Hurst, Texas

City of Hurst, Texas
City
Location of Hurst in Tarrant County, Texas
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Tarrant
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• City Council	Mayor Richard Ward Anna Holzer Charles Swearengen Larry Kitchens Bill McLendon Henry Wilson Nancy Welton
• City Manager	Allan Weegar
Area
• Total	9.9 sq mi (25.6 km2)
• Land	9.9 sq mi (25.6 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	554 ft (169 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	37,337
• Density	3,662.6/sq mi (1,414.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	76053-76054
Area code	817
FIPS code	48-35576Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1374183Template:GR
Website	ci.Hurst.TX.US

Hurst is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Hurst is one of the Mid-Cities between Fort Worth and Dallas, but a suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 36,273 at the 2000 census. It was founded by William Letchworth Hurst.

Geography

Hurst is located at 32°50′8″N 97°10′49″W (32.835629, -97.180172).Template:GR

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.9 square miles (25.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2010, there were 37,337 people, 14,652 households, and 10,261 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,662.6 people per square mile (1,414.7/km²). There were 15,761 housing units at an average density of 1,487.2 per square mile (574.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.9% White, 5.6% African American, 0.7% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 7.20% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population.

There were 14,652 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,369, and the median income for a family was $57,955. Males had a median income of $40,734 versus $29,551 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,247. About 4.5% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local Government

The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:

Department	Director
City Manager	Allan Weegar
Assistant City Manager, General Services	Jeff Jones
Deputy City Manager, Community Services	Allan Heindel
City Secretary	Rita Frick
Community Development and Planning	Mike Morgan
Fiscal Services	Clay Caruthers
Fire Chief	John Brown
Information Services	Dale Harwell
Police Chief	Steve Moore
Public Works and Engineering	Ron Haynes

Schools

Most of Hurst is zoned to the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (HEBISD).

Hurst is home to Lawrence D. Bell High School.

Smaller portions of Hurst attend Birdville ISD and an even smaller number attend Grapevine-Colleyville ISD.

Famous residents

Former NFL and XFL Quarterback Tommy Maddox

Former NFL and University of Arkansas standout Ron Faurot

Texas Blues Guitarist Buddy Whittington (ex John Mayall's Bluesbreakers)

Comic Alex Reymundo

Entrepreneur Willie Leiss

Places

• North East Mall
• Chisholm Park

External links

• City of Hurst website
• Hurst, Euless, Bedford Business directory website
• HEB Chamber of Congress
• Historic photos of Hurst hosted by the Portal to Texas History
• School Website