Corinth, Texas

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Field	Value
official_name	Corinth, Texas
settlement_type	City
motto	Gateway to Success
image_flag	Flag of Corinth, Texas.svg
image_map	Denton County Texas Incorporated Areas Corinth highlighted.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Corinth in Denton County, Texas
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Texas
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Denton
government_type	Council-manager
leader_title	City Council
leader_name	Mayor
leader_title1	City Manager
established_date	1909
website
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	20.27
area_land_km2	20.12
area_water_km2	0.15
area_total_sq_mi	7.83
area_land_sq_mi	7.77
area_water_sq_mi	0.06
population_as_of	2020
population_total	22634
population_density_km2	1098.13
population_density_sq_mi	2844.14
timezone	Central (CST)
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	-5
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	620
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP codes
postal_code	76208, 76210
area_code	940
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	48-16696
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	2410229
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Geography

Corinth is located at (33.143952, –97.072194). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.9 sqmi, of which 0.1 sqmi, or 0.63%, is covered by water.

Demographics

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As of the 2020 census, Corinth had a population of 22,634 and a median age of 38.5 years, with 24.3% of residents under the age of 18 and 12.4% of residents being 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.7 males age 18 and over.

There were 7,986 households and 5,965 families residing in the city. Of all households, 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 63.9% were married-couple households, 12.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 8,176 housing units, of which 2.3% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 76.8% were owner-occupied and 23.2% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.7%.

99.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.3% lived in rural areas.

Racial and ethnic composition

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Race	Number	Percent
White	15,908	70.3%
Black or African American	1,513	6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native	185	0.8%
Asian	956	4.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	12	0.1%
Some other race	1,037	4.6%
Two or more races	3,023	13.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,778	16.7%
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2010 census

At the 2010 census, 19,935 people were living in the city. The population density was 2,523.4 people/sq mi (977.2/km). The 7,138 housing units had an average density of 903.5/sq mi (349.9/km).

In 2010, the racial makeup of the city was 84.7% White, 5.7% African American, 0.8% Native American, 2.7% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.2% some other race, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 11.8%.

Income and poverty estimates

According to a 2007 estimate, the median household income was $95,967, and the median family income was $96,375. Males had a median income of $52,362 versus $35,089 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,492. About 1.0% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over. At the 2020 American Community Survey, the median household income increased to $104,239 with a mean of $122,814.

Education

Public schools

The city of Corinth is split between Lake Dallas Independent School District (ISD) and Denton Independent School District.

Central/eastern Corinth is in Lake Dallas ISD, with different portions zoned to Corinth Elementary and Shady Shores Elementary. Students in all of Lake Dallas ISD then move up to Lake Dallas Middle and Lake Dallas High.

West and north Corinth are zoned for Denton ISD. West Corinth follows the Hawk Elementary School/Crownover Middle School/Guyer High School feeder (a small section of streets around State School Rd feed into Nelson Elementary instead of Hawk Elementary). North Corinth follows the Stephens Elementary-Myers Middle-Billy Ryan High School feeder pattern.

Colleges and universities

Corinth is home to one of two branch campuses of North Central Texas College in Denton County (the other being in Flower Mound).

The majority of Denton County, Corinth included, is in the boundary of North Central Texas College.

Notable people

Dusty Dvoracek, 2001, former Chicago Bears nose tackle
Josh Jackson, 2015, cornerback for the Green Bay Packers
Chuck Pierce, founder of Glory of Zion International (independent mega-church).

Companies

Corinth is home to CoServ Electric.

Notes

References

"2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
{{GNIS. 2410229
"Explore Census Data".
(2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
(May 24, 2020). "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau.
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau.
(2021). "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)".
(2023). "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)".
(2021). "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)".
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"Explore Census Data".
"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Denton County, TX". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
"Attendance Zones". [[Lake Dallas Independent School District]].
"Hawk Elementary School Attendance Zone". [[Denton Independent School District]].
"Crownover Middle School Attendance Zone". [[Denton Independent School District]].
"Guyer High School Attendance Zone". [[Denton Independent School District]].
"Nelson Elementary School Attendance Zone". [[Denton Independent School District]].
"Stephens Elementary School Attendance Zone". [[Denton Independent School District]].
"Myers Middle School Attendance Zone". [[Denton Independent School District]].
"Ryan High School Attendance Zone". [[Denton Independent School District]].
[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Section 130.190, "North Central Texas College District Service Area"].

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