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{{Infobox organization
| name          = North Central Texas Council of Governments
| image         = NCTCOG logo.png
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| caption       = Logo
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| mcaption      = Map of Texas highlighting counties served by the North Central Texas Council of Governments
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| formation     = January 1966<!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| type          = Voluntary association of governments
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| membership    = 16 counties
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{{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}}</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>https://www.nctcog.org/getmedia/0f1a7dae-fba7-4f21-be9a-b8ec041cda0c/Membership-List_1.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref> Based in [[Arlington, Texas|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].  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 County, Texas|Collin]]
*[[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas]]
*[[Denton County, Texas|Denton]]
*[[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis]]
*[[Erath County, Texas|Erath]]
*[[Hood County, Texas|Hood]]
*[[Hunt County, Texas|Hunt]]
*[[Johnson County, Texas|Johnson]]
*[[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman]]
*[[Navarro County, Texas|Navarro]]
*[[Palo Pinto County, Texas|Palo Pinto]]
*[[Parker County, Texas|Parker]]
*[[Rockwall County, Texas|Rockwall]]
*[[Somervell County, Texas|Somervell]]
*[[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant]]
*[[Wise County, Texas|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>
!2017 Population Est.<ref name="nctcog.org">[http://rdc.nctcog.org/Members/Download.ashx?file=269 2017 Population Estimates Data (ZIP/XLS)] - North Central Texas Council of Governments. 2017.</ref>
|-
|[[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]
|1,197,816
|1,270,170
|-
|[[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]
|741,205
|815,430
|-
|[[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]]
|365,348
|382,230
|-
|[[Plano, Texas|Plano]]
|259,842
|277,720
|}
===Cities and towns 100k-250k ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"style="text-align:center
|-
!City/Town
!2010 Population <ref name="GR2" />
!2017 Population Est.<ref name="nctcog.org"/>
|-
|[[Garland, Texas|Garland]]
|226,875
|234,710
|-
|[[Irving, Texas|Irving]]
|216,291
|234,710
|-
|[[Grand Prairie, Texas|Grand Prairie]]
|175,397
|187,050
|-
|[[McKinney, Texas|McKinney]]
|131,117
|169,710
|-
|[[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]]
|116,989
|161,400
|-
|[[Mesquite, Texas|Mesquite]]
|139,824
|143,060
|-
|[[Carrollton, Texas|Carrollton]]
|119,097
|130,820
|-
|[[Denton, Texas|Denton]]
|113,383
|128,160
|-
|[[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]]
|99,224
|107,400
|-
|[[Lewisville, Texas|Lewisville]]
|95,291
|103,640
|}
===Cities and towns 25k-99k ===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"style="text-align:center
|-
!City /Town
!2010 Population <ref name="GR2" />
!2017 Population Est.<ref name="nctcog.org"/>
|-
|[[Allen, Texas|Allen]]
|84,246
|95,350
|-
|[[Flower Mound, Texas|Flower Mound]]
|64,669
|71,850
|-
|[[North Richland Hills, Texas|North Richland Hills]]
|63,343
|67,120
|-
|[[Mansfield, Texas|Mansfield]]
|56,368
|63,670
|-
|[[Rowlett, Texas|Rowlett]]
|56,199
|57,840
|-
|[[Euless, Texas|Euless]]
|51,276
|54,870
|-
|[[DeSoto, Texas|DeSoto]]
|49,047
|52,120
|-
|[[Grapevine, Texas|Grapevine]]
|46,334
|49,130
|-
|[[Bedford, Texas|Bedford]]
|46,978
|48,560
|-
|[[Wylie, Texas|Wylie]]
|41,427
|48,140
|-
|[[Cedar Hill, Texas|Cedar Hill]]
|45,027
|47,320
|-
|[[Keller, Texas|Keller]]
|39,626
|44,620
|-
|[[Burleson, Texas|Burleson]]
|36,689
|43,960
|-
|[[Haltom City, Texas|Haltom City]]
|42,409
|42,740
|-
|[[Rockwall, Texas|Rockwall]]
|37,491
|42,120
|-
|[[The Colony, Texas|The Colony]]
|36,328
|41,160
|-
|[[Coppell, Texas|Coppell]]
|38,660
|40,820
|-
|[[Duncanville, Texas|Duncanville]]
|38,524
|39,240
|-
|[[Hurst, Texas|Hurst]]
|37,338
|38,410
|-
|[[Little Elm, Texas|Little Elm]]
|25,898
|38,250
|-
|[[Lancaster, Texas|Lancaster]]
|36,361
|37,730
|-
|[[Waxahachie, Texas|Waxahachie]]
|29,621
|34,410
|-
|[[Farmers Branch, Texas|Farmers Branch]]
|28,615
|31,560
|-
|[[Cleburne, Texas|Cleburne]]
|29,337
|29,780
|-
|[[Southlake, Texas|Southlake]]
|26,575
|28,880
|-
|[[Weatherford, Texas|Weatherford]]
|25,250
|27,660
|-
|[[Greenville, Texas|Greenville]]
|25,557
|26,800
|-
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.nctcog.org/ nctcog.org], official website
{{Texas COGs}}
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[[Category:Texas Association of Regional Councils]]