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Haltom City dates to 1932

More historic than 9% of U.S. towns · #479 of 642 in Texas. What drives it

Most of Haltom City was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: maps from 1955 on and the census since 1950.

1932founded
0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Haltom City began

When was Haltom City founded?

1932

Haltom City dates its founding to 1932 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1950.

First census: 5,760 in 19502020 census: 46,07394 years

How historic is Haltom City?

D

More historic than 9% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1851.
History grade

What drives Haltom City’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Haltom City is more historic than 9% of U.S. towns, #479 of 642 in Texas. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

D
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Haltom City’s overall grade.
Founding era1932, from Wikidata: founded 1900–1944, an older era than 9% of U.S. townsDHomes built before 19401.8% of homes (±0.6) · typical TX town 1.6% · U.S. 8.4%C−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical TX town 0.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 9%
NewerOlder
Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 25%

Few Texas towns list much on the Register (a typical Texas town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Haltom City’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (34% of Texas towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1932.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be D. The pre-1940 share (±0.6 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Haltom City’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Haltom City are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Haltom City.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Haltom City’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Birdsville
1851–1868
Birdville
1873–1906
18501940today
1cemetery inside Haltom City
Birdville

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Haltom City, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Haltom City yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Haltom City is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. Its population was 46,073 at the 2020 census. Haltom City is an inner suburb of Fort Worth, a principal city of the DFW Metroplex. The city is six miles from downtown Fort Worth, 30 miles from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, and 20 miles from the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Haltom City is surrounded almost entirely by Fort Worth, North Richland Hills, Watauga, and Richland Hills. The education system for Haltom City is served by the Birdville Independent School District, which also serves neighboring cities including Fort W…

Haltom City was established in 1932. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 42,409 to 46,073 (+9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Haltom City, 1851 to 1955

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1851Post officeThe Birdsville post office opens
  3. 1868Post officeThe Birdsville post office closes
  4. 1873Post officeThe Birdville post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1906Post officeThe Birdville post office closes
  7. 1932
    FoundingHaltom City is established
  8. 1955On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Haltom City, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Haltom City, Texas Montage2016Haltom City, Texas MontageLittle Caesars, Haltom City, TX, May 20152015Little Caesars, Haltom City, TX, May 2015Haltom Road2010Haltom RoadTX - Haltom City Police2009TX - Haltom City PoliceHaltom City Water Tower2009Haltom City Water TowerFEMA - 30643 - FEMA damage assessment in Texas2007FEMA - 30643 - FEMA damage assessment in Texas
On the map

Haltom City on the map, 1955 to 1995

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Haltom City. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Haltom City on the 1955 USGS mapHaltom City on the 1968 USGS mapHaltom City on the 1972 USGS mapHaltom City on the 1981 USGS mapHaltom City on the 1995 USGS map1955Haltom City sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Haltom City.

People over time

Haltom City, census by census

05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,00050,000196019802000202046,073

Grew from 5,760 people in 1950 to 46,073 in 2020, 7 times over.

8 censuses, 1950–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Haltom City’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Fort Worth103 historic placesA−North Richland HillsIts storyD−Richland HillsIts storyD−WataugaIts storyD

Questions about Haltom City’s history

What year was Haltom City founded?

In 1932, according to Wikidata. Haltom City’s post office opened in 1851, and the census of 1950 counted 5,760 people here.

How does Haltom City rank for history?

Haltom City is more historic than 9% of U.S. towns, #479 of 642 in Texas. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Haltom City?

2% of Haltom City’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 1978.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (6), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.