Westover Hills, Texas

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Town of Westover Hills, Texas
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Location of Westover Hills in Tarrant County, Texas
Coordinates: 32°44′50″N97°24′52″W / 32.74722°N 97.41444°W / 32.74722; -97.41444
Country United States
State Texas
County Tarrant
Area
[1]
 • Total0.71 sq mi (1.84 km2)
 • Land0.71 sq mi (1.84 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
607 ft (185 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total641
 • Density900/sq mi (350/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
76107
Area code 817
FIPS code 48-77788 [3]
GNIS feature ID2413473 [2]
Website http://westoverhills.us/

Westover Hills is a town in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 641 at the 2020 census.

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In 2000, Westover Hills was the wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income and the 12th highest-income place in the United States. It has since been surpassed in Texas by both Piney Point Village and Barton Creek. It is still the wealthiest suburb of Fort Worth.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square mile (1.8 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1940 197—
1950 26635.0%
1960 30715.4%
1970 37421.8%
1980 67179.4%
1990 6720.1%
2000 658−2.1%
2010 6823.6%
2020 641−6.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]
Westover Hills racial composition as of 2020 [5]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) [lower-alpha 1]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (NH)60193.76%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)10.16%
Asian (NH)91.4%
Some Other Race (NH)40.62%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)121.87%
Hispanic or Latino 142.18%
Total641

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 641 people, 300 households, and 247 families residing in the town.

Politics

The city of Westover Hills is one of the most reliably Republican jurisdictions in the state of Texas. Every GOP presidential candidate since Thomas Dewey in 1948 has carried the city by over 25 points, with Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush each earning over 90% of the vote in 1952, 1956, 1984 and 1988 respectively. In his 1998 gubernatorial re-election bid, George W. Bush would also top 90% Among the Democratic candidates for president, only Lyndon Johnson in 1964 has ever come within 30 points of carrying Westover Hills.

In 1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt finished third in the city, behind Dewey, and the unpledged Texas Regulars third party, who won the city with over three quarters of the vote.

All presidential election results for Westover Hills since 1944, and all gubernatorial results since 1998 are listed below:

Westover Hills city vote
by party in presidential elections
Year Democratic Republican Third Parties
2020 [8] 23.27% 11876.73%3890.00% 0
2016 [9] 17.94% 8778.56%3813.50% 17
2012 [10] 14.20% 7185.20%4260.60% 3
2008 [11] 21.51% 10878.09%3920.40% 2
2004 [12] 16.77% 8481.64%4091.60% 8
2000 [13] 11.52% 5686.42%4202.06% 10
1996 [14] 13.42% 6284.85%3921.73% 8
1992 [15] 8.79% 3281.87%2989.34% 34
1988 [16] 6.07% 2193.93%3250.00% 0
1984 [17] 5.68% 2094.32%3320.00% 0
1980 [18] 25.45% 43971.42%1,2323.13% 54
1976 [19] 31.74% 51067.89%1,0910.37% 6
1972 [20] 18.12% 53181.88%2,3990.00% 0
1968 [20] 20.13% 9373.59%3406.28% 29
1964 [21] 35.78% 12264.22%2190.00% 0
1960 [22] 21.74% 4578.26%1620.00% 0
1956 [23] 1.52% 293.62%1325.30% 7
1952 [24] 5.93% 894.07%1270.00% 0
1948 [25] 5.00% 584.00%8411.00% 11
1944 [26] 9.57% 911.70% 1178.72%74
Westover Hills city vote
by party in gubernatorial elections
Year Democratic Republican Third Parties
2022 [27] 20.14% 8478.90%3290.96% 4
2018 [28] 16.30% 7583.26%3830.43% 2
2014 [29] 15.17% 6184.08%3380.75% 3
2010 [30] 23.02% 9376.73%3100.25% 1
2006 [31] 15.54% 6262.41%24922.06% 88
2002 [32] 19.95% 8579.34%3380.71% 3
1998 [33] 7.68% 2892.34%3370.00% 0

Education

Westover Hills is in the Fort Worth Independent School District.

Westover Hills is served by:

However, most families choose to send their children to private schools, typically Fort Worth Country Day School, but also All Saints' Episcopal School and Trinity Valley School, all three of which participate in the Southwestern Preparatory Conference.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westover Hills, Texas
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  6. ↑ Bureau, US Census. "Census.gov". Census.gov.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ↑ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  8. ↑ Star Telegram [ dead link ]
  9. ↑ Precinct Report — Official
  10. ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION - 11/6/2012 - Tarrant County". results.enr.clarityelections.com.
  11. ↑ 2008 Elections
  12. ↑ 2004 elections
  13. ↑ 2000 elections
  14. ↑ 1996 elections
  15. ↑ "4 Nov 1992, 16 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at". Newspapers.com. November 4, 1992. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  16. ↑ "9 Nov 1988, 30 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at". Newspapers.com. November 9, 1988. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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  19. ↑ "3 Nov 1976, 6 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at". Newspapers.com. November 3, 1976. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  20. 1 2 "8 Nov 1972, 7 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at". Newspapers.com. November 8, 1972. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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  27. ↑ 2022 elections
  28. ↑ 2018 elections
  29. ↑ 2014 elections
  30. ↑ 2010 elections
  31. ↑ 2006 elections
  32. ↑ 2002 elections
  33. ↑ 1998 elections
  34. ↑ "Our History." Mary Louise Phillips Elementary School. Retrieved on December 12, 2011.
  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. [6] [7]
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