Editing Hurst, Texas

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'''Hurst''' is a city in the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[Texas]] located in the densely populated portion of northeastern [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant County]] and is part of the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area]]. It is considered a [[Dallas]] and [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] suburb and is part of the [[Mid-Cities]] region. It is 13 miles from the [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], it had a population of 40,413.<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Hurst city, Texas| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=November 30, 2011}}</ref>

The city of Hurst is surrounded by other communities including [[Bedford, Texas|Bedford]], [[Euless, Texas|Euless]], Fort Worth, [[Richland Hills, Texas|Richland Hills]], [[North Richland Hills, Texas|North Richland Hills]], [[Grapevine, Texas|Grapevine]], and [[Colleyville, Texas|Colleyvile]]. Hurst's education system is sponsored and served by the [[Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District]], while other school districts [[Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District|Grapevine-Colleyville ISD]] and [[Birdville Independent School District|Birdville ISD]] serve the far north and far west portions.

Places of importance inside Hurst include the [[Tarrant County College]] campus that was built in 1961, the newly constructed Tarrant County Northeast Courthouse, the headquarters of [[Bell Helicopter]] (considered to be in the city limits of Fort Worth), The [[Hurst/Bell (TRE station)|Hurst/Bell Station]] (opened in September 2000) that is jointly owned by the [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]] and the [[Trinity Railway Express]]. The city's premier shopping center, [[North East Mall]] that was ranked the #1 Shopping Mall in Tarrant County and is the third largest mall in the state of Texas.<ref name="Hurst ED">{{cite web|title=Hurst Economic Development|url=http://www.hursted.com/|website=Hurst Economic Development|access-date=15 February 2016}}</ref> The North East Mall opened in March 1972 (sources vary), is owned by the Indianapolis-based [[Simon Property Group]]. Hurst's only cinema complex, the [[Cinemark Theatres|North East Cinemark Rave 18]] opened in 2004.

Respectively in 2012, Hurst was ranked at #48 as one of the Best Dallas Suburbs according to [[D Magazine]].<ref name="D Magazine">{{cite news|title=BEST DALLAS SUBURBS 2012 63 NORTH TEXAS TOWNS RANKED. WHICH CAME OUT ON TOP? WHICH SANK TO THE BOTTOM? AND WHERE DOES YOUR COMMUNITY FALL ON THE LIST?|url=http://www3.dmagazine.com/content/best-dallas-suburbs-2012/Hurst#details|access-date=15 February 2016|work=[[D Magazine|D MAGAZINE]]|date=2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1960 = 10165
| 1970 = 27215
| 1980 = 31420
| 1990 = 33574
| 2000 = 36273
| 2010 = 37337
| 2020 = 40413|
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 39304
| estref = 
| 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>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Hurst racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4835576&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>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</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)
|23,093
|57.14%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|3,996
|9.89%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|178
|0.44%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|1,198
|2.96%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|235
|0.58%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|116
|0.29%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|1,817
|4.5%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|9,780
|24.2%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''40,413'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 40,413 people, 14,340 households, and 9,556 families residing in the city.

==Government==
===Local government===

Hurst runs on a city council – manager system. The city has a council of seven members, each serving 2-year terms. Three members are elected in odd years, four in even years.<ref>[http://www.hursttx.gov/index.aspx?page=39 Hurst Mayor and City Council] Retrieved 2014-05-28</ref>
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The city of Hurst is a voluntary member of the [[North Central Texas Council of Governments]] association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.

==Economy==

===Top employers===
According to Hurst's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>[https://www.hursttx.gov/about-us/departments/fiscal-services/annual-comprehensive-financial-report City of Hurst Annual Comprehensive Financial Report] Retrieved 2022-07-11</ref> the principal employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| [[Bell Helicopter|Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.]]
|3,800
|-
|2
| North East Mall (aggregate not major employers listed)
|1,706
|-
|3
|Shops at North East Mall
|800
|-
|4
| [[Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District]]
|640
|-
|5
| [[Tarrant County College]]
|575
|-
|6
| [[Walmart]]
|479
|-
|7
| City of Hurst
|412
|-
|8
| [[Dillard's]]
|338
|-
|9
| [[Macy's]]
|231
|-
|10
| JC Penney
|225
|}

==Education==

Most of Hurst is within the boundaries of the [[Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District]]. HEB ISD's [[L. D. Bell High School|Lawrence D. Bell High School]] is the only high school in the city and serves more than 2,100 students.<ref name="BellHS-TAPR1516">{{cite web|title=2015-16 Texas Academic Performance Report: BELL H S|url=https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&year4=2015&year2=15&_debug=0&single=N&title=2016+Texas+Academic+Performance+Reports&_program=perfrept.perfmast.sas&prgopt=2016%2Ftapr%2Ftapr_spec.sas&ptype=P&level=campus&search=campname&namenum=bell&campus=220916001|publisher=Texas Education Agency|access-date=14 December 2016}}</ref> Smaller portions of Hurst are within the boundaries of [[Birdville Independent School District|Birdville ISD]], [[Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District|Grapevine-Colleyville ISD]], and [[Keller Independent School District|Keller ISD]].

