Richland Hills, Texas

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Northeast Tarrant census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76118. The Survey maps it on the Hurst quadrangle. 8,621 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 568 feet above sea level.

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Richland Hills within Tarrant County

Population over time

2 figures

Richland Hills grew from 7,801 to 8,621 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.

Year	People	Change
2010	7,801
2020	8,621	+820 (+11%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 20 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.

1894 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
1931 USGS Grapevine quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
1959 USGS Grapevine quadrangle1:62500
1959 USGS Hurst quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
1995 USGS Hurst quadrangle1:24000

Fires near this place

187 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Richland Hills between 2006 and 2020, burning about 2,307 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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/undetermined	169
Power generation/transmission/distribution	5
Equipment and vehicle use	4
Debris and open burning	4
Recreation and ceremony	1
Smoking	1
Misuse of fire by a minor	1
Arson/incendiarism	1
Railroad operations and maintenance	1

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

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
8 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	E LOOP 820
7 September 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	HANDLEY
6 September 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	AIRPORT FREEWAY
4 September 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	EAST LOOP 820
28 September 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	ELLIOT REEDER
28 September 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	OAKLAND
28 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	JOHN T WHITE
26 September 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	N BEACH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tarrant County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Richland Hills: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Harston Gravel Company Operation	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Texas Industries Inc Quigley Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Williams Sand and Gravel Midway Rd	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Tarrant County

