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Welcome to Benbrook ...

The city of Benbrook is located

Benbrook is located in Tarrant County<1>.


The location of Benbrook has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Benbrook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Benbrook has a population of 23,448 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Benbrook is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Benbrook lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Benbrook ...

Official Website: www.ci.benbrook.tx.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Benbrook had an population of 23,448 people. This is an increase of 10.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Benbrook had a population of 21,234 people. This makes Benbrook the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Benbrook represents 0.08% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 121st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 21,234 people, the population of Benbrook increased 5.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 20,208 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Benbrook.

Communities Also Named Benbrook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Benbrook - it's located in Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Benbrook.

Communities near Benbrook ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benbrook.

  • Fort Worth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • North Richland Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Richland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Richland Hills
    • North Richland Hills is located in Tarrant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,949 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Richland Hills <5>
  • Burleson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Haltom City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hurst
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
    • Hurst is located in Tarrant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <5>
  • Saginaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Watauga
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watauga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
    • Watauga is located in Tarrant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,188 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watauga <5>
  • Crowley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Crowley is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <5>
  • Azle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
    • Azle is located in Parker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <5>
  • Forest Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Benbrook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benbrook.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benbrook. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benbrook.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benbrook. See our Newspapers Page for Benbrook.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benbrook ...

Looking for more information about Benbrook? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Benbrook, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Benbrook.

Adding Benbrook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benbrook in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Benbrook was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Benbrook in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Benbrook post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benbrook.

The official website for Benbrook: www.ci.benbrook.tx.us/

The official website for Tarrant County: www.tarrantcounty.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Tarrant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Benbrook.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benbrook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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