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Benbrook, Texas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Fort Worth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76126. It stands on Dutch Branch. The Survey maps it on the Benbrook quadrangle. 24,520 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 689 feet above sea level.

Benbrook within Tarrant County

Population over time

2 figures

Benbrook grew from 21,234 to 24,520 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201021,234
202024,520+3,286 (+15%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

221 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 221 fires within 5 miles of Benbrook between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,653 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined185
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Railroad operations and maintenance7
Equipment and vehicle use7
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony2
Arson/incendiarism2
Debris and open burning2
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceFARNSWORTH
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceALTAMESA
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceWELCH
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceBENBROOK HWY
3 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceW LOOP 820 S
28 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceSOUTHWEST LOOP
28 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceWESSEX
28 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceMARYS CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tarrant County

Storms near this place

60 of 87 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Benbrook in 87 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 59 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2016HailBenbrook$50,000,000Several reports of ping pong, golf ball, and just over 2 inch sized hail stones were reported across the northern portions of Benbrook including along Camp Bowie Blvd and near the Benbrook traffic circle.
May 2024LightningBenbrook$300,000Social media videos indicate a house fire was likely caused by lightning. The time was estimated by radar.
April 2007Tornado (EF0)Benbrook$150,000This tornado was captured on video by storm chasers. It touched down just west of Highway 377 and just south of Loop 820. It then travelled to Meadows West Park before dissipating. The tornado damaged fences, trees, and street signs. The facade of a business was also slightly damaged.
March 2023HailBenbrook$150,000no account filed
October 2015Flash FloodBenbrook$100,000Flash flooding resulted in over 25 high water rescue calls in Fort Worth. Multiple vehicles were stranded at Hulen Street and Interstate 30, and roads were also closed in North Richland Hills.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindBenbrook$75,000One house was destroyed and several homes were unroofed by high thunderstorm winds.
March 2023HailBenbrook$60,000Hail up to golf ball sized was reported a few times in this location.
April 2016HailBenbrook$60,000Half dollar sized hail was reported in Benbrook; likely the eastern portions of the city based on the storm track.
April 2026HailBenbrook$25,000Report of 2.25 inch hail from mPING.
April 2026HailBenbrook$20,000Report of 1.75 inch hail from mPING.
April 2026HailBenbrook$20,000Report of 2 inch hail from mPING.
April 2007HailBenbrook$15,000Baseball-size hail reported in town.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindBenbrook$10,000Significant tree damage occurred at Pecan Valley Golf Course near Lake Benbrook. The poles of the net around the driving range were also snapped in half. Over 100 trees were estimated to be knocked down or damaged.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindBenbrook$10,000Numerous large trees were snapped at their base in Benbrook.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindBenbrook$9,000An Amateur Radio operator estimated 58 mph in the Benbrook area.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindBenbrook$8,000An estimated 45 trees were damaged by thunderstorm winds at Mira Vista Country Club in Benbrook. Most of them lost large tree limbs and some were snapped several feet above the ground. The largest snapped tree was estimated to be approximately 4 feet in diameter.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindBenbrook$7,000A trained spotter reported approximately a dozen downed tree branches throughout The Canyons Apartment complex, several with broken branch diameters of 4- 6. One entire dogwood tree appeared snapped at the base, approximately 6 or so in diameter. Another main trunk section of crape myrtle approximately 4 diameter appeared twisted from the top of the tree at about a 10'-15' height from the ground and blown over car(s) and dropped about 50 yards away. There were also several downed tree branches across the levee at the former Lockheed Martin Recreational area at the baseball field right field fence. A couple of roof tiles were blown off; this is a newly installed roof (installed approximately 12 months ago). There is some additional notable damage up River Bend Drive from River Park Drive, such as some tree branches and several examples of decorative cement toppers for brick columns facing River Bend having been blown off either completely or just chunks of the toppers blown off. None of the connected brick columns appear to have been damaged.
