Weatherford, situated in Parker County, Texas, serves as both a city and the county seat. The town’s name honors Thomas J. Weatherford, a State senator who supported Texas’s secession to the Confederate States.

Weatherford is situated 40 kilometers west of Fort Worth, easily accessible via Interstate 20, and serves as the administrative hub of Parker County.

The city boasts a total area of 22.7 square miles, as reported by the United States Census Bureau. Of that total, 20.9 square miles is composed of land, while 1.8 square miles, or approximately 7.86%, is made up of water.

The region experiences a mild climate with consistent rainfall and moderate temperatures year-round, classified as humid subtropical (Cfa) according to the Köppen Climate System.

According to the 2020 US census, the city was home to 30,854 individuals, 11,528 households, and 7,643 families.

Weatherford is located in the area known as the Bible Belt.

Numerous Queen Anne and Victorian style houses were constructed around the start of the 20th century, with a few now available for guided tours organized by the Parker County Heritage Society.

Phil King is the representative for Weatherford in the Texas House of Representatives.

Weatherford’s journalistic history dates back to 1895 with the inception of The Weatherford Democrat, while The Weatherford Telegram, a weekly publication, joined the fold in 2006.

Prominent individuals from Weatherford include Zach Britton, a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees, philanthropist Mary Couts Burnett, portrait painter and garden designer Douglas Chandor, and author Edwin Lanham. Notable figures associated with the area also include Joe B. Frantz, a historian from the University of Texas at Austin, politician Phil King, radio personality Bob Kingsley, and Broadway star Mary Martin, whose son Larry Hagman gained fame on the TV series Dallas. Additionally, the list features athletes like Kapron Lewis-Moore and Hippo Vaughn, as well as political figures such as Jack Porter and William Hood Simpson. Other individuals from Weatherford include Ted Minor, racing driver, Bob Tallman, rodeo announcer, and Jim Wright, Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.