The City of Weatherford occupies an area of about 24 sq miles. Weatherford is found at the intersections of Highways 180 and 80, roughly 30 miles west of the City of Fort Worth and around 60 miles west of the City of Dallas. Interstate 20 extends along the City's southern border and supplies main connection to Fort Worth and Dallas.
Weatherford has preserved a separate identity from the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex however its near location to this large urban area has had a direct effect. Residents find themselves with the ability to achieve a country life-style without sacrificing the conveniences and labor market of a huge metropolitan area. A number of Weatherford residents commute into the Metroplex for work.
Much of the City's industrial progress is directly attributable to its close location to the Metroplex. The City's major industrial employers find Weatherford desirable since it offers the advantages of convenient access to the region's key transportation and shipping infrastructure without the drawbacks related to physically locating inside of a big urban area.
In the past, the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex has demonstrated a very minimal unemployment rate. It has additionally enjoyed the development of a diverse economic base. The outward expansion of Dallas/Fort Worth will effect the transition of Weatherford from its farming and ranching origins to increased urban residential, commercial, and industrial development.
The town of Weatherford established in 1858 as the county seat of Parker County, and a post office opened its doors in 1859. The newly established county seat was half way on the route connecting Fort Worth and Fort Belknap. For its first 25 years Weatherford served not only as the county seat but also as a safe haven for Parker County people, who fled to the city during the series of Indian raids which lasted until the early 1870s. Once the danger of Indian attacks abated, the city prospered. The tracks of the Texas and Pacific Railway came to Weatherford in 1880. 7 years after, the Santa Fe line came into the city limits. In 1891 a local line, the Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Northwestern Railway, began running. This network established the county seat as a retail and shipping point for Parker County farmers and ranchers. In the mid-1890s Weatherford had an approximated population of 5,000 and 100 companies, seven churches, a few schools, three banks, four hotels, three weekly newspapers (Weatherford Sun, Weatherford Constitution, and the Parker County News), and one institution of higher learning, Weatherford College.
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