Forest Hill, Texas
| Forest Hill, Texas | |
|---|---|
| City | |
| City of Forest Hill | |
 Location of Forest Hill in Tarrant County, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 32°39′48″N 97°16′6″W / 32.66333°N 97.26833°WCoordinates: 32°39′48″N 97°16′6″W / 32.66333°N 97.26833°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 Texas
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| County |
 Tarrant
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| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council |
Mayor Gerald Joubert (Mayor Pro Tem) Ozell Birks Cameron Wafer Jo Pirtle Brigette Mathis Bob Shanklin Melinda Miller |
| • City Manager | Sheyi Ipaye |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.2 sq mi (11.0 km2) |
| • Land | 4.2 sq mi (11.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 12,355 |
| • Density | 2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 76119 and 76140 |
| Area code(s) | 817 |
| FIPS code | 48-26544 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1336023 |
| Website | ForestHillTX.org |
Forest Hill is a suburb of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 12,355 at the 2010 census.
Forest Hill began around 1860. The community was called Brambleton Station and Forest Hill Village before being named Forest Hill. By 1896 the community had its first schools and was established as a suburb of Fort Worth. In 1905 Old Mansfield Road and Forest Hill Drive were the city's two main roads. In 1912 citizens drilled a "crooked hole well," the first private water system in the community. By 1925 the community had 25 residents and two businesses. Forest Hill gained a new source of water in the early 1940s. By 1944 Trentman Company and the Johnson Campbell Company began building homes. The owners of the private water system sold it to Texas Water Company.
The community incorporated as a village on March 16, 1946. In the late 1940s the village had around 90 people. In 1949 the village petitioned to be relabeled as a city after reaching 500 citizens; on April 8 of that year the village was relabeled as a city. By 1954 the volunteer fire department, the court, and the corporation court opened. The city had 1,519 people in the mid-1950s.
The city expanded in the 1960s. In 1967 the city had 3,800 people; the city grew due to its proximity to Fort Worth. By the early 1970s the city adopted the Forest Hill Home Rule Charter in order to more easily annex territory and to allow for better governance. The city had 19,250 people in 1976 and 11,482 in 1990. In the 1970s, it elected its first female mayor, Jackie Larson.
Forest Hill is located at 32°39′48″N 97°16′6″W / 32.66333°N 97.26833°W (32.663383, -97.268292).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11.0 km²), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,949 people, 3,699 households, and 2,944 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,049.7 people per square mile (1,176.4/km²). There were 3,876 housing units at an average density of 912.9/sq mi (352.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 33.62% White, 57.06% African American, 0.42% Native American, 1.14% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 6.33% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.14% of the population.
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