Saginaw is a small city in

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, United States, and an

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. Its population was 23,890 in 2020 census. Saginaw is a

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municipality.

History

The town was renamed Saginaw in 1882 by Jarvis J. Green (after his first choice of "Pontiac" was rejected by the

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), who had lived and worked on Saginaw Street in

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. The name Saginaw comes from the

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language and means "to flow out". It is also the name of a

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, a

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, and a

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. On March 13, 1989, Evergreen International Airlines Flight 17 crashed near Saginaw, killing both pilots (the aircraft's only occupants) on board.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19.4 km), all land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, 23,890 people, 8,343 households, and 6,292 families resided in the city.

Economy

Top employers

Saginaw has two major railroad lines (one operated by Union Pacific and another by BNSF) running through the middle of the city; rail-served heavy industry is located along these lines. Saginaw has a prominent heavy-industrial base when compared to other suburban cities of the same size. Saginaw is known for its "train and grain" heritage, due to the presence of the railroads and two large flour mills located within the city limits. Large grain elevators (visible from miles away) are a prominent feature in the center of the city. According to Saginaw's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:

Education

No colleges or universities are present in this small community, but it is served by the nearby Northwest Campus of the Tarrant County College system. The city lies within driving distance to Fort Worth and the rest of the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area, which contains a large number of colleges and universities, including the other Tarrant County College campuses. Saginaw is served by the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District. The four high schools in the district are Boswell High School, Saginaw High School, Chisholm Trail High School, Eagle Mountain High School, and Watson High School/Alternative Discipline Center (the last of which is targeted to at-risk students.)

Notable people

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Janet Gunn Janet Gunn (born Janet Lynn Fulkerson; November 2, 1961) is an American actress. She appeared in films ''Night of the Running Man'' (1995) and ''The Quest (1996 film), The Quest'' (1996), and later, from 1996 to 1999, she starred as Detective ...

, actress * Brad Hawpe, former MLB player *

Angela Stanford Angela Gwen Stanford (born November 28, 1977) is an American professional golfer who currently competes on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career Born and raised in Saginaw, Texas, Stanford won the Fort Worth Girls Championship four times (1993–1996), ...

, LPGA golfer *

Kirk Watson Kirk Preston Watson (born March 18, 1958) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 59th mayor of Austin since 2023, previously holding the office as the 54th mayor from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United S ...

, politician

Notes

References

External links

City of Saginaw official website
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