Sections in GCISD are zoned to:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48439_tarrant/DC20SD_C48439.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tarrant County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2021-09-02}} - Compare with the zone maps.</ref> Bransford Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://p18cdn4static.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_96229/File/Parents/Enrolling/Maps/Elementary%20Zones.pdf|title=Elementary School Boundaries|publisher=[[Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District]]|accessdate=2021-09-02|archive-date=2021-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902054034/https://p18cdn4static.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_96229/File/Parents/Enrolling/Maps/Elementary%20Zones.pdf|url-status=dead}} - [https://www.gcisd.net/cms/one.aspx?pageId=195624 Linked from this page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902054408/https://www.gcisd.net/cms/one.aspx?pageId=195624 |date=September 2, 2021 }}</ref> Colleyville Middle School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gcisd.net/UserFiles/Servers/Server_96229/File/Parents/Enrolling/Maps/Middle%20School%20Zones.pdf|title=Middle School Boundaries|publisher=[[Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District]]|accessdate=2021-09-02|archive-date=June 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612194940/https://gcisd.net/UserFiles/Servers/Server_96229/File/Parents/Enrolling/Maps/Middle%20School%20Zones.pdf|url-status=dead}} - [https://www.gcisd.net/cms/one.aspx?pageId=195624 Linked from this page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902054408/https://www.gcisd.net/cms/one.aspx?pageId=195624 |date=September 2, 2021 }}</ref> and [[Grapevine High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gcisd.net/UserFiles/Servers/Server_96229/File/Parents/Enrolling/Maps/High%20School%20Zones.pdf|title=High School Boundaries|publisher=[[Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District]]|accessdate=2021-09-02|archive-date=June 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612212712/https://gcisd.net/UserFiles/Servers/Server_96229/File/Parents/Enrolling/Maps/High%20School%20Zones.pdf|url-status=dead}} - [https://www.gcisd.net/cms/one.aspx?pageId=195624 Linked from this page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902054408/https://www.gcisd.net/cms/one.aspx?pageId=195624 |date=September 2, 2021 }}</ref>

The Northeast Campus of [[Tarrant County College]] is located in Hurst, and has grown from 8,053 students in 1976–1977 to serve 13,198 students in 2016–2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tccd.edu/documents/about/research/institutional-intelligence-and-research/statistical-handbook/2016FL-statistical-handbook.pdf|title=Statistical Handbook Fall 2016|publisher=[[Tarrant County College]] Office of Institutional Intelligence and Research|access-date=14 December 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220215116/https://www.tccd.edu/documents/about/research/institutional-intelligence-and-research/statistical-handbook/2016FL-statistical-handbook.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==

The [[Artisan Center Theater]] is a community theater located in Hurst, built in 2003. It is a 150-seat [[Theatre in the round|theater in the round]] that hosts productions of musicals and plays, as well as offers performing arts classes and education to the community.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-09 |title=Artisan Center Theater {{!}} Theatres {{!}} Live Theatre League of Tarrant County, Texas |url=http://www.livetheatreleague.org/theatres/view/artisan_center_theater/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |archive-date=2009-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509053555/http://www.livetheatreleague.org/theatres/view/artisan_center_theater/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Dennis Allen (American football)|Dennis Allen]], Head coach of the New Orleans Saints
*[[Kyle Bartsch]], former professional baseball pitcher
*[[Ron Faurot]], former [[NFL]] and [[University of Arkansas]] standout
*[[Marshall Henderson]], basketball player at Ole Miss
*[[Tommy Maddox]], former [[NFL]] and [[XFL (2001)|XFL]] quarterback
*[[Alex Reymundo]], comedian
*[[Olivia Scott Welch]],<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7326511/ IMDb. Retrieved 12 July 2021. {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> actress
*[[Buddy Whittington]], Texas blues guitarist (with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers)

==Places==
* [[North East Mall]]
* Chisholm Park

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hursttx.gov/ City of Hurst official website]
* [http://www.heb.org/ HEB Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://schoolctr.hebisd.edu/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=10&&timestamp=1042576948/ L.D. Bell High School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310232852/http://schoolctr.hebisd.edu/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=10&&timestamp=1042576948/ |date=March 10, 2007 }}
* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q=%22United+States+-+Texas+-+Tarrant+County+-+Hurst%22&t=dc.coverage Historic photos of Hurst] hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History]
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