{"id":184908,"date":"2026-02-28T22:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T22:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/184908\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T22:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T22:53:10","slug":"where-i-live-fannin-farms-resident-reflects-on-4-generations-of-family-living-along-arlington-mansfield-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/184908\/","title":{"rendered":"Where I Live: Fannin Farms resident reflects on 4 generations of family living along Arlington-Mansfield border"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Marissa Greene, Fort Worth Report
February 28, 2026<\/p>\n

By Kate McGee<\/p>\n

I love my neighborhood for the peacocks, the friendly neighbors, the convenience to grocery stores, schools and parks. I love that we can walk to F.J. \u201cRed\u201d Kane Park for baseball practice and duck watching. I\u2019m grateful for Mansfield ISD and its band programs that help my kids flourish. I appreciate the lack of judgement from our librarians at Arlington Public Library when we show up with our overdue books and DVDs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But what I really love is that we have four generations of my family living within a few short miles of each other.<\/p>\n

My husband, Lee, and I, along with our two younger sons, live in the Fannin Farms West neighborhood along the Arlington-Mansfield border with a community pool, green space and bike trails. My parents, Martha Kinard and Jeb Loveless, are one of the original families living in the Martha\u2019s Vineyard neighborhood, five minutes from our home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

My 97-year-old grandparents \u2014 Bettye Lou and Larry Kinard \u2014 live 10 minutes away in the Kings Mill neighborhood in Mansfield.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Larry Kinard, 97, is a resident in the Kings Mill neighborhood in Mansfield. (Marissa Greene | Fort Worth Report)<\/p>\n

Living here means I keep my parents young by offering them practically unlimited babysitting opportunities. But it also means regular Sunday night dinners with my parents, so that my kids can really get to know their grandparents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It means that family gatherings at Christmas and other special events are just around the corner \u2014\u00a0 like when my grandparents recently celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It means my grandfather, a Korean War veteran, imparts lessons about freedom to my children. It means that my children have family cheering them on at band concerts, football games and Miracle League baseball<\/a> games. It meant three pews full of family when I baptized my children at Westminster Presbyterian Church.<\/p>\n

I grew up in Arlington, but never fully appreciated the opportunities all around me.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In this season of life, I\u2019m committed to sharing that goodness all around me with my family, my church, and my community.<\/p>\n

Kate McGee is a pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church. She writes about her family\u2019s generational legacy along the Arlington-Mansfield border.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nSouthwest Arlington (76001)\n<\/p>\n

Total population: 38,177
Female: 52% | Male: 48%<\/p>\n

Age
0-9: 15%
10-19: 17%
20-29: 12%
30-39: 12%
40-49: 14%
50-59: 11%
60-69: 13%
70-79: 5%
80 and older: 2%<\/p>\n

Education
No degree: 9%
High school: 20%
Some college: 28%
Bachelor\u2019s degree: 30%
Post-graduate: 13%<\/p>\n

Race
White: 48% | Asian: 5%| Hispanic: 19%| Black: 23%| Two or more: 2%<\/p>\n

Click on the link to view the schools\u2019 Texas Education Agency ratings**:<\/p>\n

(*) Population and demographic data are from the census tract for the 76001 ZIP code, one of several zip codes that cover southwest Arlington.
(**) Schools within 1 mile of 76001.<\/p>\n

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