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HURST PROFILE

GEOGRAPHY

The City of Hurst is located in North Central Texas in Northeast Tarrant County approximately 9
miles from downtown Fort Worth on SH 121, the Airport Freeway, and approximately 18 miles
from downtown Dallas. Hurst's centralized location on Airport Freeway provides quick access to
both Dallas and Fort Worth metropolitan areas and is 15 minutes away from one of the world’s
busiest airports, Dallas/Fort Worth International.

The City has a total land area of 10 square miles or 6,380 acres. Of the 10 square miles of land
area, 334 acres are used for municipal purposes. Current development statistics estimate that
Hurst is 97% developed with 222 acres of undeveloped land remaining.

HISTORY

The City of Hurst was officially founded in 1870 and named after the William L. Hurst family. The
family settled approximately one mile north of the present Highway 10 (Hurst Boulevard). When
the railroad came through the settlement in 1903, the local station was named Hurst Station, but
growth slowed when the rail routes were changed and routed through Arlington. In 1949, Hurst
had its first post office when the Souder family added a postal station to the corner of their grocery
store, a service to 1,000 residents.

The City was incorporated as a general law city on September 25, 1952 with a total population of
2,700. The community experienced a growth surge in the 1950s when Bell Helicopter located on
Hurst's southeastern boundary and again in the 1970s with the completion of D/FW airport in
1974. The 1980 census reported the population of Hurst as 31,449. The 2000 Census Population
Count was 36,273. The 2010 Census Population count was 37,337. Current Population figures
for Hurst total 38,410.

FORM OF GOVERNMENT

Hurst now operates under a home-rule charter adopted in 1956, which provides for a council-
manager form of government. The Mayor and six Council members are elected at-large. The
Council is responsible for all matters of policy and is also the authority for levying taxes, securing
revenues, authorizing expenditures of City funds, and incurring City debts. The City Manager is
directly responsible to the City Council. The city has two Assistant City Manager’s along with
seven executive directors. An organizational chart is included in the Introduction Section of the
Budget. In addition, eleven boards and commissions assist the City Council in deciding matters
of policy and procedures and meet on various issues throughout the year.

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