Saginaw, Texas

Saginaw (frequently known as Eagle Mountain-Saginaw) is a small city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a Inner suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 19,806 at the 2010 United States Census. Saginaw, Texas is a Home rule municipality.

History

The area was settled before the Civil War as an agricultural community, and was named Dido (a name which lives on in some area roads). Three railroad lines came through the area in the 1880s, the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway (a subsidiary of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad), the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway and the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway.

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.[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.

Geography

Saginaw is located at (32.861789, -97.366621).

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.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1950	561		—
1960	1,001		78.4%
1970	2,382		138.0%
1980	5,736		140.8%
1990	8,551		49.1%
2000	12,374		44.7%
2010	19,806		60.1%
Est. 2014	21,703		9.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

At the 2010 census, there were 19,806 people, 6,546 households and 5,266 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,640.8 per square mile (1020.9/km²). There were 6,820 housing units at an average density of 909.3 per square mile (351.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.0% White, 4.3% African American, 0.8% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 7.1% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino were 14.53% of the population

There were 6,546 households of which 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.38.

The age distribution was 34.0% under the age of 20, 5.1% from 20 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.1 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median household income was $67,797, and the median family income was $72,147. Male full-time, year-round workers had a median income of $52,939 versus $38,899 for females. The per capita income[SLS] for the city was $26,797. About 3.9% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

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 three high schools in the district are Boswell High School, Saginaw High School, and Chisholm Trail High School.

Economy

Top employers

According to Saginaw’s 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD	2,131
2	Walmart	500
3	Trinity N. Amer. Freight Car Inc.	381
4	Bana Box Inc.	218
5	Ventura Foods	215
6	CTI Chefco Foods	200
7	Russo Corporation	200
8	Ranger Fire	200
9	DOS Project – Standard Meat	189
10	Texas Army National Guard	185

External links

• City of Saginaw official website
• Texas State Historical Association
• Saginaw Fire Department
• Saginaw Police Department