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{{about|the city near the communities of Southlake and Haltom City|the city south of North Richland Hills and southeast of Haltom City|Richland Hills, Texas}}
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'''North Richland Hills''', commonly known as '''NRH''', is a city
NRH notably houses the headquarters of [[HealthMarkets]]. North Richland Hills features popular businesses and locations, including the [[NRH20]] Water Park, [[Hospital Corporation of America|Medical City North Hills]], and its own state-of-the-art public library.
==History==
The community began when W.S. Peters agreed to bring 600 families into the area within a three-year period as part of a land grant. Families began arriving in the summer of 1848. In 1849, Tarrant County was established and named for General Edward H. Tarrant. The community of Birdville (adjacent to what is now the southwest boundary of North Richland Hills
In 1952, Clarence Jones began to subdivide his {{convert|268|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[dairy farm]] into a suburban addition in the area that is now Cummings Drive. In 1953, the North Richland Hills Civic League sought to have the area annexed to Richland Hills, then voted to form their own city when annexation was denied. An election was held, and the {{convert|268|acre|km2}} of the Jones Farm, with a population of 500, became officially incorporated as the City of North Richland Hills.
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The first section of streets in North Richland Hills was named for the local families. The second section, which was added in 1954, was named for automobiles. There were 188 homes in the first part of the subdivision, which was restricted to brick and masonry construction.
By 1957, the North Richland Hills' boundary was within {{convert|2|mi|0}} of Smithfield, and by 1960, Smithfield had been annexed
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North Richland Hills is located at {{Coord|32|51|20|N|97|13|5|W|type:city}} (32.855666, –97.218184).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|47.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|47.1|sqkm|order=flip}} is land, and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.24%, is water.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): North Richland Hills city, Texas| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 1, 2011}}</ref>
{{Geographic location| width = auto
| title = '''Surrounding municipalities'''
|Center = North Richland Hills
|North = [[Keller, Texas|Keller]] <br>(8 miles)
|Northeast = [[Colleyville, Texas|Colleyville]] <br>(6 miles)
|East = [[Hurst, Texas|Hurst]] <br>(4 miles)
|Southeast = [[Hurst, Texas|Hurst]]
|South = [[Richland Hills, Texas|Richland Hills]] <br>(2 miles)
|Southwest = [[Haltom City, Texas|Haltom City]] <br>(4 miles)
|West = [[Haltom City, Texas|Haltom City]]
|Northwest = [[Watauga, Texas|Watauga]] <br>(3 miles)
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 8662
|1970= 16514
|1980= 30592
|1990= 45895
|2000= 55635
|2010= 63343
|2020= 69917
|estyear=2021
|estimate=70209
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=December 15, 2022|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 15, 2022}}</ref>
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 6, 2014}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+'''North Richland Hills racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4852356&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
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!Percentage
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|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|45,240
|64.71%
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|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|4,724
|6.76%
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|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|263
|0.38%
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|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|2,918
|4.17%
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|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|183
|0.26%
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|Some Other Race (NH)
|269
|0.38%
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|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|3,162
|4.52%
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|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|13,158
|18.82%
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|'''Total'''
|'''69,917'''
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As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 69,917 people, 27,200 households, and 18,919 families residing in the city.
==Economy==
===Top employers===
According to the city's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nrhtx.com/DocumentCenter/View/15027/FY2023-Annual-Comprehensive-Financial-Report|title=City of North Richland Hills 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report|format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]|page=143|date=May 1, 2024}}</ref>
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| City of North Richland Hills
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| Wal-Mart Supercenters
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| [[Birdville Independent School District]]
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| Medical City North Hills
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| [[Tarrant County College]] (Northeast Campus)
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| [[Tyson Foods]]
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| XPO Logistics
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| Portfolio Recovery Associates
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The city is also home to the state's largest Ford dealership,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.5starford.com/about
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Children who live in North Richland Hills attend schools in the [[Birdville Independent School District]]. The northernmost part of the city is served by the [[Keller Independent School District]]. North Richland Hills has two public high schools: [[Richland High School (Texas)|Richland High School]] and [[Birdville High School]].
Private schools in North Richland Hills include: [[Fort Worth Christian School]], [http://www.stjs.org/ St. John the Apostle Catholic School] (of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth]]), [http://www.northparknow.com/NPCA/Index.aspx North Park Christian Academy], and [https://www.nrhmontessori.com/home/ North Richland Hills Montessori].
The [[Tarrant County College]] Northeast Campus is located on the North Richland Hills and Hurst border at 828 Harwood Road.
