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Benbrook is a town located in the southwestern corner of Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. As of the 2010 United States census , the population was 21,234, [ 4 ] reflecting an increase of 1,026 from the 20,208 counted in the 2000 census , which had in turn increased by 644 from the 19,564 counted in the 1990 census .
The town of Edgecliff Village is experiencing a growth spurt, as the remaining 206 acres (0.8 km 2) of open prairie are developed for building single-family homes. After this area is built out, there is little open land for housing in the town. This area was held for many years by and purchased from the Hunt family of Texas.
The town gradually grew with cattle ranching as the mainstay of the local economy. The railroad came to the area in 1881, and the first public school was constructed in 1884. The town apparently took its name from "Copperhead Canyon," a part of the area formerly known for venomous snakes. Population, never large, generally stagnated or declined ...
The area remained a rural farming and ranching community for more than 100 years. In 1952, Clarence Jones began to subdivide his 268-acre (1.08 km 2) 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 ...
Including concurrencies with other state highways, Texas State Highway 7 (SH 7) reaches a total length of 213.910 miles (344.255 km) between Interstate 35 (I-35) and Farm to Market Road 107 (FM 107) at Bruceville-Eddy and a junction with U.S. Highway 84 (US 84) near the Louisiana state line.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18.1 km 2), of which 6.7 square miles (17.3 km 2) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km 2), or 4.16%, is water.
As of the census [5] of 2000, there were 1,040 people, 419 households, and 343 families residing in the town. The population density was 687.5 inhabitants per square mile (265.4/km 2). There were 435 housing units at an average density of 287.6 units per square mile (111.0 units/km 2).
Evant is located on the border of Coryell and Hamilton counties. U.S. Routes 84 and 281 intersect on the north side of town; US 84 leads east 24 miles (39 km) to Gatesville and west 25 miles (40 km) to Goldthwaite, while US 281 leads north 16 miles (26 km) to Hamilton and south 29 miles (47 km) to Lampasas.