Westover_Hills,_Texas

Westover Hills, Texas

Westover Hills, Texas

Town in Texas, United States


Westover Hills is a town in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 682 at the 2010 census.[5]

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In 2000, Westover Hills was the wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income and the 12th highest-income place in the United States. It has since been surpassed in Texas by both Piney Point Village and Barton Creek. It is still the wealthiest suburb of Fort Worth.

Geography

Westover Hills is located at 32°44′44″N 97°24′54″W (32.745630, –97.415131).[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square mile (1.8 km2), all land.

Demographics

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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 641 people, 300 households, and 247 families residing in the town.

Politics

The city of Westover Hills is one of the most reliably Republican jurisdictions in the state of Texas. Every GOP presidential candidate since Thomas Dewey in 1948 has carried the city by over 25 points, with Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush each earning over 90% of the vote in 1952, 1956, 1984 and 1988 respectively. In his 1998 gubernatorial re-election bid, George W. Bush would also top 90% Among the Democratic candidates for president, only Lyndon Johnson in 1964 has ever come within 30 points of carrying Westover Hills.

In 1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt finished third in the city, behind Dewey, and the unpledged Texas Regulars third party, who won the city with over three quarters of the vote.

All presidential election results for Westover Hills since 1944, and all gubernatorial results since 1998 are listed below:

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Education

Westover Hills is in the Fort Worth Independent School District.

Westover Hills is served by:

  • Mary Louise Phillips Elementary School
    • Phillips was built in 1949. It was named after Mary Louise Phillips, the first female board member of FWISD.[37]
  • Monnig Middle School
  • Arlington Heights High School

However, most families choose to send their children to private schools, typically Fort Worth Country Day School, but also All Saints' Episcopal School and Trinity Valley School, all three of which participate in the Southwestern Preparatory Conference.[citation needed]


References

  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  7. Bureau, US Census. "Census.gov". Census.gov.
  8. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  9. "GENERAL ELECTION - 11/6/2012 - Tarrant County". results.enr.clarityelections.com.
  10. "4 Nov 1992, 16 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at". Newspapers.com. November 4, 1992. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  11. "9 Nov 1988, 30 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at". Newspapers.com. November 9, 1988. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  12. "7 Nov 1984, 20 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at". Newspapers.com. November 7, 1984. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  13. "5 Nov 1980, 29 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at". Newspapers.com. November 5, 1980. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  14. "3 Nov 1976, 6 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at". Newspapers.com. November 3, 1976. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  15. "8 Nov 1972, 7 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at". Newspapers.com. November 8, 1972. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  16. "6 Nov 1968, 10 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at". Newspapers.com. November 6, 1968. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  17. "9 Nov 1960, 8 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at". Newspapers.com. November 9, 1960. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  18. "7 Nov 1956, 12 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at". Newspapers.com. November 7, 1956. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  19. "5 Nov 1952, 12 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at". Newspapers.com. November 5, 1952. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  20. "3 Nov 1948, 2 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at". Newspapers.com. November 3, 1948. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  21. "8 Nov 1944, 4 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at". Newspapers.com. November 8, 1944. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  22. "Our History." Mary Louise Phillips Elementary School. Retrieved on December 12, 2011.
  1. 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.[9][10]

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