Denton, Texas Denton, Texas City of Denton Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square The words "City of Denton Denton, Texas" encircle the star.
Nickname(s): Little D, Redbud, Capital of Texas, City of the Star Denton County is positioned in north-eastern Texas, two counties south of the Oklahoma Texas border.
Location of Denton in Denton County, Texas Denton, Texas is positioned in Texas Denton, Texas - Denton, Texas Location of Denton in Denton County, Texas County Denton Website City of Denton Denton is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Denton County, Texas.
As of the 2010 United States Census, its populace was 113,383, making it the 27th most crowded city in Texas and the 12th-largest town/city in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex.
A Texas territory grant led to the formation of Denton County in 1846, and the town/city was incorporated in 1866.
The arrival of a barns line in the town/city in 1881 spurred population, and the establishment of the University of North Texas in 1890 and Texas Woman's University in 1901 distinguished the town/city from neighboring regions.
After the assembly of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport rather than in 1974, the town/city saw more rapid growth; as of 2011, Denton was the seventh fastest-growing town/city with a populace over 100,000 in the country.
Located on the north end of the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex in North Texas on Interstate 35, Denton is known for its active music life; the North Texas State Fair and Rodeo, Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, and 35 Denton Music Festival attract over 300,000 citizens to the town/city each year.
Its diverse citizenry is represented by a nonpartisan town/city council, and various county and state departments have offices in the city.
With over 45,000 students enrolled at the two universities positioned inside its town/city limits, Denton is often characterized as a college town.
Residents are served by the Denton County Transportation Authority, which provides commuter rail and bus service to the area.
See also: Timeline of Denton, Texas The formation of Denton is closely tied with that of Denton County.
After initial settlement in the southeast part of the county in 1843, the Texas Legislature voted to form Denton County in 1846. Both the county and the town were titled for John B.
Denton, a preacher and lawyer who was killed in 1841 amid a skirmish with Kichai citizens in what is now Tarrant County. Pickneyville and Alton were chose as the governmental center of county before Denton was titled for that position in 1857.
The arrival of the Texas and Pacific Railway in 1881 gave Denton its first rail connection and brought an influx of citizens to the area. North Texas Normal College, now the University of North Texas, was established in 1890, and the Girls' Industrial College, now Texas Woman's University, was established in 1903.
As the universities increased in size, their impact on Denton's economy and culture increased. Denton interval quickly from a populace of 26,844 in 1960 to 48,063 in 1980.
The proposal drew opposition from some residents, who sought to preserve the region as a historic and cultural icon for the city. The Denton City Council allowed a new proposal for the region from Dinerstein Cos in 2010. Denton is positioned on the northern edge of the Dallas Fort Worth urbane area.
These three metros/cities form the region known as the "Golden Triangle of North Texas." According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 89.316 square miles (231.33 km2), of which 87.952 square miles (227.79 km2) is territory and 1.364 square miles (3.53 km2) is water. The town/city lies in the northeast edge of the Bend Arch Fort Worth Basin, which is characterized by flat terrain.
Denton, Texas The all-time recorded low is 3 F ( 19 C), and the coolest month is January, with daily low temperatures averaging 33 F (1 C). Denton lies on the southern end of what is generally referred to as "Tornado Alley"; the National Weather Service occasionally issues tornado watches, although tornadoes rarely form in the city.
The town/city receives approximately 37.7 inches (96 cm) of precipitation per year. Flash floods and harsh thunderstorms are incessant occurrences amid spring months. Average snow flurry in Denton is similar to the Dallas Fort Worth average of 2.4 inches (6.1 cm) per year. Source: NWS Nowdata for Denton 2 SE (Dallas/Fort Worth Area) Various sites in Denton, including the Denton Square, the Courthouse-on-the-Square, and the University of North Texas The annual North Texas State Fair and Rodeo began in 1928 and promotes the cowboy culture of Texas.
The Denton Municipal Airport has hosted the annual Denton Airshow since 1998.
Denton homes the biggest improve garden in the United States, specifically Shiloh Field Community Garden, which measures at 14.5 acres of land. See also: Musicians from Denton, Texas The small-town independent music scene in Denton has emerged alongside Denton's academic music establishments, including the University of North Texas College of Music. The city's live music venues are largely supported by Denton's college town atmosphere, although show attendance is bolstered by region residents. The Dallas Observer features a column on Denton's small-town music scene. In 2007 and 2008, Denton's music scene received feature consideration from The Guardian, Pop Matters, and The New York Times. Paste Magazine titled Denton's music scene the best in the United States in 2008. The city-sponsored Denton Arts and Jazz Festival attracts over 200,000 citizens each year for live music, food, crafts, and recreation at Civic Center Park. Bands such as Tower of Power, Brave Combo, and Arturo Sandoval have performed at the festival, as well as jazz groups from the University of North Texas. With hopes of creating a live music event similar to South by Southwest, Denton held the first annual North by 35 Music Festival, now called 35 Denton, in March 2009. In 2014 the Huffington Post listed Denton as the number one emerging cultural hot spot in Texas to visit while referring to Denton as "Practically an indie band factory at this point..." Denton Historic Town Square The Denton Square, bordered by Oak, Hickory, Locust, and Elm Streets, is a cultural and political core of the city.
At its center is the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square, which includes small-town government offices and a exhibition highlighting region history and culture. Listed on the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places, the former county courthouse was restored for the Texas Sesquicentennial in 1986. The positive response to the renovation sparked a downtown revitalization program that generated new jobs and reinvestment capital. The downtown square is populated by small-town shops and restaurants, some of which have been in company since the 1940s.
