Editing Benbrook, Texas

{{about|the town in Texas|other uses|Benbrook (disambiguation)}}
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'''Benbrook''' is a town located in the southwestern corner of [[Tarrant County, Texas]], United States, and a suburb of [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 United States census]], the population was 21,234,<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Benbrook city, Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 29, 2011 }}</ref> reflecting an increase of 1,026 from the 20,208 counted in the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], which had in turn increased by 644 from the 19,564 counted in the [[1990 United States census|1990 census]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population grew to 24,520.

==Geography==

Benbrook is a suburb of Fort Worth.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|31.6|sqkm|order=flip}}; {{convert|29.8|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.8|sqkm|order=flip}} is water.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Benbrook city, Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 29, 2011 }}</ref> The total area is 5.63 percent water, and the primary body of water is [[Benbrook Lake]], formed in 1952 after the construction of Benbrook Dam by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which began in May 1947.

==Demographics==

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{{US Census population
| 1950 = 617
| 1960 = 3254
| 1970 = 8169
| 1980 = 13579
| 1990 = 19564
| 2000 = 20208
| 2010 = 21234
| 2020 = 24520
| estyear = 2021
| estimate = 24605
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Benbrook racial composition as of 2020'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4807552&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/en.html|title=Census.gov|website=Census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|17,233
|70.28%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,639
|6.68%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|102
|0.42%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|493
|2.01%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|21
|0.09%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|69
|0.28%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|1,146
|4.67%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|3,817
|15.57%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''24,520'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 24,520 people, 9,281 households, and 6,030 families residing in the city. In the 2015 census estimates,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/benbrook-tx/#demographics|title=Benbrook, TX|website=Data USA}}</ref> there were 22,144 people and 9,276 households in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 77.1 percent [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.7 percent [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20 percent [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.2 percent [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01 percent [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.01 percent from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.8 percent from two or more races. 11.0 percent of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race. In contrast, at the 2020 census, its racial makeup was 70.28% non-Hispanic white, 6.68% African American, 0.42% Native American, 2.01% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.28% some other race, 4.67% multiracial, and 15.57% Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name=":0" />

==Economy==

===Top employers===

According to Benbrook's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>[http://www.ci.benbrook.tx.us/Archive.aspx?AMID=39 City of Benbrook ACFR] Retrieved 2024-02-04</ref> the top employers in the city are:

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|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| [[Walmart]]
|308
|-
|2
| Gilco Contracting, Inc.
|187
|-
|3
| Renaissance Park Multi Care Center
|140
|-
|4
| Benbrook Nursing and Rehab
|130
|-
|5
| City of Benbrook
|129
|-
|6
| [[YMCA]]
|105
|-
|7
| Oncor Electric Delivery
|90
|-
|8
| Gardner Denver Service Center
|85
|}

== Prohibition and alcohol sales ==

In 1949, two years after Benbrook was incorporated as a village, the sale of liquor and beer was made illegal. In 1951, the citizens voted to make taverns illegal. A few years later, in 1954, an election was held to determine the legality of selling alcohol for "off-premises consumption," but there were not enough votes to allow its sale. In 1971, the residents of Benbrook chose to prohibit all alcohol sales, except for beer to be imbibed off-premises.

== Education ==
[[File:Benbrook Middle-High School.jpg|thumb|[[Benbrook Middle-High School]]]]
The [[Fort Worth Independent School District]] oversees Benbrook's public schools.

Two elementary schools, Benbrook Elementary and Westpark Elementary, are located in Benbrook. Waverly Park Elementary and Ridglea Hills Elementary in Fort Worth also serve portions of Benbrook. After completion of their elementary education, Benbrook children proceed to [[Benbrook Middle-High School]]. [[Western Hills High School (Benbrook, Texas)|Western Hills High School]], also in Benbrook, is attended by students living north of I-20.

According to data gathered by the U.S. Census in 2000, a high school diploma was the highest level of educational attainment for 23.7 percent of the population aged 25 or older; the national average was 28.6 percent for this category. Approximately 22.6 percent of residents aged 25 and over had a bachelor's degree, compared to the national average of 15.5 percent, while 7.6 percent had a master's degree and 0.7 percent had earned a Doctoral degree, compared with the national average of 5.9 and 1 percent, respectively.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}

=== History of schools ===

Around 1995 Jerry Dittrich, a City Council member in Benbrook, had campaigned for Benbrook leaving Fort Worth ISD on the grounds that the schools serving Benbrook were too far away, with some being over {{convert|15|mi|km}} away. Fort Worth ISD, over the following two decades, began building new schools in Benbrook.<ref name=Berardschoools>Berard, Yamil. "[http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article23806006.html Benbrook campaign for new schools finally paying off]." ''[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]''. June 11, 2015. Retrieved on June 23, 2016.</ref>

Benbrook Middle opened in August 2011.<ref>Heinz, Frank. "[http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/New-School-Year-Brings-A-Lot-of-Changes-128182708.html New School Year Brings A Lot of Changes]." NBC DFW. Monday August 22, 2011. Retrieved on September 6, 2011.</ref> Prior to the opening of Benbrook Middle, students attended Monning Middle School or Leonard Sixth Grade Center and then Leonard Middle School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fwweekly.com/2013/08/21/schooled-in-green/|title=Schooled in Green|last=Griffey|first=Eric|date=2013-08-21|website=Fort Worth Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref>

Fort Worth ISD used a 2007 bond to pay for a combined middle and high school that opened in August 2014. Westpark Elementary will be converted into a middle school, and then a $15.5 million new elementary school will open next door. The new Westpark Elementary opened in August 2016. The renovated former elementary school is expected to open as a middle school summer of 2017. The combined middle and high school will become solely a high school when the converted middle school opens.<ref name=Berardschoools/>

==References==

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==External links==

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* [http://www.ci.benbrook.tx.us/ City of Benbrook official website]
* [http://www.fortworthisd.org/ Fort Worth Independent School District]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060412194125/http://www.whhsinfo.org/ Western Hills High School]

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