Hurst, Texas

Hurst is a city in the U.S. state of Texas located in the decently populated portion of northeastern Tarrant County and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. It is considered a Fort Worth suburb and is part of the Mid-Cities region. It is 13 miles from the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 37,337.^[5]

The City of Hurst is surrounded by other communities including, Bedford, Euless, Fort Worth, Richland Hills, North Richland Hills, Grapevine, and Colleyvile. Hurst’s education system is sponsored and served by the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District, while other school districts Grapevine-Colleyville ISD and Birdville ISD serve the far north and far west portions.

Places of importance inside Hurst include the Tarrant County College campus that was built in 1961, the newly constructed Tarrant County Northeast Courthouse, the headquarters of Bell Helicopter (considered to be in the city limits of Fort Worth), The Hurst/Bell Station (opened in September 2000) that is jointly owned by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit and the Trinity Railway Express. The city’s premier shopping centre, North East Mall that was ranked the #1 Shopping Mall in Tarrant County and is the third largest mall in the state of Texas.^[6] The North East Mall opened in March 1971 or 1972 (sources vary), is owned by the Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group. The shopping mall features department stores such as Nordstrom, Best Buy, Old Navy, Dillard’s, Macy’s, Sears, JCPenney, and Dick’s Sporting Goods. Hurst’s only cinema complex, the North East Cinemark Rave 18 opened in 2004.

Respectively in 2012, Hurst was ranked at #48 as one of the Best Dallas Suburbs according to D Magazine.^[7]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1960	10,165		—
1970	27,215		167.7%
1980	31,420		15.5%
1990	33,574		6.9%
2000	36,273		8.0%
2010	37,337		2.9%
Est. 2014	38,733	^[8]	3.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[9]

As of the census^[3] of 2010, there were 37,337 people, 14,652 households, and 10,261 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,662.6 people per square mile (1,414.7/km²). There were 15,761 housing units at an average density of 1,487.2 per square mile (574.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 63.7% White, 5.6% African American, 0.7% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 7.20% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.1% of the population.

There were 14,652 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,369, and the median income for a family was $57,955. Males had a median income of $40,734 versus $29,551 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,247. About 4.5% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

Places

Places in Hurst include North East Mall, an upscale mall owned by Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, Rave Motion Pictures, which is the major attraction of the city, and Chisholm Park.

The city features two city run water parks, an athletic center, and a wide variety of restaurants.

Surrounding Cities

Here is the list of cities surrounding Hurst, they can be seen from here also.^[10]

Surrounding municipalities

North Richland Hills

Colleyville
(5 miles)

Grapevine
(11 miles)

North Richland Hills
(4 miles)

Bedford
(3 miles)

Hurst

Richland Hills
(4 miles)

Fort Worth
(11 miles)

Euless
(6 miles)

Government

Local government

Hurst runs on a city council - manager system. The city has a council of seven members, each serving 2-year terms. Three members are elected in odd years. Four in even years.^[11]

Place	Council Member
1	David Booe
2	Larry Kitchens
3	Richard Ward, Mayor
4	Anna Holzer
5	Bill McLendon
6	Henry Wilson
7	Nancy Welton, Mayor Pro Tem

The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:^[12]

Department	Director
City Manager	Allan Weegar
Assistant City Manager, General Services	Jeff Jones
Deputy City Manager, Community Services	Allan Heindel
City Secretary	Rita Frick
Community Development and Planning	Mike Morgan
Assistant City Manager, Fiscal/Information Services	Clay Caruthers
Fire Chief	John Brown
Police Chief	Steve Moore
Public Works and Engineering	Ron Haynes

The city of Hurst is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.

Economy

Top employers

According to Hurst’s 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,^[13] the top employers in the city are:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	Bell Helicotper Textron, Inc.	3,550
2	North East Mall (aggregate not major employers listed)	1,800
3	Shops at North East Mall	790
4	Tarrant County College	500
5	Walmart	450
6	City of Hurst	379
7	Dillard’s	375
8	Macy’s	220
9	JC Penney	190
10	Target	175

Education

Most of Hurst is zoned to the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (HEBISD).

Hurst is home to Lawrence D. Bell High School.

Smaller portions of Hurst attend Birdville ISD and an even smaller number attend Grapevine-Colleyville ISD and Keller ISD.

Notable people

Ethan Havens, former MLB and minor league manager
Ron Faurot, former NFL and University of Arkansas standout
Marshall Henderson, NCAA basketball player.
Tommy Maddox, former NFL and XFL quarterback
Alex Reymundo, comedian
Buddy Whittington, Texas blues guitarist (with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers)

Places

North East Mall
Chisholm Park

References

↑ http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=682&frmNXX=&frmCity=Hurst&frmState=TX&frmZip=&frmCounty=&frmCompany=&search.x=32&search.y=12
↑ http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=817&frmNXX=&frmCity=Hurst&frmState=TX&frmZip=&frmCounty=&frmCompany=&search.x=32&search.y=12
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): Hurst city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
↑ "Hurst Economic Development". Hurst Economic Development. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
↑ "BEST DALLAS SUBURBS 2012 63 NORTH TEXAS TOWNS RANKED. WHICH CAME OUT ON TOP? WHICH SANK TO THE BOTTOM? AND WHERE DOES YOUR COMMUNITY FALL ON THE LIST?". D MAGAZINE. 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ https://maps.google.com/maps?oe=UTF-8&q=Hurst,+Texas&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x864e78d33bcc71a1:0x4fd295e26ca67746,Hurst,+TX&gl=us&ei=d7ShUZDYJ4eC9gSCyoH4BA&ved=0CJYBELYD
↑ Hurst Mayor and City Council Retrieved 2014-05-28
↑ City of Hurst Website Retrieved 2010-10-29
↑ City of Hurst CAFR Retrieved 2015-07-08

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