Denton
city in Denton County, Texas, United States
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Denton is a city in the United States[1]. Denton ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,812 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Denton County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Gerard Hudspeth[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], county seat[7]
- Shares border with: Krum[8]
- Named after: John B. Denton[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Madaba[10], San Nicolás de los Garza[11]
- Postal code: 76201[12], 76202[13], 76203[14], 76204[15], 76205[16], 76206[17], 76207[18], 76208[19], 76209[20], 76210[21]
- Commons category: Denton, Texas[22]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[23]
- Local dialing code: 940[24]
- Inception: January 1, 1866[25]
- Official website: https://www.cityofdenton.com/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Denton, Texas[27]
- Commons gallery: Denton, Texas[28]
- Population: 113,383[29], 139,869[30]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Denton[31]
- Capital of: Denton County[32]
- Official name: Denton[33]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Denton, Texas[34]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Denton, Texas[35]
- Number of households: 47,777[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Denton, Texas[37]
- Different from: Denton[38]
- Elevation above sea level: 195 m[39]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Areas include 246.273437 km²[40] and 231.325468 km²[41].
Why It Matters
Denton has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Denton is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]