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Justin, Texas
Justin, Texas
City
	Motto: Everything a hometown should be
	Location of Justin in Denton County, Texas
	Coordinates: 33°05′18″N 97°18′16″W / 33.08833°N 97.30444°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Denton
Area
• Total	3.27 sq mi (8.48 km2)
• Land	3.27 sq mi (8.47 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,409
• Density	1,308.56/sq mi (505.23/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	76247
Area code	940
FIPS code	48-38332
GNIS feature ID	2410158
Website	cityofjustin.com

Justin is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,409 in 2020.^[4] It is also an outer ring suburb of Fort Worth.

History

In 1848, approximately 70 followers of the French utopian socialist Étienne Cabet arrived in what is now Justin to found an Icarian community. The attempt failed.^[5]

Contrary to popular belief, the town is not named after or related to the Justin Boot Company. In January 1887 the community petitioned postal authorities for a post office to be named Justin, in honor of Justin Sherman, a chief engineer with the Santa Fe Railroad.^[6]

Justin once was a center of salvage companies, which buy property involved in fires and tornadoes and sell it for discounted prices. In the late 1970s Western wear became very popular, and the Wallace family's salvage operations began to focus on Western wear. The other two major salvage businesses closed, and the salvage industry disappeared.^[7]

The Texas Motor Speedway had a Justin mailing address until July 9, 2005. Because it is physically located in the city of Fort Worth, Justin had the opportunity to purchase the Texas Motor Speedway but at the time they did not have enough money to run and provide maintenance to the speedway, the United States Postal Service changed the mailing address to Fort Worth, Texas.^{[citation needed]}

WFAA-TV, Channel 8, has operated a 750 kilowatt Doppler weather radar out of Justin since January 25, 1995.

One of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, Yaser Abdel Said, was captured in Justin on August 26, 2020.^[8]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²), all land. Some areas along FM 156 and Hwy 114 use the Justin ZIP code (76247), even though the land is within the city of Fort Worth.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Justin has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.^[9]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1950	496	—
1960	622	25.4%
1970	741	19.1%
1980	920	24.2%
1990	1,234	34.1%
2000	1,891	53.2%
2010	3,246	71.7%
2020	4,409	35.8%
2023 (est.)	5,892	33.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[10]

^[11]

**Justin racial composition as of 2020**^[4]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)^[a]
Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	3,390	76.89%
Black or African American (NH)	125	2.84%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	21	0.48%
Asian (NH)	41	0.93%
Pacific Islander (NH)	2	0.05%
Other Race (NH)	15	0.34%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	221	5.01%
Hispanic or Latino	594	13.47%
Total	4,409

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,409 people, 1,610 households, and 1,129 families residing in the city.^[4]

Education

Justin is within the Northwest Independent School District.^[14] Residents are zoned to Justin Elementary School,^[15] Gene Pike Middle School,^[16] and Northwest High School.^[17]^[18]

Notable person

Dustin May (born 1997), MLB pitcher

Notes

^ 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.^[12]^[13]