Editing Denison, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Denison, Texas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| image_skyline      = DenisonTexas1.jpg
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = Denison Commercial Historic District
| image_flag         = Flag of Denison, Texas.svg
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| map_caption        = Location of Denison, Texas
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Grayson County, Texas|Grayson]]
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| leader_title       = [[City Council]]
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| area_total_km2     = 75.27
| area_total_sq_mi   = 29.06
| area_land_km2      = 74.09
| area_land_sq_mi    = 28.61
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| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.46
| area_water_percent = 1.94
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_note    = 
| population_total   = 24479
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| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| population_blank1_title = [[Demonym]]s
| population_blank1  = Denisonite, Denisonian
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| elevation_m        = 222
| elevation_ft       = 728
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 75020–75021
| area_code          = [[Area code 903 and 430|903, 430]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-19900<ref name="Census 2010"/>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2410322<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410322}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.cityofdenison.com}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Denison''' is a city in [[Grayson County, Texas]], United States, {{convert|1|mi}} south of the Texas–Oklahoma border. Its population was 24,479 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 22,682 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4819900| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Denison city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=March 15, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Denison is part of the [[Texoma]] region and is one of two principal cities in the [[Sherman–Denison metropolitan area|Sherman–Denison metropolitan statistical area]]. Denison is the birthplace of U.S. President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].

==History==
Denison was founded in 1872 in conjunction with the [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad]] (MKT) or "Katy" [[Train station|depot]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hed04|title=DENISON, TX|first=MINOR|last=DAVID|date=12 June 2010|website=www.tshaonline.org}}</ref> It was named after wealthy Katy vice president [[George Denison (American politician)|George Denison]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smalltownbigart.com/history1.htm|title=Introductory history of Denison Texas<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=2007-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625134302/http://www.smalltownbigart.com/history1.htm|archive-date=2007-06-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> Because the town was established close to where the MKT crossed the [[Red River of the South|Red River]] (both important conduits of transportation in the industrial era), it came to be an important commercial center in the [[American frontier|19th-century American West]]. In 1875, [[Doc Holliday]] had offices in Denison.

[[File:Rusk Avenue looking north, Denison, Texas.jpg|thumb|left|Rusk Avenue looking north (postcard, ''circa'' 1911)]]

During the [[phylloxera]] epidemic of the mid-19th century, which destroyed the vast majority of [[wine grapes]] in Europe, Denison [[horticulture|horticulturalist]] [[Thomas Volney Munson|T.V. Munson]] pioneered methods in creating phylloxera-resistant vines, and earned induction into the [[French Legion of Honor]], as well as [[sister city]] status for Denison and [[Cognac, France]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvmunson.org/index.htm#legacy|title=T.V. Munson Vidiculture Eunology Program|access-date=2007-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221232002/http://www.tvmunson.org/index.htm#legacy|archive-date=2007-02-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1901, the first electric "[[Interurban]]" railway in Texas, the Denison and Sherman Railway, was completed between Denison and [[Sherman, Texas|Sherman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqe12|title=ELECTRIC INTERURBAN RAILWAYS|first=RIEDER, ROBERT|last=A.|date=12 June 2010|website=www.tshaonline.org}}</ref>

In 1915, [[Kentucky]]-based evangelist [[Mordecai Ham]] held a revival meeting in Denison, which resulted in 1,100 professions of faith in [[Jesus Christ]].<ref>Jerry Hopkins of [[East Texas Baptist University]], "Evangelist Mordecai F. Ham's West Texas Meetings, 1903–1940", paper at [[East Texas Historical Association]] and [[West Texas Historical Association]] joint meeting in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]], Texas, February 26, 2010</ref>

Denison played host to 20th-century notables such as the [[Marx Brothers]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leninimports.com/marx_brothers.html|title=the marx brothers - biography|website=www.leninimports.com}}</ref> and President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], who was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison.<ref>{{cite book| last=D'Este| first=Carlo| title=Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life |year=2003 |place=New York |publisher=Macmillan |isbn=0-8050-5687-4 |pages=21–22 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RCeteK7LEiYC&pg=PA21}}</ref>

==Geography==
Denison is located in northeastern Grayson County, with the city limits extending north to the Red River, which forms the [[Oklahoma]] state line. It is bordered to the south by the city of [[Sherman, Texas|Sherman]]; the city centers are {{convert|11|mi}} apart.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Denison has a total area of {{convert|60.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which  {{convert|1.2|km2|order=flip}}, or 1.94%, are covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

[[Denison Dam]], which forms [[Lake Texoma]] on the Red River, is {{Convert|5|mi|0}} north of Denison. The lake is in the center of the [[Texoma]] region, encompassing parts of Texas and Oklahoma.

