Denton County, Texas - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Denton County
County
The 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 / 33.2°N 97.12°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  (2020)[1]
• Total	906,422
• Density	950/sq mi (370/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	dentoncounty.gov

Denton County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020, 906,422 people lived there.^[1] The county seat is Denton.

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

The county has a total area of 953 square miles.

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

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