Richland Hills, Texas

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Richland Hills, Texas
City
Tarrant County Texas Incorporated Areas Richland Hills highlighted.svg
Location of Richland Hills in Tarrant County, Texas
Coordinates: 32°48′36″N97°13′35″W / 32.81000°N 97.22639°W / 32.81000; -97.22639
CountryUnited States
State Texas
County Tarrant
Incorporated September 23, 1950
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 •  Mayor Edward Lopez
 •  City Manager Candice Edmondson
 •  Mayor Pro Tem G.W. Estep
 •  Councilmember Douglas Knowlton
Travis Malone
Theresa Bledsoe
Javier Alvarez
Roland Goveas
Area
[1]
 • Total3.14 sq mi (8.13 km2)
 • Land3.14 sq mi (8.12 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
568 ft (173 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total8,621
 • Estimate 
(2022) [4]
8,407
 • Density2,680/sq mi (1,035/km2)
Time zone UTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
76118
Area code 817
FIPS code 48-61844
GNIS feature ID1375731 [2]
Website richlandhills.com

Richland Hills is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,621 at the 2020 census. [3]

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Geography

Richland Hills has a total area of 3.14 square miles (8.1 km2), all land. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1960 7,804—
1970 8,86513.6%
1980 7,977−10.0%
1990 7,9780.0%
2000 8,1321.9%
2010 7,801−4.1%
2020 8,62110.5%
2022 (est.)8,407 [4] −2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
2020 Census [3]

2020 census

Richland Hills racial composition as of 2020 [6]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) [lower-alpha 1]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (NH)5,04058.46%
Black or African American (NH)4995.79%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)320.37%
Asian (NH)1661.93%
Pacific Islander (NH)450.52%
Some Other Race (NH)220.26%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)4525.24%
Hispanic or Latino 2,36527.43%
Total8,621100.00%

As of the 2020 census, there were 8,621 people, 3,247 households, and 2,184 families residing in the city. [9] There were 3,441 housing units.

Arts and culture

Richland Hills is listed with the Texas Historical Commission as being a City on the Texas Lakes Trail.

There are no shopping malls in Richland Hills, however a regional complex, North East Mall in Hurst, Texas, serves most of the Mid-Cities and Northeastern Tarrant County.

Parks and recreation

Richland Hills Fire Rescue Engine 291 Engine 291 Richland Hills Fire Rescue.jpg
Richland Hills Fire Rescue Engine 291

Parks in Richland Hills include:

Government

Richland Hills operates under a charter adopted in 1986, which provides for a "Council-Manager" form of government. The Council is composed of a Mayor and six Council Members elected at large. [10] The Council determines the overall goals and objectives for the city, establishes policies and adopts the city's annual operating budget. Richland Hills is a member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments association. [11]

Education

The city of Richland Hills is served by the Birdville Independent School District.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Roads

Three state highways pass through Richland Hills:

Public transportation

On November 8, 2016, the city of Richland Hills withdrew from the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA), ceasing bus and paratransit operations offered by FWTA in the city.

In its lieu, the city provides residential transportation services to seniors and mobility impaired passengers through a third-party provider. [12]

In February 2024, the Richland Hills Station on the Trinity Railway Express commuter rail closed.

Notable people

Notes

  1. ↑ Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. [7] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Richland Hills, Texas
  3. 1 2 3 "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2022". United States Census Bureau. March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  7. ↑ https://www.census.gov/ [ not specific enough to verify ]
  8. ↑ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ "US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Home Rule Charter: City of Richland Hills, Texas". August 11, 1986. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  11. ↑ "North Central Texas Council of Governments: Members Governments". 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Transportation | Richland Hills, TX".
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