Denison (Texas)
Grayson County
48-19900
Denison is a city in Grayson County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.
Geography
The city is located in the northeast of the county, in northeast Texas, on the border with Oklahoma and has a total area of 59.3 km ², of which 0.8 km ² water surface.
History
The town was founded in 1872 as a depot of the Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad and named after former U.S. Vice President George Denison. 1901, the first overland tramway was established in Texas between Denison and Sherman.
Demographic data
According to the census of 2000, there were 22 773 people in 9,185 households and 6,135 families. The population density was 389.2 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 84.02 % White, 8.62 % African American, 1.67 % Native American, 0.46 % Asian, 0.06 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 2.19% from other ethnic groups. Approximately 2.98% were of mixed descent, and 5.23 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 9,185 households, 29.8 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.1 % were married couples living together. 14.4% were single mothers and 33.2% were non-families. 29.1 % of all households were single-person households, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size amounted to 2.97.
24.6% of the population were under 18 years old, 8.8 % from 18 to 24, 26.7 % 25-44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.4 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 83.7 males.
The median income for a household was $ 31,474, and the median income for a family $ 39,820. Males have a median income of $ 30,459 versus $ 21,451 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,685. 14.7 % of the population and 11.9 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 21.8 % have children under the age of 18 and 11.8 % of those 65 or older.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Clora Bryant (* 1927), jazz musician
- Joie Chitwood (1912-1988), racing driver
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), 34th President of the United States
- Booker Ervin (1930-1970), jazz musician
- Mike Haynes ( born 1953 ), U.S. American football player
- John Hillerman ( born 1932 ), actor ( eg Magnum )
- Chesley B. Sullenberger (* 1951), Pilot ( known by the ditching on the Hudson River)