Haltom City, Texas

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 state-of-the-art public library and recreation center, and the Tarrant County College branch Haltom City Northeast Center is a community division of the TCC Northeast Campus in Hurst. It was created in collaboration with the leadership of Haltom City to give greater opportunities to higher education.^[9] Medical facilities inside Haltom City is the T&R Clinic in the south-side. Haltom is surrounded by major highways including, Highway 26, Highway 377, SH 121, (NE 28th St) SH 183 and Interstate 820.

Nearby shopping malls include the Northeast Mall located in Hurst, The Parks at Arlington in Arlington, and Hulen Mall in Fort Worth.

Geography

Haltom City is located at 32°48′58″N 97°16′18″W / 32.81611°N 97.27167°W / 32.81611; -97.27167 (32.816129, -97.271634).^[10]

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) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km²) (0.16%) is water.

Surrounding cities

Haltom city is one of the largest suburbs of Fort Worth. Here is the list of cities surrounding Haltom City which are entirely located in Tarrant County, they can be seen from here also.^[11]

Fort Worth

Watauga
(5 miles)

North Richland Hills
(4 miles)

Fort Worth

Richland Hills
(3 miles)

Haltom City

Fort Worth
(6 miles)

Fort Worth

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. 2015	43,851	^[12]	3.4%

As of the census^[6] of 2010, there were 42,409 people and 16,626 households 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. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 32.5%. In the city the population was spread out with 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 the median income 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

Local government

The City of Haltom City, Texas 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	Tom Muir
Deputy City Manager	David Miller
City Secretary	Art Camacho
Assistant City Manager/Operations	Chuck Barnett
Fire Chief	Steve Ross
Police Chief	Keith Lane
Director of Finance	Jennifer Fung
Director of Human Resources / Risk Management	Toni Beckett
Director of Information Technology	Tim Cool
Director of Library Services	Lesly Smith
Director of Parks and Recreation	None
Director of Planning	Justin French
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 & Lambert Metal	150
8	Nurse Assist	126
9	Falcon Steel Company	121
10	Blackmon Mooring	120

Education

Most of Haltom City is served by the Birdville Independent School District (BISD), 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

↑ http://www.city-data.com/zips/76111.html
↑ http://www.city-data.com/zips/76117.html
↑ http://www.city-data.com/zips/76137.html
↑ http://www.city-data.com/zips/76148.html
↑ http://www.city-data.com/zips/76180.html
1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Haltom City city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
↑ http://www.tccd.edu/Campuses_and_Centers/Northeast_Campus/Haltom_City_Northeast_Center/index.html
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Haltom+City+&client=opera&channel=suggest&ie=UTF-8&ei=uC5oU42xMuW58gG2sICoCw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ
↑ http://www.haltomcitytx.com/images/PDF_ED/documents/haltom_city_texas_community_profile_2015.pdf
↑ City of Haltom City 2013-14 CAFR Retrieved 2015-07-02
↑ City of Haltom City FY2014-15 Budget Retrieved 2015-07-02
↑ Haltom City CAFR
↑ "Public Library." Haltom City Public Library. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
↑ http://fortworthtexas.gov/library/branches/
↑ Smith, Diane. "TCC, Haltom City partner to open learning center." Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Sunday July 10, 2011. Retrieved on November 22, 2011.
↑ http://www.radiolineup.com/stations/KLIF-FM

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