Denison, Texas | |
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 Denison Commercial Historic District | |
 Location of Denison, Texas | |
  Denison Location in Texas  Denison Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°44′59″N 96°33′27″W / 33.74972°N 96.55750°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Grayson |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • City Council | Robert Crawley (Mayor) Michael Courtright James Thourne Josh Massey Spence Redwine Aaaron Thomas Teresa Adams (Mayor ProTem) |
| • City manager | Bobby Atteberry (interim) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 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 (2020) | |
| • Total | 24,479 |
| • Density | 840/sq mi (330/km2) |
| • Demonyms | Denisonite Denisonian |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 75020–75021 |
| Area code(s) | 903, 430 |
| FIPS code | 48-19900[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379652[3] |
| Website | www |
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 census, up from 22,682 at the 2010 census.[2] 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.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Denison city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.