===Climate===
Denison has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'' in the [[Köppen climate classification]]).

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 3975
|1890= 10958
|1900= 11807
|1910= 13632
|1920= 17065
|1930= 13850
|1940= 15581
|1950= 17504
|1960= 22748
|1970= 24923
|1980= 23884
|1990= 21505
|2000= 22773
|2010= 22682
|2020= 24479
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Denison racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4819900&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |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|url=https://www.census.gov/en.html|title=Census.gov|website=Census.gov|accessdate=21 December 2022}}</ref><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=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|16,676
|68.12%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|2,003
|8.18%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|471
|1.92%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|188
|0.77%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|6
|0.02%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|59
|0.24%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/multiracial]] (NH)
|1,851
|7.56%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|3,225
|13.17%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''24,479'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], 24,479 people, 9,361 households, and 6,038 families were residing in the city.

==Economy==
=== Major employers ===
[[File:Texoma Medical Center.jpg|thumb|Texoma Medical Center in Denison]]

Major employers in Denison include:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denisontx.org/community/Employers|title=Denison Development Alliance: Community Profile|website=www.denisontx.org|access-date=2016-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611161823/http://www.denisontx.org/community/Employers|archive-date=2015-06-11|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Denison Independent School District]]
* [[Ruiz Foods]]
* [[Texoma Medical Center]]
* [[Cigna]]
* [[Caterpillar Inc.|Caterpillar]]
* [[Wal-Mart Stores]]
* [[Spectrum Brands]]
* [[Anthem Inc.|Anthem]]
* ACS Manufacturing
* Denison Industries
* City of Denison
* [[Grayson College]]
*Dialogue Direct Contact Centers 
*National Government Services
*Champion Cooler Corporation 
*SignWarehouse.com

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Denison July 2016 16 (Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site).jpg|thumb|Birthplace of US President Dwight Eisenhower]]

The Grayson County Frontier Village in Denison contains 11 of the oldest homes in Grayson County that were moved here for preservation.<ref>[http://www.graysoncofrontiervillage.us Welcome to Frontier Village & Museum]</ref>

==Sports==
Former minor league baseball teams include the [[Denison Katydids]], [[Denison Blue Sox]], [[Denison Champions]], [[Denison Railroaders]], and [[Sherman–Denison Twins]].

Munson Stadium seats 5,262 people and is used primarily for [[American football|football]]. It is the home field of [[Denison High School]]'s football and soccer teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasbob.com/stadium/stadium.php?id=685|title=TexasBob.com - Munson Stadium - Denison, Texas|website=www.texasbob.com}}</ref> The Denison High School football team won the 1984 Texas Class 4A State Championship by beating [[Tomball]] 27–13, completing a perfect 16–0 record. They also made appearances in the 1995, 1996, and 1997 Class 4A Division II State Championship games, losing each time to [[La Marque]].<ref>[http://www.uil.utexas.edu/athletics/archives/football/champions.html UIL State Football Champions<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212020748/http://www.uil.utexas.edu/athletics/archives/football/champions.html |date=February 12, 2008 }}</ref> They are home to the longest high school football rivalry in Texas: the Battle of the Ax, against [[Sherman High School (Texas)|Sherman High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shermanisd.net/SHS/battle_of_the_ax.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020111043155/http://shermanisd.net/SHS/battle_of_the_ax.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 January 2002|title=SISD: SHS Battle of the Ax|date=11 January 2002}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Grayson College.jpg|thumb|Administration building at Grayson College in Denison]]

Denison is served by the [[Denison Independent School District]]. The current Denison High School campus opened in 2014.

[[Grayson College]] is located in Denison.  The school's T.V. Munson Viticulture and Enology Program preserves Denison's [[viticulture|viticultural]] heritage.<ref name="autogenerated1" />

==Media==
===Magazine===
* ''Texoma Living!'' Magazine<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texomaliving.com|title=Search every page of every issue published by Texoma Living! Magazine from 2006 to 2010.|work=Texoma Living! Online|access-date=16 July 2015}}</ref>

===Newspaper===
* ''[[The Herald Democrat]]''

===Radio stations===
*  [[KMAD-FM|KMAD]]  Mad Rock 102.5
*  [[KMKT]]  Katy Country 93.1
*  KDOC  HOT 107.3 FM

===Television stations===

* [[KTEN]] – Channel 10 (NBC)
* [[KTEN]] – DT Channel 10.2 (The Texoma CW)
* [[KTEN]] – Channel 10.3 (ABC Texoma)
* [[KXII]] – Channel 12 (CBS)
* [[KXII]] – DT Channel 12.2 (My Texoma)
* [[KXII]] – DT Channel 12.3 (Fox Texoma)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
Denison is served by two [[U.S. Highways]]—[[U.S. Route 69 in Texas|U.S. 69]] and [[U.S. Route 75 in Texas|U.S. 75]] (Katy Memorial Expressway) and two [[Texas State Highways|State Highways]]—[[State Highway 91 (Texas)|State Highway 91]] and [[Texas State Highway Spur 503|Spur 503]] (Eisenhower Parkway). State Highway 91, known as Texoma Parkway, is one of the main commercial strips that connects Sherman and Denison. It also extends north to Lake Texoma.

