Grayson County | |
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Coordinates: 33°37′N 96°41′W / 33.62°N 96.68°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
Founded | 1846 |
Named for | Peter Wagener Grayson |
Seat | Sherman |
Largest city | Sherman |
Area | |
• Total | 979 sq mi (2,540 km2) |
• Land | 933 sq mi (2,420 km2) |
• Water | 46 sq mi (120 km2) 4.7% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 135,543 |
• Density | 140/sq mi (53/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 4th |
Website | www |
Grayson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 135,543.[1] The county seat is Sherman.[2] The county was founded in 1846 and is named after Peter Wagener Grayson, an attorney general of the Republic of Texas. Grayson County is included in the Sherman-Denison metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, combined statistical area. Located on the state's border with Oklahoma, it is part of the Texoma region, with proximity to Lake Texoma and the Red River.