Denton County, Texas

Denton County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, 662,614 people lived there. The county seat is Denton.

Denton County
County
Denton County
The new Denton County Courts Building, built 1998
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°12′N 97°07′W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	April 11, 1846
Named for	John B. Denton
Seat	Denton
Largest city	Denton
Area
• Total	953 sq mi (2,470 km2)
• Land	878 sq mi (2,270 km2)
• Water	75 sq mi (190 km2)  7.8%%
Population
• Estimate  (2017)	836,210
• Density	952/sq mi (368/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	24th, 26th
Website	www.co.denton.tx.us

History

The county was made in 1846. It was named after John B. Denton.

Geography

The county has a total area of 953 square miles.

Schools

These school districts are in Denton County:

• Argyle Independent School District
• Aubrey Independent School District
• Denton Independent School District
• Lake Dallas Independent School District
• Lewisville Independent School District
• Little Elm Independent School District
• Ponder Independent School District
• Sanger Independent School District

Places

Cities

• Argyle
• Aubrey
• Corinth
• Denton (county seat)
• Highland Village
• Little Elm