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Denton County real estate is located in the north east portion of the state of Texas. The Dallas - Fort Worth area is part of Denton County, helping it to quickly become one of the rapidly expanding counties in the country.
History of Denton County
Denton County was created by the Texas government in 1846, a short time after Texas became part of the United States. Pickneyville was the first county seat in Denton County. However, this only lasted for about two years, when a water shortage in the area forced the community to flee to Alton. Alton became the county seat for the next 10 years.
In the span of time Alton was county seat of Denton County real estate, it became quite a thriving little community, with many homes and businesses (including a blacksmith, doctors, lawyers and the Denton County Land District's headquarters). Even though Alton had become a bustling city, the residents of Denton County wanted to change the county seat again so that it was more centrally located. The town of Alton moved and was renamed Denton in 1857.
Prior to the Civil War, Denton County was a ranching and farming community. When the Civil War came through the area, the strong and healthy men were called away to fight, leaving the ranches and farms vulnerable to Indian attacks.
The end of the Civil War brought a renewed prosperity to Denton County real estate, infusing the community with more and more immigrants. The farms in the area that were originally set up to only grow food for their inhabitants quickly changed to cotton and wheat farms, bringing much needed money into the area.
Denton County also became an educational center for Texas, with the establishment of North Texas Normal College (now known as University of North Texas) in 1890 and Girls College of Industrial Arts (now known as Texas Women's University) in 1901.
The construction of Interstate 35 East in the '50s, Interstate 35 West in the '70s and DFW International Airport in 1974 helped transform Denton County into a major transportation hub in the west. This also made Denton County real estate the fastest growing in the US throughout the 1970s, 1980s and into the 1990s. By the turn of the 21st century, the main economy in northern Denton County continued to be ranching and farming while southern Denton County enjoyed a huge surge in commercial as well as industrial growth.
Education in Denton County
The Denton County educational system is made up of parts or all of 17 different school districts:
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Aubrey ISD
Denton ISD
Argyle ISD
Lake Dallas ISD |
Little Elm ISD
Lewisville ISD
Sanger ISD
Ponder ISD |
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Celina ISD
Era ISD
Frisco ISD |
Krum ISD
Northwest ISD
Pilot Point ISD
Prosper ISD
Slidell ISD |
In addition, there are two colleges that occupy Denton County real estate: Texas Women's University and the University of North Texas. Both of these are 4-year public universities that offer a variety of bachelor degree programs.
Cities and Towns in Denton County
* Only a portion of the city is in Denton County
Things to See and Do in Denton County
Residents of Denton County real estate are fortunate enough to be able to enjoy parks, trails, museums, lakes and many more attractions thanks in large part to its location near the Dallas-Fort Worth area. There is Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Six Flags Over Texas, the Fort Worth Zoo and much, much more. For more information, please visit Denton County's Tourism Bureau.
Please visit Denton County for yourself to see what makes owning a Denton County home so great. |
Denton County
Demographics
Population: 612,357
Median Household Income: $71,109
Median Home Value: $179,100
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