Haltom City, Texas

Haltom City is a city, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth region, in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Its population was 42,409 at the 2010 census.[10] Haltom City is an inner suburb of Fort Worth, a principal city of the DFW Metroplex. The city is 6 miles from downtown Fort Worth, 30 miles from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, and 20 miles from the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Irving. Haltom City is surrounded almost entirely by Fort Worth, North Richland Hills, Watauga, and Richland Hills.

Haltom City, Texas
City
City of Haltom City
Clockwise from top left: a mural inside the HCPL dedicated to Haltom City, the state-of-the-art City Library exterior, the Haltom High School
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Motto(s):  "Proud and Progressive"
Location of Haltom City in Tarrant County, Texas
Coordinates: 32°48′58″N 97°16′18″W
Country	United States of America
State	Texas
County	Tarrant
Founded	1932
Incorporated	July 5, 1949
Home Rule Charter	October 10, 1955
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• City Council	Mayor Dr. An Truong Place 1 Marian Hilliard Place 2 Walter Grow Place 3 Lin Thompson (Mayor Pro Tem) Place 4 Brent Weast Place 5 Susan Soule Place 6 Ricky Brown Place 7 Gaye Vanzant
• City Manager	Rex Phelps
Area [1]
• Total	12.38 sq mi (32.06 km^2)
• Land	12.35 sq mi (31.98 km^2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km^2)  0.16%
Elevation	535 ft (163 m)
Population  (2010)2010
• Total	42,409
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	43,874
• Density	3,553.70/sq mi (1,372.07/km^2)
Demonym(s)	Haltomite
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	76111,[3] 76117–18,[4] 76137,[5] 76148,[6] 76180[7]
Area code(s)	817
FIPS code	48-31928[8]
GNIS feature ID	1373985[9]
Website	www.haltomcitytx.com

The education system for Haltom City is served by the Birdville Independent School District, which also serves neighboring cities including Fort Worth, North Richland Hills, Watauga, and as far as Hurst. It is also served in the north by Keller ISD, with high-school students exclusively feeding into Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Worth. The city is home to 10 parks, a public library, and a recreation center. Haltom City is surrounded by major highways including, Highway 26, Highway 377, SH 121, (NE 28th St) SH 183, and Interstate 820.

Geography

Haltom City is located at 32°48′58″N 97°16′18″W (32.816129, -97.271634).[11]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.4 square miles (32.1 km²), of which 12.4 square miles (32.1 km²) are land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km²) (0.16%) is covered by water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1950	5,760		—
1960	23,133		301.6%
1970	28,127		21.6%
1980	29,014		3.2%
1990	32,856		13.2%
2000	39,018		18.8%
2010	42,409		8.7%
Est. 2019	43,874	[2]	3.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]

As of the census[8] of 2010, 42,409 people and 16,626 households were in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 69.8% White, 4.1% Black or African-American, 0.8% Native American, 8.4% Asian, and 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander. Hispanics or Latinos of any race was 32.5%. In the city, the population was distributed as 9.2% under the age of 5, 75.4% 18 years of age or over, and 10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.7 years. Males made up 52.3% of the population, and females made up 47.7%.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,183, and for a family was $48,307. The per capita income for the city was $19,367. About 13.8% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

Government and infrastructure the City of Haltom City Home Rule Charter was adopted October 10, 1955. The city operates under a council-manager form of government and provides a full range of services that include public safety (police and fire), municipal court, sanitation, parks, library, public works, and general administrative services. The city also owns and operates a water distribution system, a wastewater collection system, and a drainage utility system.

According to the city's 2013-2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $59.0 million in revenues, $47.9 million in expenditures, $174.8 million in total assets, $75.3 million in total liabilities, and $34.4 million in cash and investments.[13]

The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:[14]

City department	Director
City manager	Rex Phelps
Assistant city manager -
City secretary	Art Camacho
Fire chief	Brian Jacobs
Police chief	Cody Phillips
Director of Finance	Sidonna Foust
Director of human resources / risk management	Toni Beckett
Manager of information technology	Dave Klopfenstein
Director of library services	Lesly Smith
Director of parks and recreation	Christi Pruitt
Director of planning	Glenna Batchelor
Director of public works	Greg Van Nieuwenhuize
Municipal judge	Lorraine Irby

Alternative badge of the HCPD

Economy

Top employers

According to Haltom City's 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[15] the top employers in the city are:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	Birdville ISD	3,088
2	Hillshire Brands	735
3	City of Haltom City	294
4	Medtronic Midas Rex	270
5	GST Manufacturing	260
6	Liberty Carton Company	175
7	Lewis and Lambert Metal	150
8	Nurse Assist	126
9	Falcon Steel America, LLC	121
10	Blackmon Mooring	120

Education

Most of Haltom City is served by the Birdville Independent School District , but some portions are served by the Fort Worth Independent School District and Keller Independent School District.

Haltom City Public Library is the regional library of the city and is a well-known partner of the Fort Worth Public Library.[16][17]

In 2011, an extension of Tarrant County College (TCC) Northeast Campus, the Northeast Training/Learning Center, opened in the 17,000-square-foot (1,600 m²) former civic center of Haltom City. The extension, less than 8 miles (13 km) from the main TCC Northeast Campus, includes classroom and training areas. Haltom City had approached TCC, asking how to add community college services for working-class families who may have limited transportation options.[18]

Radio stations

KLIF-FM serving the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex is a Top 40 Mainstream radio station that has Haltom City's license[19] and is currently owned by Cumulus Media; the station is currently rivaling its competitors KHKS and KDMX, which are stations that have city licenses in Dallas County and are under the ownership of the largest radio station owner Clear Channel Communications.

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
3. "76111 Zip Code (Fort Worth, Texas) Profile - homes, apartments, schools, population, income, averages, housing, demographics, location, statistics, sex offenders, residents and real estate info". www.city-data.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
4. "76117 Zip Code (Haltom City, Texas) Profile - homes, apartments, schools, population, income, averages, housing, demographics, location, statistics, sex offenders, residents and real estate info". www.city-data.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
5. "76137 Zip Code (Fort Worth, Texas) Profile - homes, apartments, schools, population, income, averages, housing, demographics, location, statistics, sex offenders, residents and real estate info". www.city-data.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
6. "76148 Zip Code (Watauga, Texas) Profile - homes, apartments, schools, population, income, averages, housing, demographics, location, statistics, sex offenders, residents and real estate info". www.city-data.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
7. "76180 Zip Code (North Richland Hills, Texas) Profile - homes, apartments, schools, population, income, averages, housing, demographics, location, statistics, sex offenders, residents and real estate info". www.city-data.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
8. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
9. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
10. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Haltom City city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
11. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
12. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
13. City of Haltom City 2013-14 CAFR Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2015-07-02
14. City of Haltom City FY2014-15 Budget Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2015-07-02
15. "Haltom City, Texas - Official Website - Annual CAFR Reports". www.haltomcitytx.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
16. "Public Library Archived 2007-04-29 at the Wayback Machine." Haltom City Public Library. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
17. "Locations and Hours". Fort Worth Library. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
18. Smith, Diane. "TCC, Haltom City partner to open learning center." Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Sunday July 10, 2011. Retrieved on November 22, 2011.
19. "Hot 93.3 KLIF FM Radio Station Information - Radio Lineup". www.radiolineup.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

External links

• Haltom City official website
• Haltom City Public Library
• Birdville Independent School District
• Birdville Historical Society