Page 302 - GFOA Draft 2

City of Saginaw Texas A City on the Right Track!

Get To Know Your City

Community Profile & Information

Welcome to Saginaw, Texas! Saginaw is recognized for its small town feel with big city conveniences
and its top-rated public-school system The City of Saginaw and its business community provide our
citizens and visitors with contemporary and established amenities to shop, work, play and a place
we call home. We encourage you to see why Saginaw is the best place to raise your family, expand
your business, and to call home!

Community… it’s the neighborhood you live in, the business district where you shop, the park your
kids play in, the services available when you need a helping hand, and the place you call home.
Community is made up of people, clubs, service organizations and institutions such as schools and
your Saginaw City government. Your city services include everything from parks & recreation and
libraries to fire protection and police activities.

Saginaw's citizens enjoy a balance of urban amenities and a small-town quality of life. It's a
community rich in heritage and traditional family values. The City of Saginaw operates under a
Texas Home Rule charter, which provides for a Council Manager form of government with an elected
mayor and a six-member city council. Day-to-day operations are overseen by a City Manager. With
a pro-business attitude, the city representatives have looked to the future in designing the city's
infrastructure.

After working hours, residents can retreat to any of the city's seven parks, some of which include
playground equipment for the physically challenged. Recreational opportunities include a recreation
center, the aquatic center, tennis courts, volleyball and basketball courts, jogging trails, picnic
areas and a community center. These recreational amenities provide places for families to gather
outdoors and enjoy the comfortable Sun Belt climate. The public library and senior citizen center
offer a wealth of information and recreational activities. For more information about our dynamic
City, check out our web site at: https://www.ci.saginaw.tx.us/.

History of Saginaw

In 1848, David Thurmond and his family from Virginia first settled the City of Saginaw. In 1882,
Jarvis J. Green from Michigan named the city Saginaw after a city in his home state. The first
public school was started in 1893. In the latter half of the 1800's, Saginaw was forever changed
when the railroad decided to make Saginaw the last stop on their south-bound routes to Fort
Worth. Saginaw prospered as the transportation dependent industry, such as grain storage and
milling facilities, moved in to be near the railroad. Saginaw remains home to the largest grain

Table of Contents 295