North Central Texas Council of Governments

{{Infobox organization | name = North Central Texas Council of Governments | image = NCTCOG logo.png | image_size = | image_alt =  | caption = Logo | map = NCTCOG.png | map_size = | map_alt =  | map_caption = Map of Texas highlighting counties served by the North Central Texas Council of Governments | abbreviation = | formation = January 1966 | type = Voluntary association of governments | headquarters = | coordinates =  | region_served = {{convert|12800|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} | num_members = 16 counties | website =  }} {{Historical populations |2000|5309277 |2010|6539950 |2020|7831768 || |source = <ref>[http://txsdc.utsa.edu/tpepp/2009_txpopest_cog.php Total Population Estimates for Texas Councils of Governments] - Texas State Data Center.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://demographics.texas.gov/InteractiveTools/2021/CBRedistrictingCounty|title=Redistricting Data for Texas Counties, 2000-2020|publisher=Texas Demographic Center|access-date=October 28, 2021|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022010502/http://demographics.texas.gov/InteractiveTools/2021/CBRedistrictingCounty|url-status=dead}}</ref> }}

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

As of 2023 its ranks currently include 16 counties, 169 cities, towns, and villages, 19 school districts, and 24 special districts.<ref>{{Cite web| title=North central Texas council of governments member governments (228) | url=https://www.nctcog.org/getmedia/0f1a7dae-fba7-4f21-be9a-b8ec041cda0c/Membership-List_1.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325230622/https://nctcog.org/getmedia/0f1a7dae-fba7-4f21-be9a-b8ec041cda0c/Membership-List_1.pdf | archive-date=2023-03-25}}</ref> 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."<ref name="NCTCOGsite">[http://www.nctcog.org/about.asp NCTCOG.org - About] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615024349/http://www.nctcog.org/about.asp |date=2006-06-15 }}. Retrieved 28 August 2017.</ref> 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.<ref name="NCTCOGsite"/>

==Counties served== {{Columns-list|colwidth=30em| *Collin *Dallas *Denton *Ellis *Erath *Hood *Hunt *Johnson *Kaufman *Navarro *Palo Pinto *Parker *Rockwall *Somervell *Tarrant *Wise }}

==Largest cities in the region==

===Major cities=== {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"style="text-align:center |- !City !2010 Population <ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> !2020 Population<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |language=en}}</ref> |- |Dallas |1,197,816 |1,304,379 |- |Fort Worth |741,205 |918,915 |- |Arlington |365,348 |394,266 |- |Plano |259,842 |285,494 |- |Irving |216,291 |256,684 |}

===Cities and towns 100k-250k === {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"style="text-align:center |- !City/Town !2010 Population <ref name="GR2" /> !2020 Population<ref name=":0" /> |- |Garland |226,875 |246,018 |- |Frisco |116,989 |200,509 |- |Grand Prairie |175,397 |196,100 |- |McKinney |131,117 |195,308 |- |Mesquite |139,824 |150,108 |- |Denton |113,383 |139,869 |- |Carrollton |119,097 |133,434 |- |Richardson |99,224 |119,469 |- |Lewisville |95,291 |111,822 |- |Allen |84,246 |104,627 |}

===Cities and towns 25k-99k === {| class="wikitable" border="1"style="text-align:center |- !City /Town !2010 Population <ref name="GR2" /> !2020 Population<ref name=":0" /> |- |Flower Mound |64,669 |75,956 |- |Mansfield |56,368 |72,602 |- |North Richland Hills |63,343 |69,917 |- |Rowlett |56,199 |62,535 |- |Euless |51,276 |61,032 |- |Wylie |41,427 |57,526 |- |DeSoto |49,047 |56,145 |- |Grapevine |46,334 |50,631 |- |Bedford |46,978 |49,928 |- |Cedar Hill |45,027 |49,148 |- |Burleson |36,689 |47,641 |- |Rockwall |37,491 |47,251 |- |Little Elm |25,898 |46,453 |- |Haltom City |42,409 |46,073 |- |Keller |39,626 |45,776 |- |The Colony |36,328 |44,534 |- |Coppell |38,660 |42,983 |- |Lancaster |36,361 |41,275 |- |Waxahachie |29,621 |41,140 |- |Duncanville |38,524 |40,706 |- |Hurst |37,338 |40,413 |- |Farmers Branch |28,615 |35,991 |- |Midlothian |18,037 |35,125 |- |Cleburne |29,337 |31,352 |- |Southlake |26,575 |31,265 |- |Weatherford |25,250 |30,854 |- |Prosper |9,423 |30,174 |- |Greenville |25,557 |28,164 |- |Corsicana |23,770 |25,109 |- |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.nctcog.org/ nctcog.org], official website

Category:Texas Association of Regional Councils