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Haltom City, Texas

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
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
Flag of Haltom City, Texas
Flag
Motto: "A place to call home!"
Location of Haltom City in Tarrant County, Texas
Location of Haltom City in Tarrant County, Texas
Coordinates: 32°48′58″N 97°16′18″W / 32.81611°N 97.27167°W / 32.81611; -97.27167Coordinates: 32°48′58″N 97°16′18″W / 32.81611°N 97.27167°W / 32.81611; -97.27167
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
 • 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.haltomcitytx.com

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.


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