Forney, Texas

Forney, Texas
City
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°28′21″W / 32.75194°N 96.47250°W / 32.75194; -96.47250
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Kaufman
Founded	1871
Incorporated	1884
Named for	John W. Forney
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Jason Roberson
• City Manager	Charles Daniels
• City Council	James Traylor Cecil Chambers Sandy Primous Sarah Salgado Zahnd Schlensker Greg Helm
Area [1]
• 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 [2]	472 ft (144 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• 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	1336039[2]
Sales tax	8.25%[5]
Website	forneytx.gov

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]