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Denton, Texas is a fast growing city and the capital of Denton County, Texas. It is part of the northernmost border of the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex and part of the larger North Texas Region.

Denton, Texas History in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area

Denton, like its neighbors in the DFW area, began to be settled by Anglo-American settlers in the 1840s. In 1846 the Texas Legislature created Denton County but the town did not become the county seat until 1857. Both the county and the city received names from for John B. Denton, a local lawyer and preacher killed in a Native American battle in what is now Tarrant County. Rails reached the town in 1881 and the city incorporated in 1866. Denton became a hub for agricultural trade in the county for a significant portion of its history. In 1890 the University of North Texas was built in the town. In 1901 Texas Women’s University joined UNT. The two universities have a significant presence in the town.

In the twentieth century the town saw growth as a manufacturing hub with access to rail and I-35. Today it is a growing residential community as it is increasingly closer to more jobs with growth in the northern suburbs of Dallas and a growing desire for college students to remain in town.

Denton, TX laws & government

Denton receives services from its city and county governments. Students are primarily in Denton ISD with small portions of the city within Argyle ISD and Sanger ISD.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denton,_Texas

https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hed05