| City of Saginaw, Texas | |
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| — City — | |
| Saginaw Chamber of Commerce | |
| Location of Saginaw in Tarrant County, Texas | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Tarrant |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Gary Brinkley David Flory Ed Larson Todd Flippo Delbert Sedberry Alex McGraw Jackie Nethery |
| • City Manager | Nan Stanford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.5 sq mi (19.4 km2) |
| • Land | 7.5 sq mi (19.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 19,806 |
| • Density | 2,644.2/sq mi (1,020.9/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 76131, 76179 |
| Area code(s) | 817, 682 |
| FIPS code | 48-64112[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1345838[2] |
| Website | ci.Saginaw.TX.us |
Saginaw is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 19,806 at the 2010 United States Census.[3] It was named in 1882 by Jarvis J. Green, who had lived and worked on Saginaw Street in Pontiac, Michigan.[1] The name Saginaw comes from the Ojibwe language and means "to flow out." It is also the name of a river, a bay, and a city in Michigan.
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Saginaw is located at (32.861789, -97.366621).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19.4 km²), all of it land.
At the 2000 census[1], there were 12,374 people, 4,229 households and 3,450 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,649.1 per square mile (637.0/km²). There were 4,339 housing units at an average density of 578.3 per square mile (223.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.64% White, 1.93% African American, 0.91% Native American, 1.24% Asian, 6.09% from other races, and 2.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino were 14.53% of the population
There were 4,229 households of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.26.
InAge distribution was 32.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.
The median household income was $55,549, and the median family income was $59,967. Males had a median income of $42,036 versus $27,164 for females. The per capita income[SLS] for the city was $20,336. About 5.2% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
Saginaw is served by the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District. The two high schools in the district are Boswell High School and Saginaw High School.
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