Denison, Texas
Denison, Texas | |
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Denison Commercial Historic District | |
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Location of Denison, Texas | |
Denison Location in Texas Denison Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°44′59″N 96°33′27″W / 33.74972°N 96.55750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Grayson |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.06 sq mi (75.27 km2) |
| • Land | 28.61 sq mi (74.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2) 1.94% |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,479 |
| • Density | 840/sq mi (330/km2) |
| • Demonyms | Denisonite Denisonian |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 75020–75021 |
| Area codes | 903, 430 |
| FIPS code | 48-19900[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410322[3] |
| Website | www |
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 census, up from 22,682 at the 2010 census.[2] Denison is part of the Texoma region and is one of two principal cities in the Sherman–Denison metropolitan statistical area. It is the birthplace of 34th U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Denison city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denison, Texas