Denison, Texas

Denison, Texas
Denison Commercial Historic District
Denison Commercial Historic District
Location of Denison, Texas
Location of Denison, Texas
Denison is located in Texas
Denison
Denison
Location in Texas
Denison is located in the United States
Denison
Denison
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°44′59″N 96°33′27″W / 33.74972°N 96.55750°W / 33.74972; -96.55750
Country United States
State Texas
CountyGrayson
Founded1872
Government
 • TypeCouncil-manager
 • City CouncilMayor Janet Gott
Obie Greenleaf
JC Doty
Michael Baecht (mayor pro tem)
VACANT

Kris Spiegel
 • City managerJudson Rex
Area
 • City29.06 sq mi (75.27 km2)
 • Land28.61 sq mi (74.09 km2)
 • Water0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2)  1.94%
Elevation
728 ft (222 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • City22,682
 • Estimate 
(2019)[3]
25,529
 • Density892.44/sq mi (344.57/km2)
 • Urban
61,900[2] (US: 438th)
 • Urban density1,722.9/sq mi (665.2/km2)
 • Metro
120,877
 • Demonyms
Denisonite Denisonian
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
75020–75021
Area code903
FIPS code48-19900[4]
GNIS feature ID1379652[5]
Websitewww.cityofdenison.com

Denison is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the Texas–Oklahoma border. Its population was 24,479 at the 2020 and 22,682 at the 2010 censuses.[4] Denison is part of the Texoma region and is one of two principal cities in the Sherman–Denison metropolitan statistical area. Denison is the birthplace of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Geography. "2010 Census Urban and Rural Classification and Urban Area Criteria Bureau". www.census.gov. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Denison city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2017.[dead link]
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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