Editing Cross Roads, Texas

{{short description|Town in Denton County, Texas, United States}}
{{for|the community in Henderson County|Cross Roads, Henderson County, Texas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
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| official_name            = Cross Roads, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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| image_map                = Denton County Texas Incorporated Areas Cross Roads highlighted.svg
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| map_caption              = Location of Cross Roads in [[Denton County, Texas|Denton County]], [[Texas]]
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| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Denton County, Texas|Denton]]
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 17.61
| area_land_km2            = 17.41
| area_water_km2           = 0.20
| area_total_sq_mi         = 6.80
| area_land_sq_mi          = 6.72
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.08
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1744
| population_density_km2   = 87.06
| population_density_sq_mi = 225.49
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| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
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| elevation_ft             = 600
| coordinates              = {{coord|33|14|20|N|97|00|16|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 76227
| area_code                = [[Area code 940|940]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-17852<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2412391<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412391}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|www.crossroadstx.gov}}
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'''Cross Roads''' is a [[town]] in [[Denton County, Texas|Denton County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 1,744 in 2020.<ref name=":0" />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|6.9|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{stack|{{US Census population
| 1980 = 302
| 1990 = 361
| 2000 = 603
| 2010 = 1563
| 2020 = 1744
| estyear = 
| estimate = 
| estref = 
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Cross Roads racial composition as of 2020'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4817852&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|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 can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,194
|68.46%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|140
|8.03%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|9
|0.52%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|47
|2.69%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|3
|0.17%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|8
|0.46%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|102
|5.85%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|241
|13.82%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,744'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,744 people, 357 households, and 312 families residing in the town.

== Education ==
Cross Roads is served by [[Aubrey Independent School District]] (in parts of northern Cross Roads) and [[Denton Independent School District]] (in the rest of the city).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st48_tx/c48121_denton/DC10SD_C48121_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Denton County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=October 3, 2022}}</ref>

Providence Elementary School serves most of Denton ISD Cross Roads,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dentonisd.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=139986&dataid=172069&FileName=providence-zone-map_2022.pdf|title=Providence Elementary School Attendance Zone|publisher=[[Denton Independent School District]]|accessdate=October 3, 2022}}</ref> while a section is zoned to Cross Oaks Elementary School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dentonisd.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=139986&dataid=172094&FileName=crossoaks-zone-map_2022.pdf|title=Cross Oaks Elementary School Attendance Zone|publisher=[[Denton Independent School District]]|accessdate=October 3, 2022}}</ref> All of the Denton ISD portion is zoned to Rodriguez Middle School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dentonisd.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=139994&dataid=174604&FileName=rodriguez-zone_2021.pdf|title=Rodriguez Middle School Attendance Zone|publisher=[[Denton Independent School District]]|accessdate=October 3, 2022}}</ref> and [[Braswell High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dentonisd.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=139995&dataid=172103&FileName=braswell-attendancez_2021.pdf|title=Braswell High School Attendance Zone|publisher=[[Denton Independent School District]]|accessdate=October 3, 2022}}</ref>

The majority of Denton County, Cross Roads included, is in the boundary of [[North Central Texas College]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Section 130.190, "North Central Texas College District Service Area"].</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Texas}}
* [[List of municipalities in Texas]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Cross Roads, Texas}}
* {{official|http://www.crossroadstx.gov}}


{{Denton County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]
[[Category:Towns in Denton County, Texas]]
[[Category:Towns in Texas]]