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Saginaw, Texas

18 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 76179. The Survey maps it on the Haltom City quadrangle. 23,890 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 728 feet above sea level.

Saginaw within Tarrant County

Population over time

2 figures

Saginaw grew from 19,806 to 23,890 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
201019,806
202023,890+4,084 (+21%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 18 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

272 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 272 fires within 5 miles of Saginaw between 2005 and 2020, burning about 142 acres in total. 2 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/undetermined232
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Equipment and vehicle use10
Recreation and ceremony4
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Smoking4
Debris and open burning3
Natural2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism1

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
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceSIDE SADDLE
9 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWINDY RYON
6 September 2014Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceSHERMAN
30 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceNORTH WEST LOOP 820
3 September 2014Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceDEEN
26 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceNW 820
25 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceCALHOUN
25 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHODGKINS

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 Saginaw: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Williams PitSilicaProducer
General Portland Inc Ft Worth PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
General Portland Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Tarrant County

Storms near this place

56 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saginaw in 56 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 29 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 7 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 2007Flash FloodSaginaw1 killed, $250,000Significant flooding occurred across the county. In Watauga, a bridge was washed out on Starnes Road. Two cars were stranded by floodwaters in Saginaw, and numerous roads were flooded and closed in Colleyville and Mansfield. About forty people were evacuated in Haltom City. Numerous high water rescues were required, and several homes were damaged by floodwaters. Ambulances were stranded in flood waters in Fort Worth, and firefighters trying to help residents had to be rescued when they became stranded as well. The body of a man who's car was washed into Marine Creek during the storms was found 3 days later.
April 2021HailSaginaw$18,000,000Two inch hail was reported by an NWS Employee.
April 2007HailSaginaw$3,000,000Tennis ball-size hail fell for about 5 minutes and damaged cars, businesses, and homes.
April 2007HailSaginaw$2,000,000Tennis ball-size hail reported by off-duty employee.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$650,000Several businesses and residences sustained damage to roofing and siding. Numerous power poles, lines, and trees were blown down. Signs were also damaged. Insurance agents estimated the damage to be over $500,000.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$100,000Strong winds damaged the roof of Boswell High School and destroyed the scoreboard at the baseball field.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$50,000Considerable roof damage, fences blown down and outbuildings were destroyed.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$25,000The Del Monte plant sustained roof damage. Also empty trailers were overturned.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$20,000An amateur radio report estimated 70 MPH winds and quarter sized hail in Saginaw, TX.
May 2012HailSaginaw$15,000The hail in Saginaw increased to the size of golf balls.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$15,000A storm spotter reported a 67 mph wind gust.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$15,000Strong winds damaged a roof and blew down trees.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$10,000Large tree limbs were snapped off trees in Saginaw.
May 1997Flash FloodSaginaw$10,000Railroad tracks were washed out at Highway 287 and Hicks Road.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$7,000A National Weather Service Employee measured a wind gust of 60 MPH in the city of Saginaw, TX.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$5,000Amateur radio reported power poles down and a trailer damaged in the city of Saginaw, TX.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$5,000A public report stated that the roof was blown off of a business near the intersection of Saginaw Main and Loop 820.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$5,000A National Weather Service employee reported shingle damage at 440 PM in Saginaw, TX.
February 2013Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$5,000Sixty MPH winds were estimated at Longhorn Rd and North Main Street in Saginaw. A basketball goal was knocked over in town.
June 2009Flash FloodSaginaw$5,000Training echoes for several hours dropped several inches of rain that caused Little Fossil Creek to flow out of its banks on the east side of Saginaw. East McLeroy Street was closed through Thursday morning due to water over the road.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$5,000Trees and fences were blown down by high winds.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$3,000Downed power poles were reported near Saginaw Boulevard and Boaz.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$2,000Trees were blown down on the west side of town.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$2,000Thunderstorm winds downed powerlines and blew garage doors into garages.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$2,000Light poles were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$1,000Several trees with a diameter between 6 to 8 inches down, as well as a fence blown over due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$1,000Tree limbs with a diameter of 3 inches were down, as well as an estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 60 MPH reported in Saginaw.
November 2015Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$1,000A public report indicated that roof tiles were removed, 2 trees were blown down and the south fence was blown down at a home on Asbury Drive in Saginaw, TX.
April 2025Flash FloodSaginaw-Multiple stalled cars and one high water rescue was reported due to flooding on Saginaw Blvd.
April 2024HailSaginaw-Trained spotter reported penny sized hail in Saginaw.
April 2022HailSaginaw-A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail in Saginaw, TX.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindSaginaw-Wind gusts in Saginaw reached up to 65 MPH.
May 2012HailSaginaw-Quarter to ping pong ball sized hail was reported in Saginaw.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindSaginaw-Amateur radio reported a wind gust of 60 mph.
March 2010HailSaginaw-Quarter size hail was reported in the city of Saginaw.
May 2009HailSaginaw-Quarter size hail was reported at the intersection of FM 156 and Basswood.
July 2007Flash FloodSaginaw-Willow Creek flooded McLeroy Boulevard and Longhorn Drive in Saginaw, and Comanche Creek flooded Comanche Trail and Marina Drive by three feet of water. All roads were barricaded.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindSaginaw-Power lines down just west of Saginaw.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindSaginaw-Trained spotters reported 52 knot wind gusts.
May 1997Flash FloodSaginaw-The intersection of Western Center Blvd. and Blue Mound Road was reported flooded.
April 1994HailSaginaw-Hail nickel- to quarter-size fell at WSFO Fort Worth, at the intersection of North Beach Street and Loop 820.
March 2016HailSaginaw-no account filed
April 2008HailSaginaw-no account filed
April 2003Thunderstorm WindSaginaw-no account filed
April 2003HailSaginaw-no account filed
April 2003HailSaginaw-no account filed
March 2000HailSaginaw-no account filed
March 2000HailSaginaw-no account filed
March 2000HailSaginaw-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindSaginaw-no account filed
May 1998Flash FloodSaginaw-no account filed
February 1998HailSaginaw-no account filed
June 1997HailSaginaw-no account filed
April 1997HailSaginaw-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindSaginaw-no account filed
April 1994Thunderstorm WindSaginaw-no account filed

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
Blue Mound1.3 miles18
Lake Crest Estates2.6 miles17
Melody Hills3.5 miles18
Sansom Park4.3 miles17
Eagle Mountain4.8 miles16
Lakeview5.7 miles16
Lake Worth5.7 miles17
Watauga5.8 miles18

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 SaginawAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q970802The 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 1345838. 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.