H Mart anchors 50-acre center fall 2026
42.5k sq ft Korean grocery + 50+ restaurants at N. Beach St. + Loop 820
City · Tarrant County
Haltom City
Population ~46,500 · birdville-isd
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Local News
Haltom City headlines
What's happening in Haltom City right now
Civic
Population about 46,000 in north Tarrant
Haltom City recorded 46,484 residents in the 2020 U.S. Census, sitting immediately north of Fort Worth along Loop 820 and Belknap Street. Source: U.S. Census; City of Haltom City.
Updated 2026
Schools
Birdville ISD is headquartered here
Birdville ISD, named for the original 19th-century settlement of Birdville (Tarrant County's first county seat), maintains its central administration in Haltom City and serves most of the city's students. Source: Birdville ISD.
Ongoing
Development
Northeast Loop 820 corridor and Belknap Street redevelopment
City planning has focused on redeveloping the aging Belknap Street commercial corridor and updating Loop 820 frontage as TxDOT freeway expansion reshapes the area. Source: City of Haltom City.
Ongoing
Council
Council meets second and fourth Mondays
The Haltom City Council meets on the second and fourth Mondays at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 5024 Broadway Avenue. Source: City of Haltom City.
Ongoing
🛒 Growth
H Mart anchors 50-acre Haltom City development on track for fall 2026
A 42,500-sq-ft H Mart at 820 N. Beach St. (at NE Loop 820) anchors a 50-acre mixed-use development with 50+ restaurant/retail spaces. 100% leased; substantial completion mid-to-late September 2026. Source: Fort Worth Report, KERA, CultureMap.
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
Haltom City's places, people, and traditions
Heritage
Birdville historic settlement
Birdville, the original Tarrant County seat from 1850 to 1856 before being supplanted by Fort Worth, sat within what is now Haltom City — the foundational settlement that gives Birdville ISD its name. Source: TSHA; Birdville ISD.
Year-round
Park
Haltom City Senior Citizens Center and parks
The city operates a senior center, a recreation center, and a network of neighborhood parks anchored by Buffalo Ridge and Broadway Park. Source: City of Haltom City Parks.
Year-round
Heritage
Veteran community along Belknap
Belknap Street (former U.S. 377 alignment) remains the city's central historic commercial corridor, with auto-related and small-business commerce that has anchored Haltom City since incorporation. Source: City of Haltom City.
Year-round
Trail
Big Fossil Creek corridor
Big Fossil Creek runs through Haltom City and is part of the regional creek and trail network connecting Birdville-area communities. Source: City of Haltom City.
Year-round
Civic
Haltom City Public Library
The Haltom City Public Library on Stanley-Keller Road serves as the central community reading and programming hub. Source: City of Haltom City.
Year-round
Festival
Haltom City Concert in the Park series
Free summer concerts in Haltom City Park are a recurring municipal tradition organized by Parks & Recreation. Source: City of Haltom City.
Summer
Known for
- Industrial / manufacturing corridor
- Broadway Avenue revitalization
- Historic Haltom Theater
- Haltom City Senior Center
The Story of Haltom City
Haltom City is a relative newcomer wrapped around a piece of deep history. It was founded in 1932 on rolling grassland owned largely by G. W. Haltom — a rancher and jeweler — and incorporated in 1949, taking his name.
Its boundaries actually enclose old Birdville, the first seat of Tarrant County. When a new highway (today's East Belknap) was built in the early 1930s, many Birdville businesses relocated to the new route, and Haltom City grew up around them.
Growth was explosive: from about 200 people in the late 1940s, the city leapt past 5,700 by the late 1950s and over 32,000 by the mid-1960s.
Today Haltom City is a working-class hub near the geographic center of Tarrant County, just northeast of Fort Worth.
Sources: Texas State Historical Association, Handbook of Texas.
🗓️ Coming this week Full calendar →
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
🎈 Kids Trading Post · Haltom City 2 activities →
Storytime, classes, camps, leagues, and open-play in Haltom City, sourced from libraries and partner orgs. Updated nightly · no manual data entry.
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Sports
Haltom Buffaloes (Birdville ISD)
Haltom HS at Birdville Stadium
HS
Haltom HS Buffaloes — UIL 6A
Plays at Birdville Stadium (cap 12,000) — BISD shared facility.
Source: Dave Campbell's Texas Football
ISD Network
Birdville ISD covers Haltom, NRH, Watauga, Richland Hills
BISD athletics rivalries are weekly Friday-night events.