Each year, the downtown square is adorned with lights and spotlighted amid the Denton Holiday Lighting Festival. See also: List of mayors of Denton, Texas Denton County Courts Building Denton is the governmental center of county of Denton County.
From 1914 to 1959, the City of Denton used a mayor town/city commission system, but a charter adopted in 1959 created a council manager form of town/city government. Residents elect a mayor, four single-member precinct council members, and two at-large members.
The town/city manager is appointed by the Denton City Council. Council terms are for two years, with a maximum of three consecutive terms, and elections are held each year in May. Utilities are administered by Denton Municipal Utilities; the town/city provides water, wastewater, electric, drainage and solid waste service.
The City of Denton Water Utilities Department serves the city's water demand.
Atmos Energy provides the city's natural gas. Denton is a part of the Sister Cities International program and maintains cultural and economic exchange programs with its sister cities, Madaba in Jordan and San Nicolas de los Garza in Mexico. The town/city of Denton is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective small-town governments and facilitate county-wide solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.
In the Texas Legislature, the town/city is in the 30th District in the Texas Senate, represented by Republican Craig Estes. It is in the 64th District of the Texas House of Representatives, represented by Republican Myra Crownover since 2001. Several Texas state agencies have facilities in the city, including a Texas Workforce Center, a Texas Department of Public Safety office, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice office, and a Denton District Parole Office.
The Denton State Supported Living Center, formerly Denton State School, is the biggest residentiary facility for citizens with developmental disabilities in Texas.
Map diagram showing median family income levels in Denton County.
Map of median family income in Denton County in 1999 Along with much of the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex, Denton has grown quickly in recent years, becoming the seventh fastest-growing city[where?] with a populace over 100,000 between 2010 and 2011. The town/city has a populace of 113,383 as stated to the 2010 United States Census, making it the 230th biggest city in the United States and the 27th biggest in Texas.
Denton Independent School District (DISD) provides the enhance major and secondary educational fitness in the city.
According to the 2010 United States Census, 35.1% of all grownups over the age of 25 in Denton have obtained a bachelor's degree, as compared to the state average of 25.8%, and 86.1% of inhabitants over the age of 25 have earned a high school diploma, as compared to the state average of 80%. Denton is served by the Denton Public Library, which has three chapters: Emily Fowler Central Library, North Branch Library, and South Branch Library. Large building with the words "Murchison Performing Arts Center University of North Texas" displayed in large letters.
The University of North Texas is the biggest university in North Texas.
The University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton is the flagship college of the University of North Texas System, which also includes the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, the University of North Texas at Dallas, and UNT Dallas College of Law. With an enrollment of 35,836 students, it is the fourth-largest college in the state.
Texas Woman's University (TWU) is a enhance college in Denton with two community science center chapters in Dallas and Houston.
TWU's College of Nursing is the biggest in Texas and the 11th biggest in the United States, and the school's nursing doctoral program is the biggest in the world. The educational services, community and civil services, manufacturing, and general retail sectors employ over 20,000 citizens in Denton.
The city's three biggest educational establishments, including the University of North Texas, Denton Independent School District, and Texas Woman's University, are the biggest employers, employing almost 12,000 citizens .
The University of North Texas is the biggest employer in the city, with 7,764 employees comprising 12.59% of the workforce.
The City of Denton also employs more than 1,334 citizens . Wholesale trade and hospitality jobs also play primary part s. Notable businesses headquartered in Denton include truck manufacturer Peterbilt, beauty supplier Sally Beauty Company, and jewelry producer Jostens.
According to the City's Workforce Report, the top employers in Denton are: 2 Denton Independent School District 3,300 5 Denton County 1,554 See also: List of newspapers in Texas, List of airways broadcasts in Texas, and List of tv stations in Texas Since 1899, the Denton Record-Chronicle has been the journal of record for Denton.
When it was acquired by Belo Corporation in 1999, the journal had a circulation of 16,000. The North Texas Daily and The Lasso furnish daily and weekly news to students at the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University.
The city's enhance tv station, Denton TV (DTV), covers town/city council meetings, restaurant scores, high school football, and educational programming. UNT's tv station, nt - TV, is broadcast on small-town channels provided by Charter Communications and Verizon Communications.
DCTA A-train station at Downtown Denton Transit Center I-35 - E and I-35 - W, which split in Hillsboro south of the Metroplex and come north through Dallas and Fort Worth in the order given, rejoin near the University of North Texas ground in the southwest part of Denton to form Interstate 35 as it continues north on its way to Oklahoma.
Highway 77 and 377 go through the historic town square and Highway 380 joins Denton to Frisco and Mc - Kinney in the east and Decatur in the west.
Denton Municipal Airport is a enhance airport positioned 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the central company precinct (CBD) of Denton.
Denton is served by the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA), which operates express bus service to downtown Dallas and Lewisville.
In 2011, Downtown Denton Transit Center and Medpark Station opened as commuter rail stations on DCTA's A-train, which now has five stations and joins to the Green Line of Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) Green Line at Trinity Mills Station.
Denton Regional Medical Center, one of the primary hospitals in Denton Two primary hospitals operate in Denton: Denton Regional Medical Center and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton are both full-service hospitals with differing capacities: 208 beds and 255 beds, in the order given. Each employ more than 800 employees and are licensed with emergency services. In response to a 2014 town/city popular vote prohibiting hydraulic fracturing (fracking) that passed with 59% of the vote, Texas enacted a law specifying "the exclusive jurisdiction of this state to regulate petroleum and gas operations in this state and the express preemption of small-town regulation of those operations", though it allows some "commercially reasonable" rules. Denton says it will "continue to enforce our current regulations to protect the community and safety of our residents, but we do not know how the operators or courts will react". History of Denton, Texas From Its Beginning to 1960.
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