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Azle is a small city west of Fort Worth in Parker and Tarrant Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,947. Azle is the home of the Azle Marching Green Pride marching band and the Fighting Azle Hornets. Azle is on&nbsp;State Highway 199, 16 miles (26&nbsp;km) northwest of downtown&nbsp;Fort Worth, in the northwest corner of Tarrant County; the town extends partly into Parker and Wise Counties. According to the&nbsp;United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.8 square miles (22.9&nbsp;km2), of which 8.8 square miles (22.8&nbsp;km2) is land and 0.015 square miles (0.04&nbsp;km2), or 0.20%, is covered by water.
The first recorded settlement at the site occurred in 1846, when James Azle Steward, a young doctor, moved into a log cabin built by a&nbsp;Dutchman&nbsp;named Rumsfeldt. Other settlers came and established themselves near the local streams, Ash Creek, Silver Creek, and Walnut Creek. Steward helped establish the first cemetery, Ash Creek. The oldest graves there are those of Dave Morrison (1849&ndash;1874) and W. P. Gregg (1833&ndash;1874).&nbsp;The first post office opened in 1881, and the town took the name of O'Bar, in honor of the man who obtained the postal service. A short time later in 1883, the name was changed to Azle at the request of Steward, who donated the land for a townsite.&nbsp;The community's economy was based on&nbsp;agriculture. Several crops were grown, including&nbsp;wheat,&nbsp;corn,&nbsp;peanuts,&nbsp;sorghum, and&nbsp;cotton.&nbsp;Watermelons,&nbsp;cantaloupes,&nbsp;peaches,&nbsp;plums, and&nbsp;pears&nbsp;were also produced.&nbsp;Dairy farming&nbsp;became important in the early decades of the 20th century, when local milk products were sold to&nbsp;creameries&nbsp;in Fort Worth. Azle's population grew steadily, and by 1920, the census recorded 150 residents. By 1933, State Highway 34 (later State Highway 199) had reached Azle from Fort Worth, greatly improving transportation between the town and the city. Also,&nbsp;Eagle Mountain Lake&nbsp;was formed by a dam on the&nbsp;Trinity River, east of Azle.
As of the&nbsp;census&nbsp;of 2000, 9,600 people, 3,716 households, and 2,701 families resided in the city. The&nbsp;population density&nbsp;was 1,170.8 people per square mile (452.0/km2). The 3,957 housing units averaged 482.6 per square mile (186.3/km2). The&nbsp;racial makeup of the city was 95.90% White, 0.22% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.41% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 4.20% of the population. Of the 3,716 households, 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were not families. About 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.00.

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