| Benbrook, Texas | |
| Official Name: | Town of Benbrook |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tarrant |
| Government Type: | Council-Manager |
| Leader Title: | City Council |
| Leader Name: | Mayor Jason Ward Rene Franklin Larry Marshall Dustin Phillips Gary Addison Laura Mackey Keith Tiner |
| Leader Title1: | City Manager |
| Leader Name1: | Andy Wayman |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 28.68 |
| Area Land Km2: | 27.87 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.80 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 11.07 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 10.76 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.31 |
| Area Water Percent: | 5.63 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 24520 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 32.6847°N -97.4567°W |
| Elevation M: | 210 |
| Elevation Ft: | 689 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 76109, 76116, 76126, 76132 |
| Area Code: | 817 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-07552[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1372495[3] |
| Website: | ci.benbrook.tx.us |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 24605 |
Benbrook is a town located in the southwestern corner of Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. As of the 2010 United States census, the population was 21,234,[4] reflecting an increase of 1,026 from the 20,208 counted in the 2000 census, which had in turn increased by 644 from the 19,564 counted in the 1990 census. As of the 2020 census, the population grew to 24,520.
Benbrook is a suburb of Fort Worth located at (32.684658, –97.456692).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.6sqkm; 29.8sqkm is land and 1.8sqkm is water.[6] The total area is 5.63 percent water, and the primary body of water is Benbrook Lake, formed in 1952 after the construction of Benbrook Dam by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which began in May 1947.
| White (NH) | 17,233 | 70.28% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 1,639 | 6.68% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 102 | 0.42% | |
| Asian (NH) | 493 | 2.01% | |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 21 | 0.09% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 69 | 0.28% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 1,146 | 4.67% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3,817 | 15.57% | |
| Total | 24,520 |
According to Benbrook's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,[9] the top employers in the city are:
| Employer |
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 308 | |
| 2 | Gilco Contracting, Inc. | 187 | |
| 3 | Renaissance Park Multi Care Center | 140 | |
| 4 | Benbrook Nursing and Rehab | 130 | |
| 5 | City of Benbrook | 129 | |
| 6 | YMCA | 105 | |
| 7 | Oncor Electric Delivery | 90 | |
| 8 | Gardner Denver Service Center | 85 |
In 1949, two years after Benbrook was incorporated as a village, the sale of liquor and beer was made illegal. In 1951, the citizens voted to make taverns illegal. A few years later, in 1954, an election was held to determine the legality of selling alcohol for "off-premises consumption," but there were not enough votes to allow its sale. In 1971, the residents of Benbrook chose to prohibit all alcohol sales, except for beer to be imbibed off-premises.
The Fort Worth Independent School District oversees Benbrook's public schools.
Two elementary schools, Benbrook Elementary and Westpark Elementary, are located in Benbrook. Waverly Park Elementary and Ridglea Hills Elementary in Fort Worth also serve portions of Benbrook. After completion of their elementary education, Benbrook children proceed to Benbrook Middle-High School. Western Hills High School, also in Benbrook, is attended by students living north of I-20.
According to data gathered by the U.S. Census in 2000, a high school diploma was the highest level of educational attainment for 23.7 percent of the population aged 25 or older; the national average was 28.6 percent for this category. Approximately 22.6 percent of residents aged 25 and over had a bachelor's degree, compared to the national average of 15.5 percent, while 7.6 percent had a master's degree and 0.7 percent had earned a Doctoral degree, compared with the national average of 5.9 and 1 percent, respectively.
Around 1995 Jerry Dittrich, a City Council member in Benbrook, had campaigned for Benbrook leaving Fort Worth ISD on the grounds that the schools serving Benbrook were too far away, with some being over 15miles away. Fort Worth ISD, over the following two decades, began building new schools in Benbrook.[10]
Benbrook Middle opened in August 2011.[11] Prior to the opening of Benbrook Middle, students attended Monning Middle School or Leonard Sixth Grade Center and then Leonard Middle School.[12]
Fort Worth ISD used a 2007 bond to pay for a combined middle and high school that opened in August 2014. Westpark Elementary will be converted into a middle school, and then a $15.5 million new elementary school will open next door. The new Westpark Elementary opened in August 2016. The renovated former elementary school is expected to open as a middle school summer of 2017. The combined middle and high school will become solely a high school when the converted middle school opens.[10]