Denton County
| Denton County | |
| County | |
 Denton Countys domstolshus i Denton. | |
| Land |  USA |
|---|---|
| Delstat |  Texas |
| Huvudort | Denton |
| Area | 2 468 km² (2010)[1] |
| - land | 2 275 km² (92%) |
| - vatten | 193 km² (8%) |
| Folkmängd | 662 614 (2010)[2] |
| Befolkningstäthet | 291 invånare/km² |
| Grundat | 1846 |
| - uppkallat efter | John B. Denton |
| Tidszon | CST (UTC-6) |
| - sommartid | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS-kod | 48121 |
| Geonames | 4685912 |
 Läge i delstaten Texas. | |
 Delstatens läge i USA. | |
| Fotnoter: Naco - Find a county | |
Denton County är ett administrativt område i delstaten Texas, USA, med 662 614 invånare (2010). Den administrativa huvudorten (county seat) är Denton.
Geografi
Enligt United States Census Bureau har countyt en total area på 2 481 km². 2 302 km² av den arean är land och 179 km² är vatten.
Angränsande countyn
- Cooke County - norr
- Grayson County - nordost
- Collin County - öster
- Dallas County - sydost
- Tarrant County - söder
- Wise County - väster
Källor
- ^ ”2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files for Counties”. U.S. Census Bureau. Arkiverad från originalet den 5 juli 2012. https://www.webcitation.org/68vYLbou5?url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_counties_national.txt. Läst 5 juli 2012.
- ^ ”State & County QuickFacts, Denton County, Texas” (på engelska). U.S. Census Bureau. Arkiverad från originalet den 9 juli 2011. https://www.webcitation.org/603KcymwZ?url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48121.html. Läst 6 juli 2011.
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Media som används på denna webbplats
Författare/Upphovsman: Mick Watson from Atascocita, Texas, Licens: CC BY 2.0
John Bunyan Denton, a Methodist preacher, entered Texas for the first time in 1836. To support his family he also became a lawyer and practiced law in Clarksville and like other men at the time he joined the military when he was needed. On May 22, 1841 he accompanied Col. Edward H. Tarrant and other men in his company at the battle of Village Creek, a fight between the settlers and Indians near present day Fort Worth. He was killed early on in the fight while raising his rifle to fire. His body was buried and moved once before being moved a final time to the corner of the courthouse square in 1901.
Denton County was formed in 1846 but the town of Denton was not created until 1857 when residents required a county seat more centrally located. Today Denton is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States.
The 1896 courthouse still stands, known as the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square. It holds some county offices and a museum. Several blocks away you will find the current courthouse (above), known as the Denton County Courts Building, built in 1998.Författare/Upphovsman: This version: uploader
Base versions this one is derived from: originally created by en:User:Wapcaplet, Licens: CC BY 2.0
Map of USA with Texas highlighted
This is a locator map showing Denton County in Texas. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps.