Saginaw, Texas

Saginaw is a small city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and an inner suburb of Fort Worth. Its population was 23,890 in 2020 census. Saginaw is a home rule municipality.

Saginaw, Texas
City
City of Saginaw
The Saginaw Chamber of Commerce in a former train station
Motto(s):  Train and Grain
Location of Saginaw in Tarrant County, Texas
Coordinates: 32°51′42″N 97°22′00″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Tarrant
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
Area [1]
• Total	7.66 sq mi (19.82 km2)
• Land	7.65 sq mi (19.82 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [2]	732 ft (223 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	23,890
• Density	3,100/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	76131, 76179
Area code	817
FIPS code	48-64112[3]
GNIS feature ID	2411754[2]
Website	City of Saginaw, Texas

History

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]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19.4 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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%
2020	23,890		20.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Saginaw racial composition as of 2020^[7]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)^[a]

Race	Number	Percentage
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/Multiracial (NH)	1,048	4.39%
Hispanic or Latino	7,152	29.94%
Total	23,890

As of the 2020 United States census, 23,890 people, 8,343 households, and 6,292 families resided in the city.

Economy

Freight train in Saginaw

Top employers

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 and 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,^[10] the top employers in the city are:

#	Employer	Number of employees	Percentage of total
1	Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD	2,541	30%
2	CTI Beanmaker and Chefco Foods	440	5%
3	Ventura Foods	398	5%
4	Walmart Supercenter #5316	393	5%
5	Trinity North American 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%

Education

No colleges or universities are present in this small community, but it is served by the nearby Northwest Campus of the Tarrant County College system. The city lies within driving distance to Fort Worth and the rest of the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area, which contains a large number of colleges and universities, including the other Tarrant County College campuses.

Saginaw is served by the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District.^[11] The four high schools in the district are Boswell High School, Saginaw High School, Chisholm Trail High School, Eagle Mountain High School, and Watson High School/Alternative Discipline Center (the last of which is targeted to at-risk students.)

Notable people

• Brec Bassinger, actress
• Janet Gunn, actress
• Brad Hawpe, former MLB player
• Angela Stanford, LPGA golfer
• Kirk Watson, politician^[12]

Notes

1. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.^[8][9]