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Population (year 2000): 80,537. Estimated
population in July 2005: 104,153 (+29.3% change)
Males: 39,594 (49.2%), Females: 40,943 (50.8%)
Zip codes:
76201,
76205,
76207,
76208.
Median resident age: 26.8 years
Median household income: $35,422 (year 2000)
Median house value: $103,800 (year 2000)
Races in Denton:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.0%)
- Hispanic (16.4%)
- Black (9.1%)
- Other race (8.8%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Chinese (0.9%)
- Asian Indian (0.8%)
- Korean (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (12.8%), Irish (9.7%),
English (9.3%), United States (8.4%), French (3.1%), Scottish
(2.6%).
Land area: 61.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Denton
- High school or higher: 83.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.5%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Denton city
- Never married: 41.1%
- Now married: 44.8%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 4.2%
- Divorced: 8.2%
11.2% Foreign born (7.4% Latin America, 2.8%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +13,269
(+19.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Denton:
- DENTON HOSPITAL (207 N BONNIE BRAE)
- DENTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (3535 SOUTH
I35 EAST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Denton:
- MEDICAL CENTER OF LEWISVILLE (about 15 miles;
LEWISVILLE, TX)
- BAYLOR MEDICAL CENTER AT GRAPEVINE (about 20 miles;
GRAPEVINE, TX)
- TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; CARROLLTON,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Denton:
- FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 21 miles; FORT WORTH, TX;
ID: AFW)
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 24 miles;
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
- FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 32 miles; FORT WORTH,
TX; ID: FTW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Denton:
- DENTON MUNI (about 4 miles; DENTON, TX; ID: DTO)
- IRONHEAD (about 10 miles; SANGER, TX; ID: T58)
- LANE FLD (about 10 miles; SANGER, TX; ID: 58F)
Colleges/Universities in Denton:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (Full-time
enrollment: 21,673; Location: Chestnut Ave.; Public;
Website: www.unt.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment:
5,746; Location: BOX 425587; Public; Website:
www.twu.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 209; Location: 2006 W UNIVERSITY DR;
Private, for-profit; Website: www.ibsdenton.com)
- ALADDIN BEAUTY COLLEGE 21 (Location: 407
SUNSET DR; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Denton:
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 24 miles;
IRVING, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
- NORTH LAKE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; IRVING, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,554)
- UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS (about 28 miles; IRVING, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,400)
- NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 29 miles;
GAINESVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 3,018)
- BROOKHAVEN COLLEGE (about 29 miles; FARMERS BRANCH,
TX; FT enrollment: 4,711)
- COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about
32 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 32 miles;
RICHARDSON, TX; FT enrollment: 7,695)
Public high schools in Denton:
- RYAN H S (Students: 1,981; Location: 5101 E
MCKINNEY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DENTON H S (Students: 1,912; Location: 1007
FULTON; Grades: 09 - 12)
- FRED MOORE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 80;
Location: 815 CROSS TIMBERS ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Denton:
- LIBERTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 833;
Location: 1500 S BONNIE BRAE; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Denton:
- MCMATH MIDDLE (Students: 994; Location: 1900
JASON DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- STRICKLAND MIDDLE (Students: 897; Location:
324 WINDSOR ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CALHOUN MIDDLE (Students: 729; Location: 709
CONGRESS ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- RIVERA EL (Students: 692; Location: 701
NEWTON ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- MCNAIR EL (Students: 680; Location: 1212
HICKORY CREEK RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- HOUSTON EL (Students: 667; Location: 3100
TEASLEY; Grades: PK - 05)
- WILSON EL (Students: 661; Location: 1306 E
WINDSOR ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- HODGE EL (Students: 648; Location: 3900 GRANT
PKWY; Grades: PK - 05)
- NEWTON RAYZOR ELEMENTARY (Students: 629;
Location: 1400 MALONE; Grades: PK - 05)
- BORMAN EL (Students: 599; Location: 1201
PARVIN; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Denton:
- THE SELWYN SCHOOL (Students: 238; Location:
3333 W UNIVERSITY DRIVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL (Students: 110;
Location: 1212 BOLIVAR ST; Grades: PK - 4)
- COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 41; Location:
2046 SCRIPTURE STREET; Grades: 1 - 3)
Library in Denton:
- DENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$2,247,323; Location: 502 OAKLAND ST; 169,053 books;
6,800 audio materials; 7,932 video materials; 349 serial
subscriptions)
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