Hurst, Texas
Hurst is a city in the U.S. state of Texas located in the densely populated portion of northeastern Tarrant County and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. It is considered a Dallas and 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 census, it had a population of 40,413.
Hurst, Texas | |
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| City of Hurst | |
The City Hall of Hurst, Texas. | |
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Seal | |
Location of Hurst in Tarrant County, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′8″N 97°10′49″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Tarrant |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Henry Wilson Gary Waldron Jimmy Meeks John Miller Cathy Brotherton Cindy Shepard Jon McKenzie |
| • City Manager | Clay Caruthers |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.97 sq mi (25.83 km2) |
| • Land | 9.96 sq mi (25.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 554 ft (169 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 40,413 |
| • Estimate (2020) | 40,413 |
| • Density | 3,879.47/sq mi (1,497.88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 76053-54, 76180 |
| Area code(s) | 682, 817 |
| FIPS code | 48-35576 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1374183 |
| Website | https://www.hursttx.gov/ |
The city of Hurst is surrounded by other communities including Bedford, Euless, Fort Worth, Richland Hills, North Richland Hills, Grapevine, and Colleyvile. Hurst's education system is sponsored and served by the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District, while other school districts Grapevine-Colleyville ISD and 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 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. 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 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.