Editing Denton County, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1850 = 641
| 1860 = 5031
| 1870 = 7251
| 1880 = 18143
| 1890 = 21289
| 1900 = 28318
| 1910 = 31258
| 1920 = 35355
| 1930 = 32822
| 1940 = 33658
| 1950 = 41365
| 1960 = 47432
| 1970 = 75633
| 1980 = 143126
| 1990 = 273525
| 2000 = 432976
| 2010 = 662614
| 2020 = 906419
| estimate = 1007703
| estyear = 2023
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/counties/totals/co-est2023-pop.xlsx| title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 14, 2024}}</ref>
| align-fn = center<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref>
<ref name="DecennialCensus2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1850–2010{{sfn|Almanac|2010}}
2010-2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Population%20Total&g=0400000US48%240500000&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29|access-date=January 31, 2022|title=US Census 2020 Population Dataset Tables for all Texas counties|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Denton County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48121|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 30, 2022}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Denton County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas: 1990, Part 1 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-45-1.pdf |access-date=July 15, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas: 2000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2002/dec/phc-1-45.pdf |access-date=July 15, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Denton County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48121&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Denton County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48121&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|232,885
|328,849
|426,887
|style='background: #ffffe6; |485,646
|85.14%
|75.95%
|64.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53.58%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|13,314
|24,980
|54,034
|style='background: #ffffe6; |95,386
|4.87%
|5.77%
|8.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.52%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1,326
|2,093
|3,143
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,582
|0.48%
|0.48%
|0.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.40%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|6,753
|17,327
|43,091
|style='background: #ffffe6; |92,751
|2.47%
|4.00%
|6.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.23%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|N/A
|186
|411
|style='background: #ffffe6; |650
|N/A
|0.04%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|234
|559
|1,176
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,909
|0.09%
|0.13%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.43%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|N/A
|6,363
|13,036
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41,720
|N/A
|1.47%
|1.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.60%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|19,013
|52,619
|120,836
|style='background: #ffffe6; |182,778
|6.95%
|12.15%
|18.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20.16%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''273,525'''
|'''432,976'''
|'''662,614'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''906,422'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}According to the [[2010 United States Census|2010 United States census]],<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 662,614 people, 224,840 households and 256,139 housing units in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|754.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. By the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population increased to 906,422,<ref name="2020CensusP2" /> representing continued population growth among suburban communities outside of the principal metropolitan cities of [[Dallas]] and [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]. Denton County ranked 29th on the U.S. Census Bureau's list of fastest-growing counties between 2000 and 2007, with a 41.4% increase in population.{{sfn|Census|2007}}

In 2010, the racial makeup of the county was 75% White, 8.4% African American, 0.7% Native American, 6.6% Asian, and 3.0% from two or more races. About 18.2% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.{{sfn|Quickfacts|2012}} The 2020 census determined the racial and ethnic makeup was 53.58% non-Hispanic white, 10.52% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 10.23% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.43% some other race, 4.60% multiracial, and 20.16% Hispanic or Latino American of any race,<ref name="2020CensusP2" /> reflecting state and national demographic trends of greater diversification.<ref>{{Cite web |last4=Essig |first1=Alexa |last1=Ura |first2=Jason |last2=Kao |first3=Carla |last3=Astudillo |first4=Chris |date=August 12, 2021 |title=People of color make up 95% of Texas' population growth, and cities and suburbs are booming, 2020 census shows |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/12/texas-2020-census/ |access-date=July 14, 2022 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 4, 2021 |title=New Census Reflects Growing U.S. Population Diversity, with Children in the Forefront |url=https://carsey.unh.edu/publication/new-census-reflects-growing-US-population-diversity |access-date=July 14, 2022 |website=Carsey School of Public Policy {{!}} UNH |language=en}}</ref>

A [[Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Public Policy|Williams Institute]] analysis of [[2010 United States Census|2010 census data]] found about 5.2 [[Same-sex relationship|same-sex couples]] per 1,000 households in the county.<ref name=newyorktimes>{{cite web|title=Where Same-Sex Couples Live|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 26, 2015|access-date=July 6, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/upshot/supreme-court-gay-marriage-ruling-where-same-sex-couples-live.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=0|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629045128/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/upshot/supreme-court-gay-marriage-ruling-where-same-sex-couples-live.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=0|archive-date=June 29, 2015|last1=Leonhardt|first1=David|last2=Quealy|first2=Kevin}}</ref>