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.
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. 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 18, 1989, Evergreen International Airlines Flight 17 crashed near Saginaw, killing both pilots (the aircraft's only occupants) on board.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19.4 km), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Saginaw had a population of 23,890. The median age was 35.9 years. 26.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.3 males age 18 and over.
There were 8,078 households in Saginaw, of which 41.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 58.1% were married-couple households, 14.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 14,963 || 62.6%
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| Black or African American || 1,749 || 7.3%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 192 || 0.8%
|-
| Asian || 843 || 3.5%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 23 || 0.1%
|-
| Some other race || 2,414 || 10.1%
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| Two or more races || 3,706 || 15.5%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 7,152 || 29.9%
|}
Economy
thumb|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, the top employers in the city are:
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! #
! 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. The five 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
Notes
References
External links
- City of Saginaw official website