Benbrook Lake (3,635 acres)
USACE reservoir + 46 mi shoreline · flood control + water supply
City · Tarrant County
Benbrook
Population ~24,631 · fort-worth-isd
Country Living at the City's Doorstep
☕ Benbrook brief Mon, Jun 1
Incorporated 1947
Named for James M. Benbrook (Indiana, 1874)
Benbrook Stables
Trail rides along Trinity River corridor
Local News
Benbrook headlines
What's happening in Benbrook right now
Civic
Population around 24,000 west of Fort Worth
Benbrook recorded 24,520 residents in the 2020 U.S. Census, sitting southwest of Fort Worth along U.S. 377 between Lake Benbrook and the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base. Source: U.S. Census; City of Benbrook.
Updated 2026
Landmark
Benbrook Lake anchors the city
Benbrook Lake, a Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Clear Fork of the Trinity River completed in 1952, forms much of the city's southern edge and provides shoreline parks, marinas, and a multi-use trail system. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Year-round
Schools
Fort Worth ISD serves the city
Fort Worth ISD serves all of Benbrook, with Western Hills High School as the primary feeder school for Benbrook students. Source: Fort Worth ISD.
Ongoing
Council
Council meets twice monthly
The Benbrook City Council meets twice monthly at City Hall, 911 Winscott Road, with agendas posted to the city's website. Source: City of Benbrook.
Ongoing
🌊 Reference
Benbrook Lake: 3,635-acre reservoir, 46 miles of shoreline, federal flood control
Benbrook Lake offers a 3,635-acre water surface at the 694.0-foot NGVD29 conservation pool, surrounded by ~4,375 acres of federal land and ~46 miles of shoreline. Owned by US government, operated by USACE Fort Worth District. Source: USACE.
From across Tarrant County
🗳️ Election
Contested mayor races in nine Tarrant cities on May 2 ballot
The May 2, 2026 ballot featured contested races for mayor in nine Tarrant cities: Arlington, Euless, Keller, Kennedale, North Richland Hills, Pelican Bay, Sansom Park, Westlake, and Westover Hills. The slate also included numerous city council positions, school board trustee seats, and other municipal offices across the county. Source: NBC 5 DFW / Tarrant County Elections.
🗳️ Politics
Taylor Rehmet (D) wins Texas State Senate District 9 special election
In Tarrant County's state Senate District 9 special election held November 4, 2025, Democrat Taylor Rehmet finished as the top vote-getter, ahead by roughly 14,000 votes and a margin of nearly 15%. Rehmet replaces Republican Kelly Hancock, who left the seat in 2025 to become acting state comptroller. Rehmet completes the remainder of Hancock's term. Source: NBC 5 DFW.
Around Town
Around Town
Benbrook's places, people, and traditions
Landmark
Benbrook Lake and shoreline parks
The 3,600-acre USACE reservoir at Benbrook Lake offers Holiday Park, Mustang Point, and the Bear Creek campground area, with a horse-trail system widely used by regional riders. Source: USACE.
Year-round
Park
Benbrook Stables and equestrian trails
Benbrook Stables on the south shore of Benbrook Lake operates one of the largest USACE-permitted horseback-riding concessions in DFW, with miles of lakeside equestrian trails. Source: Benbrook Stables.
Year-round
Civic
Benbrook Public Library
The Benbrook Public Library on Sproles Drive serves as the city's central reading, programming, and meeting space. Source: City of Benbrook.
Year-round
Park
Dutch Branch Park
Dutch Branch Park on the city's east side offers ball fields, trails, and a community-event pavilion along its namesake creek. Source: City of Benbrook Parks.
Year-round
Heritage
Whitestone Ranch area and west-Tarrant ranchlands
Western Benbrook retains a low-density ranchette and ranch-residential character, distinct from the more conventional suburban development to the city's north. Source: City of Benbrook.
Year-round
Landmark
NAS Fort Worth JRB nearby
Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base borders Benbrook to the north, with the base's runway and the Lockheed Martin F-35 production facility immediately adjacent. Source: NAS Fort Worth JRB.
Year-round
Known for
- Benbrook Lake + Dam
- Benbrook Stables / equestrian trails
- Dutch Branch Park
- Certified Texas Scenic City
The Story of Benbrook
Benbrook began before the railroad as a settlement of Tennessee and southern pioneers around 1857, then called Miranda, along Mary's Creek southwest of Fort Worth.
