About Denton
Denton is a mid-size city in northern Texas with an estimated population of 165,998. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#161 nationwide).
Officially, Denton is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 96.95 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,712 residents per square mile.
📰 Denton News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Denton Unique
- A top-25 city in Texas by population (#19 of 1,224 incorporated places).
- One of 8 places in the US named Denton — but the Texas one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in northern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
- Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Denton
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Chuck E. Cheese
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum · Museum
- Freeplay Arcade · Arcade
- Water Works & Denton I.S.D. Natatorium · Water park
- African American Museum · Museum
- Bayless-Selby House Museum · Museum
- Free Play Arcade Denton · Arcade
- Game Changers Sports & Arcade Grill · Arcade
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo · Attraction
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Denton
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Denton
- ALICE MOORE ALEXANDER
- BORMAN EL
- CALHOUN MIDDLE
- DENTON CLASSICAL ACADEMY
- DENTON CO J J A E P
- DENTON COUNTY JJAEP CFB CAMPUS
- DENTON H S
- GINNINGS EL
- JOE DALE SPARKS CAMPUS
- KI CHARTER - DENTON
- NETTE SHULTZ
- NEWTON RAYZOR EL
- NORTH TEXAS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY-NORTH CAMPUS
- STRICKLAND MIDDLE
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- The Heart Hospital Baylor Denton ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Medical City Denton ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Baylor Scott White The Heart Hospital Corinth · 24/7 ER
- University Behavioral Health Of Denton · Psychiatric
- Mayhill Hospital
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.