| Saginaw, Texas | |
| Official Name: | City of Saginaw |
| Motto: | Train and Grain |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Coordinates: | 32.8617°N -97.3667°W |
| Leader Name: | Mayor Todd Flippo Paul Felegy Nick Lawson Valerie Tankersley Randy Edwards Cindy Bighorse Mary Copeland |
| Leader Name1: | Gabe Reaume |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.82 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.66 |
| Area Land Km2: | 19.82 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.65 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation M: | 222 |
| Elevation Ft: | 728 |
| Population Total: | 23890 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 76131, 76179 |
| Website: | City of Saginaw, Texas |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Blank Info: | 48-64112[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1345838[3] |
Saginaw is a small city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and an Inner suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 23,890 in 2020 census. Saginaw is a Home rule municipality.
The town was renamed Saginaw in 1882 by Jarvis J. Green (after his first choice of "Pontiac" was rejected by the United States Postal Service), who had lived and worked on Saginaw Street in Pontiac, Michigan.[4] 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.
On March 13, 1989, Evergreen International Airlines Flight 17 crashed near Saginaw, killing both pilots (the aircraft's only occupants) on board.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19.4 km), all land.
| White (NH) | 13,026 | 54.52% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 1,656 | 6.93% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 78 | 0.33% | |
| Asian (NH) | 812 | 3.4% | |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 21 | 0.09% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 97 | 0.41% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 1,048 | 4.39% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7,152 | 29.94% | |
| Total | 23,890 |
Saginaw has two major railroad lines (one operated by Union Pacific and another by BNSF) running through the middle of the city, Rail-served heavy industry is located along these lines. Saginaw has a prominent heavy industrial base when compared to other suburban cities of the same size. Saginaw is known for its "Train & Grain" heritage, due to the presence of the railroads and two large flour mills located within the city limits. Large grain elevators (visible from miles away) are a prominent feature in the center of the city. According to Saginaw's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[7] the top employers in the city are:
| Employer |
| Percentage of Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD | 2,541 | 30% | |
| 2 | CTI Beanmaker&Chefco Foods | 440 | 5% | |
| 3 | Ventura Foods | 398 | 5% | |
| 4 | Walmart Supercenter #5316 | 393 | 5% | |
| 5 | Trinity North Amer. Freight Car | 370 | 4% | |
| 6 | Anchor Fabrication Corp. | 320 | 4% | |
| 7 | BANA Incorporated | 247 | 3% | |
| 8 | Texas Army National Guard | 245 | 3% | |
| 9 | Ranger Fire Inc. | 200 | 2% | |
| 10 | Russo Corporation | 200 | 2% |
No colleges or universities are present in this small community, but the city lies within driving distance to Fort Worth and the rest of the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area, which contains a number of colleges and universities including the Tarrant County College system.
Saginaw is served by the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District. The four high schools in the district are Boswell High School, Saginaw High School, Chisholm Trail High School, and Watson High School/Alternative Discipline Center (the last of which is targeted to at-risk students.)