Its modern identity arrived with the tracks. James M. Benbrook, an Indiana native who came to Tarrant County about 1874, helped persuade the Texas and Pacific Railway to route its line through the area. When the line was completed in 1880, the station was named Benbrook Station for its chief booster — and the community gradually took the name too.
For most of its history Benbrook was a small town where Mary's Creek meets the southwest county line.
The creation of Benbrook Lake and the postwar suburban boom turned it into a residential city at the junction of I-20 and U.S. 377, ten miles from downtown Fort Worth.
Sources: Texas State Historical Association, Handbook of Texas; City of Benbrook.
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TUE
28
Birdville ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
TUE
2
Tarrant County Commissioners Court
10am · agenda online
TUE
2
Fort Worth City Council
7pm · agenda online
TUE
2
Arlington City Council
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Northwest ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Keller ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Carroll ISD Board of Trustees
5:30pm · agenda online
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Sports
Benbrook Sports
Western Hills Cougars + Benbrook MS-HS Bobcats serve Benbrook through FWISD
HS Athletics
Western Hills Cougars compete at FWISD-zoned 4A
Western Hills High School — primary FWISD high school for many Benbrook families — fields varsity athletics across UIL Class 4A.
In season · Source: FWISD athletics
Combined Campus
Benbrook Middle-High Bobcats
Benbrook MS-HS — the unusual 6-12 campus inside FWISD — fields its own athletics for the smaller combined population. Bobcats compete in UIL alignments appropriate to enrollment.
In season · Source: FWISD athletics
Youth
Benbrook Youth Baseball/Softball Association
BYBSA — a volunteer non-profit — runs youth baseball + softball programs feeding FWISD middle + high school teams. Games at Dutch Branch Athletic Complex.
Spring/Summer · Source: City of Benbrook
Equestrian
Benbrook Stables hosts trail rides + lessons
Beyond traditional school athletics, Benbrook Stables remains an active equestrian operation with trail rides along the Trinity River — a distinctive recreation option reflecting the city's rural-edge identity.
Year-round · Source: Benbrook Stables
⭐ Game of the week
Carroll Dragons — district football (anchor program)
🏈 District football ·
Tarrant County's anchor programs — Carroll (8 state titles), Keller (top-of-district 5A), Mansfield (B-rated district), Arlington Martin (AISD flagship), Fossil Ridge (KISD power program) — get priority weekly coverage from the news radar. Carroll Dragons headline the off-season anchor framing; weekly schedule populates from MaxPreps DFW + each ISD's athletics site.
📜 On this day in Tarrant County sports
1988
🏈 Carroll (Southlake) Dragons claim 1st state football championship — beginning of the dynasty that would produce 8 UIL state titles. Under coach Bob Ledbetter.
1993
🏈 Carroll Dragons capture their 3rd state football title (1988, 1992, 1993 = three-in-a-row 3A run under Coach Ledbetter; QB Kris Brown led the '93 squad past Cuero).
2011
🏈 Carroll Dragons win their 8th and most recent UIL state football title — capping the program's run as Tarrant County's most successful HS football dynasty.
2018
🥎 Mansfield Tigers softball reaches UIL state semifinals — anchor moment for MISD's growing softball program under HC Gregory George's broader program leadership.
2026
🏃 Keller ISD sends 11 athletes to UIL State Track & Field — multiple medal-stand finishes per district release.
📻 Radio guide
Southlake Carroll Dragons football
KKGM 1630 AM (Fort Worth; news/sports) — exclusive radio home of Carroll football
Dragon Sports Network
Aledo Bearcats football (Tarrant-area marquee program)
KTFW-FM 92.1 'Hank FM' (LKCM Radio Group; country) — flagship for Aledo broadcasts
Aledo Sports Network
Arlington ISD football (Martin · Lamar · Bowie)
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — official AISD broadcast partner
NFHS Network
Mansfield Tigers football
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — Mansfield ISD live broadcasts
NFHS Network
Keller / Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD) football
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — Keller ISD live broadcasts
NFHS Network
Fort Worth-area HS football game of the week
KTCU-FM 88.7 'The Choice' (TCU student station, Fort Worth)
KTCU 88.7
🏆 UIL playoff bracket
No active Tarrant County UIL playoff bracket on the desk. Populates when a Tarrant County team is in a UIL playoff round (football, basketball, baseball/softball, volleyball). Source: UIL playoff records.
