Haltom City, Texas | ||
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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: "A place to call home!" | ||
Location of Haltom City in Tarrant County, Texas |
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Coordinates: 32°48′58″N 97°16′18″W / 32.81611°N 97.27167°WCoordinates: 32°48′58″N 97°16′18″W / 32.81611°N 97.27167°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 David Averitt Former Mayor: Richard Hutchison Bob Watkins Stephanie Davenport Scott Garrett Dr. An Truong Trae Fowler Jeannine Nunn Walter Grow |
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• City Manager | Keith Lane | |
Area | ||
• Total | 12.4 sq mi (32.1 km2) | |
• Land | 12.36 sq mi (32.0 km2) | |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.16% | |
Elevation | 535 ft (163 m) | |
Population 2010 | ||
• Total | 42,409 | |
• Estimate (2015) | 43,851 | |
• Density | 3,148.4/sq mi (1,215.9/km2) | |
Demonym(s) | Haltomite | |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | |
ZIP codes | 76111, 76117–18, 76137, 76148, 76180 | |
Area code(s) | 817 | |
FIPS code | 48-31928 | |
GNIS feature ID | 1373985 | |
Website | www |
Haltom City is a city that is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth region and inside Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 42,409 at the 2010 census. Haltom City is a 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 is surrounded almost entirely by Fort Worth, North Richland Hills, Watauga, and Richland Hills.
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. 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.