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Welcome to Grayson County ...

Time Zone: Grayson County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Sherman is the Seat for Grayson County.

Grayson County was founded in 1846 and was created by taking area from Fannin County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Grayson had a population of 136,212 people. This is an increase of 12.54% since the last Census (which gave a population of 121,034 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grayson represented 0.48% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Grayson County:

  • Bells
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bells is located in Grayson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
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  • Collinsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Denison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
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  • Dorchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorchester is located in Grayson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Gunter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gunter is located in Grayson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
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  • Howe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Howe is located in Grayson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
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  • Knollwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Knollwood is located in Grayson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
  • Pottsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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    • Sadler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Sadler is located in Grayson County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
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    • Sherman
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherman is located in Grayson County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,136 people
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    • Southmayd
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Tioga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
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    • Tom Bean
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tom Bean is located in Grayson County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
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    • Whitesboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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