Activities
Things to do in Benbrook
Kids, library, sports, fitness, classes, camps, open play — sourced from libraries, parks, and partner orgs across Benbrook.
story-time
Benbrook Public Library Storytime
Weekly
Benbrook Public Library · 1065 Mercedes St, Benbrook
camp
Benbrook YMCA Summer Day Camp
Week-long sessions
Benbrook Family YMCA · 1899 Winscott Rd, Fort Worth
Civic & Government
Civic & Government
Benbrook city hall, schools, and county connection
Government
Council-manager government
Benbrook operates under a council-manager form with a mayor and council members elected at-large. The city manager runs day-to-day operations from City Hall at 911 Winscott Road. Source: City of Benbrook.
Mayor
Mayor presides over at-large council
The Benbrook mayor is elected citywide and presides over the council that sets policy and appoints the city manager. Source: City of Benbrook.
Schools
Fort Worth ISD serves the city
Fort Worth ISD serves all of Benbrook, with Western Hills High School as the primary feeder. Source: Fort Worth ISD.
County
City sits in Tarrant County (judge Tim O'Hare)
Benbrook is fully within Tarrant County, governed at the county level by County Judge Tim O'Hare. Source: Tarrant County.
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By the Numbers
By the Numbers
Pop
24,520 (2020 Census)
Up from 21,234 (2010), 20,208 (2000), 19,564 (1990). SW corner of Tarrant County, Fort Worth suburb.
Source: Wikipedia
Area
12.2 sq mi (11.5 land, 0.69 water)
Per Census Bureau. Primary water body: Benbrook Lake.
Source: Wikipedia
Location
10 mi SW of Fort Worth
At intersection of I-20 + US-377. Anchors SW corner of DFW metroplex.
Source: TSHA
Dam
9,130-ft earthen dam, 130 ft tall
Benbrook Dam completed 1952 at $14.5M cost. Rolled-earth embankment 9,130 ft incl. concrete spillway. 130 ft above streambed to 747 ft above sea level.
1952 · Source: USACE
Lake Capacity
Benbrook Lake stores 88,250 acre-feet at conservation pool
At the 694.0-foot NGVD29 conservation pool, Benbrook Lake holds ~88,250 acre-feet. The lake provides flood control, water supply to City of FW, and fish + wildlife habitat.
Federal Reservoir · Source: USACE
Population
24,631
Type
city
School District
fort-worth-isd
Ask the Desk
Questions about Benbrook
What are Tarrant County's 2025 property tax rates?
Tarrant County (general portion): ~$0.19 per $100. City of Fort Worth: $1.0624. City of Arlington: $1.0929 (down ~1¢ from 2024). Combined rates from Fort Worth ISD + City of Fort Worth + Tarrant County College bring the total for most Fort …
Who is Tarrant County's County Judge?
Tim O'Hare. He is the 33rd County Judge of Tarrant County since the county's founding in 1849, took office January 1, 2023, and his current term runs through January 1, 2027. He is running for re-election November 3, 2026, and has said the …
Who is Tarrant County's Sheriff?
Bill E. Waybourn. Source: Tarrant County elected officials (tarrantcountytx.gov).
Who is the State Senator for Tarrant County's District 9?
Taylor Rehmet (Democrat), who won the November 4, 2025 special election to replace Republican Kelly Hancock — Hancock left to become acting state comptroller. Rehmet won by roughly 14,000 votes (~15% margin) and is completing the remainder …
Which ISD serves Benbrook?
Most of Benbrook is served by Fort Worth ISD, which earned a C (73) on the 2024-25 TEA accountability ratings and enrolls about 70,184 students district-wide. A small western slice of Benbrook is zoned into Aledo ISD (Parker County) — homeb…
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History
Founded 1947
From Marinda to Miranda to Benbrook
The area was first settled in the 1870s as a small farming community at the confluence of the Clear Fork of the Trinity River and Mary's Creek; it was known successively as Marinda and Miranda before taking the name Benbrook in 1881, when James M. Benbrook, a railroad official, surveyed a Texas and Pacific Railway stop through the area. The community grew slowly as a rail siding and farming district through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Benbrook incorporated as a city on November 4, 1947 to forestall Fort Worth annexation as postwar growth pushed westward, and the 1952 completion of Benbrook Lake on the Clear Fork transformed the area into a recreation destination. Population grew from roughly 1,400 at incorporation past 8,400 by 1970 and past 19,500 by 1990, settling around 24,000 by 2020. Modern Benbrook remains anchored by Benbrook Lake, Fort Worth ISD's Western Hills feeder, and proximity to NAS Fort Worth JRB. Sources: TSHA; City of Benbrook; Wikipedia.
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