Saginaw, Texas
Encyclopedia
Saginaw is a city in Tarrant County
, Texas
, United States
, and a suburb of Fort Worth
. The population was 19,806 at the 2010 United States Census. It was named in 1882 by Jarvis J. Green, who had lived and worked on Saginaw Street in Pontiac, Michigan
.http://www.waterford.lib.mi.us/content/waterford-biographies-javis-j-green The name Saginaw comes from the Ojibwe language and means "to flow out." It is also the name of a river
, a bay
, and a city
in Michigan
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19.4 km²), all of it land.
, there were 12,374 people, 4,229 households and 3,450 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,649.1 per square mile (637.0/km²). There were 4,339 housing units at an average density of 578.3 per square mile (223.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.64% White, 1.93% African American, 0.91% Native American, 1.24% Asian, 6.09% from other races
, and 2.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino
were 14.53% of the population
There were 4,229 households of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples
living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.26.
InAge distribution was 32.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.
The median household income was $55,549, and the median family income was $59,967. Males had a median income of $42,036 versus $27,164 for females. The per capita income
[SLS] for the city was $20,336. About 5.2% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
. The two high schools in the district are Boswell High School and Saginaw High School.
Tarrant County, Texas
Tarrant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, it had a population of 1,809,034. Its county seat is Fort Worth. Tarrant County is the sixteenth most populous county in the United States and the third most populous in Texas. The county is named in honor...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and a suburb of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
. The population was 19,806 at the 2010 United States Census. It was named in 1882 by Jarvis J. Green, who had lived and worked on Saginaw Street in Pontiac, Michigan
Pontiac, Michigan
Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac, located within the Detroit metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 59,515. It is the county seat of Oakland County...
.http://www.waterford.lib.mi.us/content/waterford-biographies-javis-j-green The name Saginaw comes from the Ojibwe language and means "to flow out." It is also the name of a river
Saginaw River
The Saginaw River is a river in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is formed by the confluence of the Tittabawassee and Shiawassee rivers southwest of Saginaw. It flows northward into the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron just northeast of Bay City. The watershed area is .The river is an important shipping...
, a bay
Saginaw Bay
Saginaw Bay is a bay within Lake Huron located on the eastern side of the U.S. state of Michigan. It forms the space between Michigan's Thumb region and the rest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Saginaw Bay is in area...
, and a city
Saginaw, Michigan
Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan...
in Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
.
Geography
Saginaw is located at 32.861789°N 97.366621°W (32.861789, -97.366621).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19.4 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
At the 2000 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, there were 12,374 people, 4,229 households and 3,450 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,649.1 per square mile (637.0/km²). There were 4,339 housing units at an average density of 578.3 per square mile (223.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.64% White, 1.93% African American, 0.91% Native American, 1.24% Asian, 6.09% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 2.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino
Latino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
were 14.53% of the population
There were 4,229 households of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.26.
InAge distribution was 32.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.
The median household income was $55,549, and the median family income was $59,967. Males had a median income of $42,036 versus $27,164 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
[SLS] for the city was $20,336. About 5.2% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Saginaw is served by the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School DistrictEagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District
The Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District is located in the northwest corner of Tarrant County, Texas and includes of land in Saginaw, Eagle Mountain, Blue Mound and several housing additions in the City of Fort Worth, near Eagle Mountain Lake...
. The two high schools in the district are Boswell High School and Saginaw High School.