According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.4 square miles (32.1 km2), of which 12.4 square miles (32.1 km2) are land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.16%) is covered by water.
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 46,073 people, 14,601 households, and 10,520 families residing in the city.[2]
Government and infrastructure
Alternative badge of the HCPD
The City of Haltom City Home Rule Charter was adopted October 10, 1955. The city operates under a council-manager form of government and provides a full range of services that include public safety (police and fire), municipal court, sanitation, parks, library, public works, and general administrative services. The city also owns and operates a water distribution system, a wastewater collection system, and a drainage utility system.
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According to the city's 2013-2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $59.0 million in revenues, $47.9 million in expenditures, $174.8 million in total assets, $75.3 million in total liabilities, and $34.4 million in cash and investments.[16]
The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:[17]
City department
Director
City Manager
Rex Phelps
Assistant City Manager
Sidonna Foust
City Secretary
Art Camacho
Fire Chief
Brian Jacobs
Police Chief
Cody Phillips
Emergency Management Coordinator
Bryce Davis
Director of Finance
Sidonna Foust
Director of Human Resources / Risk Management
Toni Beckett
Director of Information Technology
Dave Klopfenstein
Director of Library Services
Erica Gill
Director of Parks and Recreation
Christi Pruitt
Director of Planning & Community Development
Glenna Batchelor
Director of Public Works
Greg Van Nieuwenhuize
Municipal Judge
Lorraine Irby
Economy
Top employers
According to Haltom City's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,[18] the top employers in the city are:
Haltom City Public Library is the regional library of the city and is a well-known partner of the Fort Worth Public Library.[19][20]
In 2011, an extension of Tarrant County College (TCC) Northeast Campus, the Northeast Training/Learning Center, opened in the 17,000-square-foot (1,600 m2) former civic center of Haltom City. The extension, less than 8 miles (13 km) from the main TCC Northeast Campus, includes classroom and training areas. Haltom City had approached TCC, inquiring on how to add community college services for working-class families with limited transportation options.[21]
^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.[14][15]
United States of America
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