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===Local government===
North Richland Hills operates under a charter adopted in 1964, which provides for a “Council-Manager” form of government. The council is composed of a Mayor and seven Council Members elected at large. The Council determines the overall goals and objectives for the city, establishes policies, and adopts the city's annual operating budget. The City Manager oversees the day-to-day operations of the city.
The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:<ref name="City of North Richland Hills website">[http://www.nrhtx.com/] Retrieved May 1, 2024</ref>
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|City Manager
|Paulette Hartman
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|Assistant City Manager
|Trudy Lewis
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|Deputy City Manager
|Caroline Waggoner
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|Police Chief
|Mike Young
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|Fire Chief
|Stan Tinney
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The city of North Richland Hills is a voluntary member of the [[North Central Texas Council of Governments]] association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective local governments, and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.
==Public services==
===North Richland Hills Fire Department / Emergency Medical Services===
The North Richland Hills [[Fire Department]] (NRHFD), also called the North Richland Hills Fire-Rescue (NRHFR), is a public health service geared towards combating uncontrolled fires. In addition to its role as a fire department, it acts like a traditional [[Emergency medical services|EMS]] service, and is dispatched to a wide range of [[medical emergencies]] unrelated to fires. To accomplish this mix of roles, all NRHFD staff are cross trained as [[firefighters]] and [[paramedics]]; likewise, all vehicles that they employ carry advanced life support equipment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nrhtx.com/FAQ.aspx?TID=21|title=Why does a fire truck respond with the ambulance?|quote=The City of North Richland Hills prides itself on the delivery of state of the art emergency medical services to our community. The ambulance and fire trucks are staffed by cross trained firefighter/paramedics. A fire truck is dispatched with the ambulance on many calls for various reasons. In some instances, the fire truck may be closer and can initiate medical care before the arrival of the ambulance. North Richland Hills uses very aggressive pre-hospital emergency care treatments and the fire truck and ambulance crews together make a highly efficient team to provide you with an unsurpassed level of care.|access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nrhtx.com/161/Emergency-Medical-Services|title=Emergency Medical Services|quote=All four of our ambulances are licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services as mobile intensive care units (MICUs) and are staffed with firefighters / paramedics. Each fire apparatus is staffed with firefighter / paramedics that carry advanced life support equipment. Occasionally the fire company is the first to arrive at an emergency and this enables us to provide an advanced level of medical care as soon as possible.|access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>
The department is currently recognized as a “Best Practices” department by the Texas Fire Chiefs Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.txfirechiefs.org/best-practices|title=Best Practices|website=txfirechiefs.org|access-date=April 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302084537/https://www.txfirechiefs.org/best-practices|archive-date=March 2, 2022}}</ref>
==Notable people==
* [[Mark Brooks (golfer)|Mark Brooks]], professional golfer and [[1996 PGA Championship|1996 PGA Champion]].<ref name="ReferenceA">The History of North Richland Hills by George N. Green</ref>
* [[Sandra Brown]], novelist and bestselling author of romance, thriller, and suspense books.<ref name="ReferenceA" />
* [[Trent Grisham|Trenton Clark]], baseball player, drafted by [[Milwaukee Brewers]] in the first round of the [[2015 Major League Baseball draft|2015 MLB Draft]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosiak |first=Todd |url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewers/brewers-draft-outfielder-trenton-clark-in-first-round-b99515110z1-306565891.html |title=Brewers draft outfielder Trent Clark in first round |publisher=Jsonline.com |date=June 8, 2015 |accessdate=May 4, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Kambri Crews]], author of ''Burn Down the Ground: A Memoir'', in which North Richland Hills is featured.
* [[Clint Ford]], actor, voice over artist, and writer.
* [[Logan Henderson]], actor and singer, known for his role on [[Nickelodeon]]'s show ''[[Big Time Rush]].''
* [[Mike Holloway (Survivor contestant)|Mike Holloway]], winner of ''[[Survivor: Worlds Apart]]'', the 30th season of ''[[Survivor (U.S. TV series)|Survivor]].''
* [[Alex Lambert]], a top-16 finalist during [[American Idol (season 9)|season 9]] of singing competition show ''[[American Idol]]''.
* [[Craig Lancaster]], journalist and novelist whose notable works include: ''[[600 Hours of Edward]],'' ''[[The Summer Son]],'' ''Edward Adrift,'' ''The Fallow Season of Hugo Hunter,'' ''This is What I Want.''
* [[Whitney Lynn]], contemporary multi-media artist.
* [[Gary Morris]], country music artist, actor.<ref name="ReferenceA" />
* [[Betty Pariso]], [[International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness|IFBB]] professional [[Bodybuilding|bodybuilder]].
* [[Rashee Rice]], wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs.
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