural District, home to five wonderful museums in a relaxing, park-like setting is a great place to start your tour. Throughout the city, you?ll also find museums devoted to Western heritage and Fort Worth?s colorful past. It?s no wonder Fort Worth is considered "the museum capital of the Southwest." MEETING SPACE Fort Worth Convention Center ? $75 million Center expansion and renovation ? Provides a total of 253,226 square feet of exhibit space; 41 breakout rooms for maximum flexibility (with a total of 58,849 square feet meeting room space); a 28,160-square-foot ballroom, 13,500-seat arena and expanded dock facilities. ? Public events plaza for outdoor gatherings links the Fort Worth Water Gardens to the Convention Center?s new grand entrance. Will Rogers Memorial Center ? 100,000 square feet of exhibit space ? 6,000-seat coliseum ? 3,000-seat theater ? Equestrian center with 2,000-seat arena; 1,000 all-metal stalls ? 170,000 square foot livestock facility with 1,000-seat show arena Cowtown Coliseum ? 2,300-seat arena located in Stockyards National Historic District LOCAL CORPORATIONS ACME Brick Company; Alcon Laboratories; American Airlines; AmeriCredit Corp.; Bell Helicopter/Textron; Burlington Northern Santa Fe; Carter & Burgess, Inc.; Cash America International; D.R. Horton; Justin Brands; Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems; Pier 1 Imports; RadioShack Corporation; Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing; XTO Energy Inc. Contact Information Kelly Campbell, Vice President of Marketing Communications Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau 111 W. 4th Street, Suite 200 Fort Worth, TX 76102-3951 Phone: 817-336-8791 or 800-433-5747 Fax: 817-336-3282 www.fortworth.com
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