Source: Birdville ISD
Rec
Haltom City Recreation Center on Broadway
Basketball, billiards, ping pong, leagues.
Source: Haltom Parks & Rec
Splash
Splashpads at Broadway + Whites Branch Parks
Free summer cooling spots — among busiest in Mid-Cities.
Source: Haltom Parks & Rec
⭐ 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 Haltom City
Kids, library, sports, fitness, classes, camps, open play — sourced from libraries, parks, and partner orgs across Haltom City.
story-time
Haltom City Public Library Storytime
Weekly
Haltom City Public Library · 3201 Friendly Ln, Haltom City
camp
Haltom City Parks Summer Camp
Week-long sessions
Haltom City Parks & Recreation · Haltom City Recreation Center
Civic & Government
Civic & Government
Haltom City city hall, schools, and county connection
Government
Council-manager government
Haltom City operates under a council-manager form with a mayor and council members elected by place. Source: City of Haltom City.
Mayor
Mayor presides over at-large council
The Haltom City mayor is elected citywide and presides over the council that appoints the city manager and sets municipal policy. Source: City of Haltom City.
Schools
Birdville ISD serves the city
Birdville ISD is headquartered in Haltom City and serves the bulk of city students, with small portions of Keller ISD reaching northern neighborhoods. Source: Birdville ISD.
County
City sits in Tarrant County (judge Tim O'Hare)
Haltom City 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 2020
46,073 residents (2020 Census)
Census 2020: 46,073. World Population Review 2026 est: ~45,679.
Source: Census via Wikipedia
Area
12.4 sq mi, incorporated 1949
12.4 sq mi total area (essentially all land). Named for G.W. Haltom, local rancher/jeweler.
Source: Wikipedia / Haltom City genealogy
Income
Median household income $59,057
Census/ACS 2024 median household income $59,057. Median age 33.2.
Source: Census via city-data
Demographics
Hispanic 43.7%, Asian 8.9%
Census via Wikipedia. Asian share is among highest in NE Tarrant County.
Source: Census
Schools
Birdville ISD: ~22,637 students, B-rated
Birdville ISD primary; portions in Keller ISD. TEA 2024-25 rating B.
Source: TEA
Athletics
Haltom Buffaloes (6A) at Birdville Stadium
Haltom HS — Class 6A — plays at Birdville Stadium (cap. 12,000).
Source: Dave Campbell's TX Football
Population
46,500
Type
city
School District
birdville-isd
Population by city
Tarrant County city populations (Census 2020 + 2024 estimates).
| City | Population | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth | 935,508 | County seat, 4th-largest in TX (after Houston, San Antonio, Dallas) |
| Arlington | 392,304 | Cowboys + Rangers home |
| Grand Prairie | ~200,000 | Cross-county with Dallas |
| Mansfield | 79,708 | |
| Flower Mound | 78,854 | Cross-county with Denton |
| North Richland Hills | 71,564 | |
| Euless | 61,554 | |
| Burleson | 53,283 | Cross-county with Johnson |
| Grapevine | 50,898 | |
| Bedford | 49,337 | |
| Hurst | 39,337 | |
| Haltom City | 46,500 | |
| Keller | 46,044 | |
| Southlake | 32,376 |
Updated 2026-05-27
Ask the Desk
Questions about Haltom City
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 Haltom City?
Birdville ISD primarily serves Haltom City, with smaller portions zoned into Fort Worth ISD or Keller ISD depending on the parcel. Birdville ISD enrolls approximately 22,637 students and earned a B rating on TEA 2024 accountability (distric…
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History
Founded 1949
From Birdville, Tarrant's first county seat, to a postwar city
The area now known as Haltom City sits atop one of Tarrant County's foundational settlements: Birdville, established in the late 1840s along the Trinity River and chosen as Tarrant County's first county seat in 1850. After a contentious series of votes Fort Worth replaced Birdville as the county seat in 1856, and Birdville faded as an organized community even as the surrounding farmland persisted. The modern city traces its name to G.W. Haltom, who operated a country store at the Belknap-Denton intersection in the early 20th century; the area became known as Haltom's Corner and then Haltom City. The city incorporated on December 29, 1949 to forestall annexation by Fort Worth as postwar growth pushed northward. Population leapt from roughly 5,800 at incorporation past 28,000 by 1970 and past 39,000 by 2000. The Birdville name endures through Birdville ISD, the school district headquartered in Haltom City. Sources: TSHA; City of Haltom City; Birdville ISD; Wikipedia.
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