RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Tarrant County >> Richland HillsIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Texas


The Commemorative Quarter for Texas







Welcome to Richland Hills ...

The city of Richland Hills is located

Richland Hills is located in Tarrant County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Richland Hills has a population of 7,924 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Richland Hills is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Richland Hills had an population of 7,924 people. This is an increase of 1.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Richland Hills had a population of 7,801 people. This makes Richland Hills the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of Richland Hills represents 0.03% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 247th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,801 people, the population of Richland Hills decreased 4.07% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,132 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Richland Hills.

Communities Also Named Richland Hills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Richland Hills - it's located in Virginia.

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

Websites for Richland Hills ...

Official Website: www.richlandhills.com/

Communities near Richland Hills ...

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

  • Fort Worth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Irving
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Irving is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 240,916 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irving <4>
  • Grand Prairie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Flower Mound
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Mound
    • Flower Mound is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flower Mound <4>
  • Mansfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Euless
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Grapevine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Burleson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Keller
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
    • Keller is located in Tarrant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,939 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keller <4>

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 Richland Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richland Hills.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Richland Hills. 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 Richland Hills.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richland Hills ...

Looking for more information about Richland Hills? 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 Richland Hills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Richland Hills.

The official website for Richland Hills: www.richlandhills.com/

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Richland Hills.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richland Hills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 29 Apr 2025