| Official Name: | City of Dalworthington Gardens |
| Dalworthington, Texas | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Motto: | "A rural oasis in the heart of the metroplex"[1] |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tarrant |
| Established Date: | 1934[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.72 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.63 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.09 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.82 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.79 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Area Water Percent: | 1.95 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 2293 |
| Population Density Km2: | 495.15 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1282.44 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 32.6967°N -97.1558°W |
| Elevation M: | 174 |
| Elevation Ft: | 571 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-19084[5] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1333892[6] |
| Website: | http://www.cityofdwg.net/ |
Dalworthington Gardens is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States and a suburb of Arlington.
The community was established in 1934 as a subsistence homestead project during the Great Depression under the authority of the National Industrial Recovery Act as part of the Subsistence Homesteads Division. The purpose of the homestead program was to help families attain a better standard of living through a combination of part-time industrial employment and subsistence agriculture. Dalworthington Gardens was one of five such projects located in Texas. Its inclusion in the group was at the suggestion of Eleanor Roosevelt, who happened upon the area while visiting the Fort Worth family of the woman to whom the son of her and President Roosevelt, Elliot, had become engaged. Of the five sites selected for this program, Dalworthington "colony" as it was originally called, is the only one still in existence today. Since it has been in constant operation from its inception, it maintains its original zoning regulations, which allow subsistence farming and livestock on any lots over one-half acre that remain owned and occupied from the time the zoning was first put into effect. Thus, one can see small, older frame homes with livestock on their lot, near and even adjacent to large modern homes with values in excess of $1 million.[1] [7] The community's name is a portmanteau of the names of the three anchor cities of the metroplex: Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington.[7]
Dalworthington Gardens is located at (32.696633, –97.155705).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.7sqkm, of which 0.1sqkm, or 1.95%, is covered by water.[9]
The town's northern border adjoins Pantego; both towns are completely surrounded by the city of Arlington.
| White (NH) | 1,625 | 70.87% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 201 | 8.77% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 5 | 0.22% | |
| Asian (NH) | 135 | 5.89% | |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 3 | 0.13% | |
| Some other race (NH) | 8 | 0.35% | |
| Mixed/multiracial (NH) | 87 | 3.79% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 229 | 9.99% | |
| Total | 2,293 |
Dalworthington Gardens is a largely Republican jurisdiction in modern times, having supported the GOP in the last six presidential elections, and the last seven Texas gubernatorial elections.
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[12] | 32.96% 467 | 67.04% 950 | 0.00% 0 |
| 2016[13] | 26.32% 348 | 68.91% 911 | 4.77% 63 |
| 2012[14] | 22.48% 305 | 75.76% 1,028 | 1.77% 24 |
| 2008[15] | 25.09% 352 | 73.98% 1,038 | 0.93% 13 |
| 2004[16] | 21.58% 311 | 77.10% 1,111 | 1.32% 19 |
| 2000[17] | 22.66% 261 | 73.96% 852 | 3.39% 39 |
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022[18] | 31.61% 378 | 67.39% 806 | 1.00% 12 |
| 2018[19] | 23.52% 294 | 75.28% 941 | 1.20% 15 |
| 2014[20] | 24.46% 236 | 74.61% 720 | 0.93% 9 |
| 2010[21] | 22.05% 204 | 74.16% 686 | 3.78% 35 |
| 2006[22] | 19.83% 190 | 51.36% 492 | 28.81% 276 |
| 2002[23] | 24.34% 223 | 74.34% 681 | 5.32% 12 |
| 1998[24] | 17.69% 133 | 81.38% 612 | 0.93% 7 |
Dalworthington Gardens lies within the Arlington Independent School District.[25] Dalworthington Gardens is served by Key Elementary School, Gunn Junior High School, Martin High School, and Arlington High School.
In Texas, school district boundaries do not always follow city and county boundaries because all aspects of the school district government apparatus, including school district boundaries, are independent from the city and county government. In the case of Dalworthington Gardens, no independent school district was ever established. The proximity of the already established Arlington ISD led to the entirety of Dalworthington Gardens being served by the AISD since the middle of the 20th century.
No colleges or universities are located in this community, but the town lies in proximity to the University of Texas at Arlington. The community is also served by the Tarrant County College district of junior colleges, which has campuses located in some surrounding cities.