Denison, Texas
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 and 22,682 at the 2010 censuses. Denison is part of the Texoma region and is one of two principal cities in the Sherman–Denison metropolitan statistical area. Denison is the birthplace of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Denison Commercial Historic District | |
Location of Denison, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 33°44′59″N 96°33′27″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Grayson |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Janet Gott Obie Greenleaf JC Doty Michael Baecht (mayor pro tem) VACANT Kris Spiegel |
| • City manager | Judson Rex |
| Area | |
| • City | 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 (2010) | |
| • City | 22,682 |
| • Estimate (2019) | 25,529 |
| • Density | 892.44/sq mi (344.57/km2) |
| • Urban | 61,900 (US: 438th) |
| • Urban density | 1,722.9/sq mi (665.2/km2) |
| • Metro | 120,877 |
| • Demonyms | Denisonite Denisonian |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 75020–75021 |
| Area code | 903 |
| FIPS code | 48-19900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379652 |
| Website | www |
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