Richland Hills, Texas

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Richland Hills, Texas
City
City of Richland Hills
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
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Texas.svg  Texas
County Flag of Tarrant County, Texas.svg Tarrant
Incorporated 1950
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 •  City Council Mayor Edward Lopez
Place 1 – Douglas Knowlton
Place 2 – Travis Malone
Place 3 – Theresa Bledsoe
Place 4 – Javier Alvarez
Place 5 – G.W. Estep
Place 6 – Roland Goveas
 •  City Manager Candice Edmondson
 •  Mayor Pro Tem G.W. Estep
Area
[1]
 • Total3.13 sq mi (8.12 km2)
 • Land3.13 sq mi (8.12 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
568 ft (173 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total7,801
 • Estimate 
(2019) [2]
7,953
 • Density2,536.84/sq mi (979.44/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
76118
Area code 817
FIPS code 48-61844 [3]
GNIS feature ID1375731 [4]
Website http://www.richlandhills.com/

Richland Hills is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,801 at the 2010 census. [5]

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Geography

Richland Hills is located at 32°48′36″N97°13′35″W / 32.81000°N 97.22639°W / 32.81000; -97.22639 (32.810080, −97.226369), and has a total area of 3.14 square miles (8.1 km2), all of it land. [6]

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%
2021 (est.)8,484 [2] −1.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
Richland Hills racial composition as of 2020 [8]
(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%
Total8,621

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,621 people, 2,798 households, and 1,986 families residing in the city.

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. [11] 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. [12]


Education

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

Transportation

Roads

3 State Highways pass through Richland Hills:

Public transportation

The city of Richland Hills is served by Mobility Impaired Transportation Service (MITS) and the Richland Hills Station on the Trinity Railway Express commuter rail line.

Culture

Arts and sciences

Nature

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

Retail

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

There are 5 parks in Richland Hills—Including the city's newest location at 6750 Baker Blvd. This park site, The Link Plaza, hosts a water feature, pavilion and The Link—Event and Recreation Center. The other parks in the system include:

Notable people

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  2. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Richland Hills city, Texas". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Quick Facts: Richland Hills City, Texas". census.gov. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  9. ↑ https://www.census.gov/ [ not specific enough to verify ]
  10. ↑ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Home Rule Charter: City of Richland Hills, Texas". August 11, 1986. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  12. ↑ "North Central Texas Council of Governments: Members Governments". 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  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. [9] [10]
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