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Denton County

county in Texas, United States
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Denton County

Summary

Denton County is a county of Texas[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of county_of_texas entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Denton County was a member of North Texas Tollway Authority[3].
  • Denton County is located in Texas[4].
  • Denton County is in the country of United States[5].
  • Denton County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[6].
  • Denton County's capital is recorded as Denton[7].
  • Denton County's shares border with is recorded as Cooke County[8].
  • Denton County's shares border with is recorded as Grayson County[9].
  • Denton County's shares border with is recorded as Collin County[10].
  • Denton County's shares border with is recorded as Dallas County[11].
  • Denton County's shares border with is recorded as Tarrant County[12].
  • Denton County's shares border with is recorded as Wise County[13].
  • John B. Denton is named after Denton County[14].
  • Denton County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Denton[15].
  • Denton County's Commons category is recorded as Denton County, Texas[16].
  • Denton County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[17].
  • April 11, 1846 marks the founding of Denton County[18].
  • Denton County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.2, 'lon': -97.12}[19].
  • Denton County's official website is recorded as https://www.dentoncounty.gov/[20].
  • Denton County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Denton County, Texas[21].
  • Denton County has a population of {'amount': '+662614'}[22].
  • Denton County has a population of {'amount': '+666930'}[23].
  • Denton County has a population of {'amount': '+685802'}[24].
  • Denton County has a population of {'amount': '+708050'}[25].
  • Denton County has a population of {'amount': '+728799'}[26].
  • Denton County has a population of {'amount': '+780612'}[27].

Body

Geography

Denton County is in the country of United States[5]. It is located in Texas[4].

Physical Characteristics

Denton County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2481'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+662614'}[22], {'amount': '+666930'}[23], {'amount': '+685802'}[24], {'amount': '+708050'}[25], {'amount': '+728799'}[26], and {'amount': '+780612'}[27].

Designation and Status

Denton County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[6].

History and Context

April 11, 1846 marks the founding of Denton County[18]. John B. Denton is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Denton County ranks in the top 4% of county_of_texas entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Celina Texas United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00006440
    Taxonomicon id → 1807857
    Umls cui → C3830539
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of Texas
    Official website → https://www.dentoncounty.gov/
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Denton County, Texas
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Denton
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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