Overview
Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas, USA. Located at the northern edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area in accordance with the 2000 U.S. Census, the population was 80,537, but the population is estimated to have increased in 2004-05 to just over 100,000 people, making it one of the fastest growing cities in the United States.
Denton was founded in 1856 as the county seat. Denton, and Denton County, was named after John B. Denton, a prominent lawyer and Methodist Native American fighter. Incorporated into the City at the end of 1866, when JB Sawyer was elected the first Mayor. The current mayor of Denton, since 2006, is Perry McNeill.
Denton of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area and is the tip of the "Golden Triangle", which includes the City of Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton, about 40 miles away from each other. Denton is located in the fork of Interstate 35 at I-35E, which is south of Dallas, and the I-35W, which runs south of Fort Worth.
Denton's population increased in the first century, mainly due to its role as a local agricultural Trade Center and, later, when he became the host of two universities. In the mid-1900 and through today, Denton grew because of its near Dallas and Fort Worth.
Was 30,895 households, of which 26.1% were under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 9.5% were women householder with no husband present, and 46.9% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.06.
To this end, the city's population consists of 20.7% under the age of 18, 25.0% 18-24, 30.8% 25-44, 15.7% 45-64 and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, was 94.4 for men.
The median income for a household in the city was $ 35,422 and the median income for a family was $ 51,419. Males had an average income $ 33,698 versus $ 26,037 for females. Per capita income in the city was $ 19,365. Approximately 8.7% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% under the age of 18 and 7.0% of those 65 or more.
Dentonites take pride in the unique part of the creative and varied, and many consider it to be the primary aspect of the value of life separates the city of Denton, Texas from other cities. Despite the absence of some of the benefits of a larger metropolitan centers of culture itself, such as the well-developed public transportation system, or better adapted to the creative class of the labor market, many see the creative Denton Denton as the antidote to the lifestyle choice of Ballooning is the traffic and population concerns of the cultural center of Austin, Texas. The combination of Denton's respected music and art cultures, and the large intellectual population of the two universities thanks to Denton, Texas, the smaller the city "the only city outside of Austin, that could claim such a creative and progressive dominant cultural base.
Extensive music culture that exists in the existence of Denton was initially seeded University of North Texas' College of Music, a top-rated institution, which draws musicians from all over the world with advanced studies in their divisions. College Jazz studies program, which was established in 1947, was the first of its kind in the country and more recent years, the College's Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia (Cemi) have developed a separate image of the internationally renowned center for teaching, research, and pioneering the creation of music, but Denton is a vibrant and diverse music culture goes beyond the strict and disciplined world of UNT's College Music.
In the last few years, the music culture of the city has grown beyond its academic beginning anchored. A thriving independent music scene has been created and achieved notoriety outside of Denton separate more civically embraced academic music establishments.
The latest development of Denton's evolving status of the Town Music "is the arrival of musicians creating outside of the University of North Texas College of Music. These Denton transplants move there just because they are aware of the reputation of Denton is a city of music, but they are most familiar with independent music, has not been studied musicianship, the city has produced. They re-Denton, which is aimed at developing their music is a city, and I hope that their musical contribution to the popular press has been marked as originating from the outside Denton, Texas.
City live music venues are mainly supported by Denton very active music listening audience, but show attendance is often part of Dallas / Ft.Worth music listeners to drive north to take part in performances by the touring independent music acts that perform Denton metroplex along instead.
Recognized the impact of Denton, Dallas and Fort Worth on the music scenes are long and well developed. Dallas' largest alternative weekly, the Dallas Observer, as recommended by the North to travel to Dallas to listen to music to hear the best local music, Denton, Dallas has to offer.
In 2004 and 2005, the roster of Denton's music, performing and touring acts remained between 80 and 90, how much the city is considering the most recent population figures.
Music is like a double Grammy Award-winning Brave Combo, Bowling for Soup, Eric Keyes, Centro-Matic, Brutal Juice, The Riverboat Gamblers, Riddle Me This Slobberbone, The Baptist Generals, Lift experience, Ten Hands, Beef Jerky, Midlake, South San Gabriel , and the Marked Men have all pulled out of national and international attention to Denton's vibrant music culture. Singer-pianist and multiple Grammy Award winner Norah Jones studied jazz piano in Denton.
Denton is home to the University of North Texas, originally known as the North Texas Normal College, which was founded in 1890 and the Girls' Industrial College, now Texas Woman's University. Despite its name, Texas Woman's University is open to both sexes. The University of North Texas, which Unt, is the largest university in the North Texas area. Their presence gives Denton a college town feel, and played an important role to differentiate it from other cities in the 20th Farm the beginning of the century. Two universities are currently almost half the population of Denton, with a combined estimated enrollment of 45,000 students. Denton Independent School District serves the city of Denton. Since 2006, DISD has 16 elementary schools, 5 Middle schools and 3 high schools.
Denton County is home to all or parts of three lakes: Lake Grapevine, Lake Lewisville and Lake Ray Roberts. Texas Motor Speedway is located in Denton County. Denton is also the location of the annual Denton Arts & Jazz Festival, the city-sponsored event, which brings together more than 200,000 people per year, live music, food, crafts and entertainment. The festival is usually held on the last three days of April.