May 2011HailBenbrook$7,000no account filed
March 2017Thunderstorm WindBenbrook$5,000A social media report indicated roof damage to High Ridge Church, approximately 2.5 miles west of Benbrook, TX.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindBenbrook$5,000Emergency management reported roof damage at the fire station at 4416 Southwest Blvd in Fort Worth, TX.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindBenbrook$5,000A National Weather Service employee reported several trees down in the Benbrook area.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindBenbrook$5,000A National Weather Service Employee reported large branches blown down and several medium sized trees uprooted in the Ridglea Country Club Estates area of Fort Worth, TX.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindBenbrook$5,000A 65 MPH wind gust was estimated 2 miles southwest of Benbrook.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindBenbrook$5,000A storm spotter measured a 64 mph wind gust.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindBenbrook$5,000Wind damage to fences, trees, and signs was reported by the Benbrook Police Department.
April 2008HailBenbrook$5,000no account filed
June 2009Flash FloodBenbrook$500Three feet of water was reported over the road at I-20 and Bryant Irvin Road.
April 2026HailBenbrook-Report of 1 inch hail from mPING.
June 2024HailBenbrook-Reported via mPing.
May 2020HailBenbrook-Amateur radio reported quarter sized hail in the city of Benbrook, TX.
March 2019HailBenbrook-A social media report indicated half-dollar size hail over southwest portions of Fort Worth.
March 2013HailBenbrook-Trained spotters reported nickel sized hail at I-820 and Team Ranch Road.
April 2011HailBenbrook-Nickel to quarter size hail fell in Benbrook.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindBenbrook-A 60 MPH wind gust was estimated in Benbrook.
October 2011HailBenbrook-Pea to dime sized hail was reported in Benbrook.
May 2009HailBenbrook-Quarter size hail fell in Benbrook.
May 2009HailBenbrook-Quarter size hail fell in north Benbrook.
May 2009HailBenbrook-Penny size hail fell 2 miles east of Benbrook.
May 2009HailBenbrook-A trained spotter reported quarter size hail just east of the intersection of Highway 183 and West Vickery in Ft. Worth.
May 2009HailBenbrook-Nickel size hail fell 2 miles west of Benbrook.
May 2009HailBenbrook-Nickel size hail fell in east Benbrook.
May 2009HailBenbrook-Quarter size hail fell in Benbrook.
May 2009HailBenbrook-Nickel to Quarter size hail fell at the intersection of Loop 820 and Team Ranch Rd in southwest Ft. Worth.
October 2009HailBenbrook-Nickel size hail was reported along Interstate 20 north of Benbrook.
April 2008Flash FloodBenbrook-Cars were stalled in high water at the intersection of Bryant Irvin and Interstate 20 and also on the 2700 block of West Berry Street.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindBenbrook-8-inch tree limbs down at a traffic circle in Ridglea.
July 2001Flash FloodBenbrook-Homes in east Benbrook, near the Trinity River, had to be sand bagged due to high water.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindBenbrook-Signs were blown down by high thunderstorm winds.
June 2000Flash FloodBenbrook-Heavy thunderstorm rains created flash flooding in the city.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindBenbrook-High winds damaged the roof of a business in east Fort Worth.
April 1995HailBenbrook-Flight cancellations from over 100 damaged aircraft out of service cost the airlines at the airport millions of dollars in lost revenue.
May 1995HailBenbrook-Several trees were blown down along with some large tree limbs on the south end of Lake Benbrook.
April 1994HailEast Benbrook-Two-inch diameter hail was reported at the intersection of Loop 820 and McCart.
April 1994HailBenbrook-Wind damage to fences, trees, and signs was reported by the Benbrook Police Department.
April 1994HailBenbrook-Wind damage to fences, trees, and signs was reported by the Benbrook Police Department.
April 1994HailBenbrook-Wind damage to fences, trees, and signs was reported by the Benbrook Police Department.
August 1994HailBenbrook-Dime-size hail occurred in western Tarrant County 3 miles west of Benbrook on Interstate 20.
April 1994HailBenbrook-Strong winds blew power lines down in southwestern Fort Worth.
April 1994HailBenbrook-Golf ball-size hail was reported at the intersection of Highways 121 and 183.
April 1994HailBenbrook-Golf ball-size hail was reported at the intersection of Highways 121 and 183.

Every storm recorded in Tarrant County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Lake Shore Estates3.2 miles15
Westland4.0 miles15
Saint Francis Village4.0 miles12
Primrose4.5 miles12
Westover Hills5.5 miles15
Wheatland5.8 miles17
Plover5.8 miles12
White Settlement6.0 miles17

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on BenbrookAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q525342The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1372495. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.