North Central Texas Council of Governments

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North Central Texas Council of Governments
FormationJanuary 1966
TypeVoluntary association of governments
Region served
12,800 sq mi (33,000 km2)
Membership16 counties
Historical population
YearPop.±%
20005,309,277—    
20106,539,950+23.2%
20207,831,768+19.8%
Source: [1] [2]

The North Central Texas Council of Governments or NCTCOG is a voluntary association of governments in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

Contents

As of 2023 its ranks currently include 16 counties, 169 cities, towns, and villages, 19 school districts, and 24 special districts. [3] Based in Arlington, NCTCOG is a member of the Texas Association of Regional Councils and the Texas Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.

Purpose

The purpose of NCTCOG is to "strengthen both the individual and collective power of local governments and to help them recognize regional opportunities, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and make joint decisions." [4] Although it is considered a political subdivision of Texas, it has no regulatory or taxing authority, and political subdivisions (counties, cities, and other special districts) are not required to become members.

Organization

Each member government appoints a representative from its governing body to the COG General Assembly. This group meets annually to elect the Executive Board, a policy-making body for all NCTCOG activities composed of 18 officials. The activities organized include regional plans, program activities and decisions, and fiscal and budgetary policies. Within NCTCOG are technical, study, and policy development committees and a professional staff headed by Mike Eastland (the Executive Director) that support the Board. [4]

Counties served

Largest cities in the region

Major cities

City2010 Population [5] 2020 Population [6]
Dallas 1,197,8161,304,379
Fort Worth 741,205918,915
Arlington 365,348394,266
Plano 259,842285,494
Irving 216,291256,684

Cities and towns 100k-250k

City/Town2010 Population [5] 2020 Population [6]
Garland 226,875246,018
Frisco 116,989200,509
Grand Prairie 175,397196,100
McKinney 131,117195,308
Mesquite 139,824150,108
Denton 113,383139,869
Carrollton 119,097133,434
Richardson 99,224119,469
Lewisville 95,291111,822
Allen 84,246104,627

Cities and towns 25k-99k

City /Town2010 Population [5] 2020 Population [6]
Flower Mound 64,66975,956
Mansfield 56,36872,602
North Richland Hills 63,34369,917
Rowlett 56,19962,535
Euless 51,27661,032
Wylie 41,42757,526
DeSoto 49,04756,145
Grapevine 46,33450,631
Bedford 46,97849,928
Cedar Hill 45,02749,148
Burleson 36,68947,641
Rockwall 37,49147,251
Little Elm 25,89846,453
Haltom City 42,40946,073
Keller 39,62645,776
The Colony 36,32844,534
Coppell 38,66042,983
Lancaster 36,36141,275
Waxahachie 29,62141,140
Duncanville 38,52440,706
Hurst 37,33840,413
Farmers Branch 28,61535,991
Midlothian 18,03735,125
Cleburne 29,33731,352
Southlake 26,57531,265
Weatherford 25,25030,854
Prosper 9,42330,174
Greenville 25,55728,164
Corsicana 23,77025,109

References

  1. ↑ Total Population Estimates for Texas Councils of Governments - Texas State Data Center.
  2. ↑ "Redistricting Data for Texas Counties, 2000-2020". Texas Demographic Center. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  3. ↑ "North central Texas council of governments member governments (228)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-25.
  4. 1 2 NCTCOG.org - About. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. 1 2 3 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
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