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Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas, in the United States. Located at the northern edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, the city's population was 80,537 according to the 2000 U.S. Census. The Census Bureau's American Community Survey, however, shows that by July 2005 the population had grown to 104,153 [1], making it one of the fastest growing cities in the United States.
Denton was founded in 1856 because of the need for a county seat. Denton, as well as Denton County, was named after John B. Denton , a prominent Methodist lawyer and Native-American fighter. The city was ultimately incorporated in 1866, when J.B. Sawyer was elected the first mayor .
The current mayor of Denton, as of 2006, is Perry McNeill.
Denton is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area and is at the tip of the "Golden Triangle," which includes the cities of Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton, approximately 40 miles apart from each other. Denton is located on Interstate 35 at the fork between I-35E , which runs south to Dallas, and I-35W , which runs south to Fort Worth.
Denton is located at (33.216296, -97.129194) GR1 .
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 161.4 km² (62.3 mi² ). 159.3 km² (61.5 mi²) of it is land and 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (1.33%) is water.
Denton's population increased in its first century primarily due to its role as a local agricultural trade center and subsequently when it became host to two universities. In the mid 1900s and through today, Denton grew as a result of its proximity to Dallas and Fort Worth.
As of the census GR2 of 2000, there were 80,537 people, 30,895 households, and 16,405 families residing in the city. The population density was 505.7/km² (1,309.7/mi²). There were 32,716 housing units at an average density of 205.4/km² (532.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.62% White , 9.12% African American , 0.58% Native American , 3.39% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 8.85% from other races , and 2.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.38% of the population.
There were 30,895 households out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.9% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city the population consists of 20.7% under the age of 18, 25.0% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,422, and the median income for a family was $51,419. Males had a median income of $33,698 versus $26,037 for females. The
per capita income
for the city was $19,365. About 8.7% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the
poverty line
, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.
Dentonites take pride in being part of a unique and diverse creative community, and many consider that aspect to be the primary value of Denton life that separates the town from other Texas cities. Despite the lack of some metropolitan advantages larger cultural centers afford, such as a well-developed public transportation system (though bus service is available to downtown Dallas), or a job market better tailored to the creative class , many in Denton's creative community see Denton as the antidote lifestyle choice to the ballooning traffic and population concerns of the larger cultural center of Austin, Texas . The combination of Denton's respected music and art cultures, and the large intellectual population sustained by Denton's two universities, makes the smaller town Texas's only other city, outside of Austin, that could claim such a creative dominant cultural base.
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