General aviation service is provided by [[North Texas Regional Airport]].

TAPS, a regional public transportation system, offers limited service for disabled passengers.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

===Health care===
Denison is served by [[Texoma Medical Center]].

==Notable people==

* [[Bill Anoatubby]], governor of the Chickasaw Nation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://team.anoatubby.com/about/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417044555/http://team.anoatubby.com/about/|url-status=dead|title=Biography-Anoatubby.com|archivedate=17 April 2015|accessdate=21 December 2022}}</ref>
* [[Clora Bryant]], jazz trumpeter
* [[Joie Chitwood]] (1912–1988), race car driver and businessman
* [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], [[President of the United States]]; was born in Denison in 1890, and to date is the city's most notable resident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/eisenhower/|title=Eisenhower State Park — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department|website=www.tpwd.state.tx.us}}</ref>
* [[Booker Ervin]], jazz musician who played tenor saxophone
*[[Mike Haynes (cornerback)|Michael Haynes]], NFL Hall of Fame player
* [[Jim Hightower]], former commissioner of [[Texas Department of Agriculture]] and a liberal commentator and author, born in Denison in 1943
* [[John Hillerman]], the actor who played [[Jonathan Higgins|Higgins]] on [[Tom Selleck]]'s ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''
* [[John Henry "Doc" Holliday]], gunfighter, gambler, and western legend, maintained a dental practice in Denison
* [[Aaron Hunt (Canadian football)|Aaron Hunt]] and [[Reggie Hunt]], brothers and professional football players in [[Canadian Football League]]
* [[Viola Van Katwijk]], composer and pianist
* [[Thomas Volney Munson]], [[horticulturalist]]
* [[Clifford Noe]], international conman and swindler<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth328818/m1/7/zoom/|title=The Denison Press (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, May 23, 1947|first=LeRoy M.|last=Anderson|date=23 May 1947|website=The Portal to Texas History|accessdate=21 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWV5-P9Q|title=1940 United States Census|website=[[FamilySearch]] }}</ref>
* [[Beatrice Pearson]], actress
* [[SoMo]], singer
* [[Chesley Sullenberger|Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger]], airline pilot<ref name=Rivera>
{{cite news |first=Ray |last=Rivera 
|title=In a Split Second, a Pilot Becomes a Hero Years in the Making 
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/nyregion/17pilot.html?hp 
|work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2009-01-16 |access-date=2009-01-17}}</ref>
* [[Jordan Taylor (American football)|Jordan Taylor]], NFL wide receiver, Super Bowl 50 champion with the Denver Broncos 
* [[Zeb Terry]], Major League Baseball infielder
* [[Fred Washington (defensive tackle)|Fred Washington]], [[NFL]] defensive tackle for [[Chicago Bears]]<!-- , [[1990 NFL Draft]] Round 2, Pick 7 -->
* [[Harold Wertz]], 1927–1999, "Bouncy" of'' Our Gang'' comedies (1932–1933)

== Sister cities ==
* {{flagdeco|France}} [[Cognac, France]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Sister Cities, Inc. {{!}} Denison, TX |url=https://www.cityofdenison.com/653/About-Sister-Cities-Inc |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=www.cityofdenison.com}}</ref>
==In popular culture==
In 2013, Lake Texoma and the Hampton Inn and Suites Denison were featured on a travel show entitled ''The Official Best of Texas'', which aired on CBS and the Discovery Channel.<ref>Website http://www.theofficialbestof.com</ref>

Denison is referenced in the book [[Dan Gutman]]'s ''From Texas with Love (Genius Files #4)''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gutman |first=Dan |title=The Genius Files: From Texas with Love |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2014 |isbn=9780062285621 |pages=112-116}}</ref> as the main characters drove through the town, noting the bust of President Dwight D. Eisenhower<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sign and bust of former U.S. General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower located in Denison, Texas |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/2015631182/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}</ref> on the side of [[U.S. Route 75]].

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Collier's poster|Denison}}
* [http://www.cityofdenison.com/ City of Denison official website]
* [http://www.denisontexas.us/ Denison Chamber of Commerce]
* {{Cite NSRW|short=x|wstitle=Denison, Tex.}}

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