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Forney, Texas | |
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Forney City Hall Downtown Forney, Texas A portion of downtown Forney Hamblen Park is located behind City Hall and near the Missouri Pacific Railroad car in Forney. | |
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| Nickname(s): "City Without Limits"; "Antique Capital of Texas" | |
| Motto(s): "Everyday through good times and bad" | |
 Location of Forney in Kaufman County, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′07″N 96°27′21″W / 32.75194°N 96.45583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Kaufman |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Incorporated | 1884 |
| Named for | John W. Forney |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| Area | |
• City | 15.826 sq mi (40.989 km2) |
| • Land | 15.804 sq mi (40.931 km2) |
| • Water | 0.022 sq mi (0.056 km2) |
| Elevation | 459 ft (140 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 23,455 |
• Estimate (2023)[4] | 35,470 |
| • Rank | US: 1143rd TX: 104th |
| • Density | 2,244/sq mi (866.6/km2) |
| • Urban | 5,732,354 (US: 6th) |
| • Metro | 8,100,037 (US: 4th) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 75126 |
| Area code(s) | 214, 469, 972, and 945 |
| FIPS code | 48-26604 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410521[2] |
| Sales tax | 8.25%[5] |
| Website | forneytx.gov |
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Forney is a city in Kaufman County, Texas, United States, and has been named by the Texas Legislature as the "Antique Capital of Texas". It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The population was 23,455 at the 2020 census.[3]
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forney, Texas
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2023was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Forney (TX) sales tax rate". Retrieved June 24, 2024.