Storms near this place

60 of 81 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Richland Hills in 81 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 31 thunderstorm wind, 30 hail, 12 flash flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 4 injuries. 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 1995	Tornado (F1)	North Richland Hills-	4 hurt, $3,300,000	A tornado touched down at the Iron Horse Golf Course, then moved northeast across Watauga, Colleyville and Grapevine for 10 miles. Damage occurred to 485 homes and 27 businesses. There were also a considerable number of trees blown down, as well as damage to fences.
March 1996	Hail	North Richland Hills	$15,000,000	no account filed
July 2007	Flash Flood	North Richland Hills	$450,000	Interstate 820 had water flowing over the road which impeded traffic in one direction. Major flooding was reported over roads in Watauga and Haltom City. Six department stores, including Sears, were flooded at the mall, and eight homes were flooded in Watauga. Firefighters performed forty high water rescues. The hardest hit areas were near Trinity Boulevard and Precinct Line Road, Vickery Boulevard and Bishop Street, and Mark IV Parkway and Loop 820. Several athletic fields were under water.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	North Richland Hills	$250,000	The roof of a church was blown off by high thunderstorm wind. Trees were blown down as well.
August 2022	Flash Flood	North Richland Hills	$150,000	A public report indicated that Big Fossil Creek flowed out of its banks across Glenview Dr in North Richland Hills. One car was swept off of the road.
September 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	North Richland Hills	$50,000	A strong thunderstorm produced 50-60 mph winds across North Richland Hills that caused scattered damage. Part of a brick wall at an apartment complex was torn down. Several large trees or large tree limbs were knocked down, including one that fell on a house, damaging the roof. Field fencing and a scoreboard at Richfield Park was bent and damaged.
June 2022	Flash Flood	Richland Hills	$50,000	Multiple public reports indicated water quickly entering homes near the intersection of Loop 820 and Trinity Blvd.
June 2013	Lightning	North Richland Hills	$50,000	Lighting started a fire at an apartment complex in North Richland Hills early in the morning of June 6th. Additionally, the storms and lightning strikes caused an estimated 19,000 customers to be without power.
May 2003	Hail	North Richland Hills	$50,000	no account filed
October 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Richland Hills	$35,000	Richland Hills police department reported a 10 to 12 foot section of a roof blew into a street and damaged a car. Additionally, a roof was blown off a vacant building in Haltom City.
January 2012	Flash Flood	Richland Hills	$30,000	High water rescues were needed in Haltom City at Highway 121 and Midway Road. Fossil Creek rose out of its banks covering the intersection in an estimated two feet of water. Two drivers had to be rescued from their vehicles and another two were able to walk to higher ground.
September 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Richland Hills	$20,000	Power poles and large trees were snapped in the northeast portion of Richland Hills. A carwash building collapsed along Blvd 10.
April 2003	Tornado (F0)	North Richland Hills	$20,000	A small short lived tornado did minor roof damage and broke numerous tree branches.
October 2013	Heavy Rain	Richland Hills	$15,000	A 65 year old female was killed when her car lost control on a rain-slick bridge and fell onto the riverbank below. The accident occurred on the Trinity River bridge on East Loop 820. Investigators determined weather played a role in the accident.
October 2010	Tornado (EF0)	Richland Hills	$15,000	A very brief EF0 tornado partially removed a roof off a home on Bowspirit Lane in northeast Fort Worth. Several wood fences were also damaged in the subdivision. The maximum estimated winds were 75 mph.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	North Richland Hills	$15,000	A tree was blown down onto a vehicle in North Richland Hills.
October 2002	Heavy Rain	Richland Hills	$15,000	Heavy rain partially collapsed the roof of the Sir Loin Steakhouse.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Richland Hills	$10,000	A roof near Trinity Blvd and I-820 was damaged when a tree fell onto it. Also, a 5 diameter tree limb was thrown 50 feet.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	North Richland Hills	$10,000	Power lines down around the city.
February 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	North Richland Hills	$10,000	Trees and fences were blown down and shingles were blown off roofs.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	North Richland Hills	$5,000	A retired NWS Employee reported a large tree was knocked down by strong thunderstorm winds.
October 2006	Flash Flood	Richland Hills	$5,000	Flash flooding was reported in east Fort Worth near Trinity Boulevard. Low water crossings were flooded with some cars stranded.
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	North Richland Hills	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	North Richland Hills	$5,000	At the 8500 block of Harwood, at least four power line poles were blown down.
August 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	North Richland Hills	$5,000	Some aluminum siding was blown off a house.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Richland Hills	$3,000	Amateur Radio estimated 65 mph winds near Highway 10 and Melbourne Road in Hurst. Six inch tree limbs were knocked down.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Richland Hills	$3,000	Sixty mph winds were estimated at Loop 820 and Randol Mill Road on the east side of Fort Worth. Several tree branches were also knocked down by the strong winds.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	North Richland Hills	$3,000	A large tree and power lines were blown down across Highway 377.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	North Richland Hills	$2,000	Trained spotter reported tree limbs up to 3 inch in diameter down in yard, and a stop sign out of ground at the intersection of Rufe Snow and Georgia Ave.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Richland Hills	$2,000	Eight inch tree branches were knocked down on houses near Glenview Dr and Rufe Snow Dr in North Richland Hills.
March 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	North Richland Hills	$2,000	A social media report indicated large branches down on a sidewalk on Rufe Snow Dr in Watauga, TX.
October 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Richland Hills	$2,000	Several trees were knocked down by strong thunderstorm winds near Loop 820 and Trinity Blvd in east Fort Worth.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Richland Hills	$1,000	A report was received via social media of a large tree uprooted at a residence in Richland Hills.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Richland Hills	$500	A 12 inch tree was uprooted and several 8 inch diameter tree limbs were downed near Pipeline and 820.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	North Richland Hills	$500	A fence was partially destroyed by high winds and a trampoline was blown onto a neighbors roof.
October 2009	Flash Flood	North Richland Hills	$250	Multiple roads in Watagua were closed due to high water.
April 2026	Flash Flood	Richland Hills	-	A local utility company reported several flooded roads from an alert network, including a couple of sections of Randol Mill Rd in east Fort Worth.
April 2026	Hail	Richland Hills	-	Report of 1 inch hail from mPING.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Richland Hills	-	A delayed report from trained spotter indicated large trees split in Richland Hills.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Richland Hills	-	A semi truck was blown over and blocked westbound lanes of Northeast Loop 820.
April 2023	Hail	Richland Hills	-	A public report indicated quarter sized hail in Richland Hills north of Highway 121.
April 2023	Hail	Richland Hills	-	A trained spotter reported ping pong ball sized hail in Richland Hills.
August 2022	Flash Flood	North Richland Hills	-	A public report indicated that Glenview Dr near Diamond Lock Apartments was closed due to high water.
April 2020	Hail	Richland Hills	-	Hail report received via mPing.
April 2020	Hail	Richland Hills	-	Hail report received via mPing.
April 2020	Hail	Richland Hills	-	Hail up to 1 was reported near Loop 820 and Davis Blvd in North Richland Hills.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Richland Hills	-	A trained spotter measured a wind gust of 63 MPH just south of Northeast Mall in the city of Hurst, TX.
April 2018	Hail	North Richland Hills	-	A trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail in the city of North Richland Hills, TX.
April 2018	Hail	North Richland Hills	-	A social media report indicated penny-sized hail near the intersection of Trinidad Drive and Westchase Drive in the city of North Richland Hills, TX.
April 2018	Hail	North Richland Hills	-	A social media report indicated quarter sized hail in the city of North Richland Hills, TX.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Richland Hills	-	A trained spotter measured a 70 MPH wind gust 4 miles south-southwest of Richland Hills, TX.
April 2017	Hail	North Richland Hills	-	A social media report indicated quarter-sized hail in the city of North Richland Hills, TX.
May 2015	Heavy Rain	Richland Hills	-	A vehicle hydroplaned, crashed through a guard rail and down an overpass, killing the 3 occupants inside. The accident happened near the Loop 820 and Highway 121 interchange.
May 2011	Hail	Richland Hills	-	Penny sized hail fell 2 miles east-southeast of Richland Hills.
October 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Richland Hills	-	Two boys were shocked by a downed power line near Kris Street and Jerrell Street in North Richland Hills. Both boys were transported to area hospitals.
May 2007	Flash Flood	North Richland Hills	-	Street flooding reported in town.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	North Richland Hills	-	Ten-inch diameter tree limbs broken.
June 2004	Tornado (F0)	Richland Hills	-	A brief tornado touchdown occurred with no known damage.
September 2003	Flash Flood	North Richland Hills	-	Intersection of Precinct Line Road and Kirk Street barricaded.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	North Richland Hills	-	Trees and power lines were blown down.

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
North Richland Hills	1.3 miles	20
Haltom City	2.5 miles	18
Hurst	3.1 miles	20
Watauga	3.2 miles	18
Smithfield	3.9 miles	20
Ederville	4.1 miles	20
Melody Hills	4.4 miles	18
Bedford	4.9 miles	20

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 Richland Hills	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q969867	The 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 1375731. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.