Welcome to Denton ...

The town of Denton is located in Davidson County<1>.

The location of Denton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Denton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Denton has a population of 1,689 people<3> (see below for details).

Denton is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Denton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Denton: (336)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Denton had an population of 1,689 people. This is an increase of 3.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Denton had a population of 1,636 people. This makes Denton the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Denton represents 0.02% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 274th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,636 people, the population of Denton increased 12.83% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,450 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Denton.

Communities Also Named Denton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Denton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Denton.

Communities near Denton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Denton.

• Thomasville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <5>
• Asheboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asheboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheboro
  • Asheboro is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheboro <5>
• Lexington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Trinity
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <5>
• Spencer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• Granite Quarry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Quarry
  • Granite Quarry is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Quarry <5>
• Rockwell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
  • Rockwell is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwell <5>
• Badin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badin
  • Badin is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badin <5>
• East Spencer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
  • East Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
• Faith
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Faith is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faith <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Denton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Denton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Denton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Denton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Denton. See our Newspapers Page for Denton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Denton ...

Looking for more information about Denton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Denton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Denton.

Adding Denton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Denton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Denton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Denton post office opened in 1878.

We also found Denton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Denton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/