North Richland Hills, Texas This article is about the town/city near the communities of Southlake and Haltom City.
North Richland Hills, Texas City of North Richland Hills Flag of North Richland Hills, Texas Flag Official seal of North Richland Hills, Texas Coat of arms of North Richland Hills, Texas Location of North Richland Hills in Tarrant County, Texas Location of North Richland Hills in Tarrant County, Texas North Richland Hills is a town/city inside Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a mid-to-high end suburb of Dallas and Fort Worth.
The populace was 63,343 at the 2010 census, making it the third biggest city in Tarrant County.
In 2006, North Richland Hills was chose as one of the "Top 100 Best Places to live in America" as stated to Money magazine. Major streets and highways include FM 1938 (Davis Boulevard), Mid Cities Boulevard, Bedford-Euless Road, Interstate Highway 820, North Tarrant Parkway, FM 3029 (Precinct Line Road) and TX SH 26.
North Richland Hills features prominent businesses and locations including the NRH20 Water Park, North Hills Hospital, its own state of the art enhance library and is surrounded by communities including Haltom City, Keller, Hurst, and Southlake.
It also infamously homed the now-demolished North Hills Mall (now the new locale of the NRH City Hall as of 2015) which ceased operations in 2004, due to its higher-end competitor North East Mall in Hurst (approximately 5 mi) expanding with a cost of $200 million in 1999, with openings of upscale stores Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue in 2001.
Respectively in 2012, North Richland Hills was ranked at #44 (ahead of Hurst) as one of the Best Dallas Suburbs as stated to D Magazine. The improve of Birdville (adjacent to what is now North Richland Hills' southwest boundary) was titled the first county seat.
In 1953, the North Richland Hills Civic League sought to have the region annexed to Richland Hills, then voted to form their own town/city when annexation was denied.
An election was held, and the 268 acres (1.08 km2) of the Jones Farm, with a populace of 500, became officially incorporated as the City of North Richland Hills.
The first section of streets in North Richland Hills was titled for the small-town families.
By 1957, the North Richland Hills' boundary was inside 2 miles (3 km) of Smithfield, and by 1960 Smithfield had been took in to North Richland Hills.
In 1960, the populace of North Richland Hills was beginning to rise at 8,662 residents, with that number doubling to 16,514 by 1970.
The city's populace continued to expanded at a rapid pace with the 1980 census at 30,592 and the 1990 census reflecting 45,895.
North Richland Hills operates under a charter adopted in 1964, which provides for a "Council-Manager" form of government.
The Council determines the overall goals and objectives for the City, establishes policies and adopts the City's annual operating budget.
The City Manager oversees the day-to-day operations of the City.
The town/city of North Richland Hills is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective small-town governments and facilitate county-wide solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.
According to the City's Economic Development Department, the top employers in the town/city are: 2 North Hills Hospital 785 North Richland Hills is positioned at 32 51 20 N 97 13 5 W (32.855666, -97.218184). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 18.2 square miles (47.2 km2), of which 18.2 square miles (47.1 km2) is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.24%, is water. North Richland Hills (4 miles) Richland Hills Kambri Crews, author of Burn Down the Ground: A Memoir, in which North Richland Hills is featured Children who live in North Richland Hills attend schools in the Birdville Independent School District.
North Richland Hills has two enhance high schools: Richland High School and Birdville High School.
Private schools in North Richland Hills include Fort Worth Christian School, St.
John the Apostle Catholic School, North Park Christian Academy and North Richland Hills Montessori.
The Tarrant County College Northeast Campus is positioned on the North Richland Hills and Hurst border at 828 Harwood Road.
The town/city is also home to the biggest Church of Christ in the US, the Hills Church of Christ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): North Richland Hills city, Texas".
"NORTH TEXAS TOWNS RANKED.
City of North Richland Hills CAFR Retrieved 2009-07-20 City of North Richland Hills Major Employer's List, 2013 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): North Richland Hills city, Texas".
The History of North Richland Hills by George N.
City of North Richland Hills official website
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North Richland Hills, Texas - Dallas Fort Worth metroplex - Cities in Texas - Cities in Tarrant County, Texas - Populated places established in 1953
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