Corinth, Texas
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Corinth is a small town in Denton County
Denton County, Texas
Denton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 432,976; in 2009 the estimated population had reached 628,300. Part of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, it is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. The county seat is Denton. The county...

, Texas
Texas
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, United States
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, a suburb of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...

, and a part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The population was 11,325 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Corinth is located at 33°8′38"N 97°4′20"W (33.143952, -97.072194).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 7.9 square miles (20.5 km²), of which, 7.9 square miles (20.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (0.63%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2006, there were 19,556 people residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,441.3 people per square mile (556.3/km²). There were 4,100 housing units at an average density of 521.8 per square mile (201.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.57% White, 4.19% African American, 0.66% Native American, 2.38% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.25% from other races
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, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.09% of the population.

There were 3,879 households out of which 47.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.2% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.4% were non-families. 9.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 42.9% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 3.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $95,967, and the median income for a family was $96,375. Males had a median income of $52,362 versus $35,089 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 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.

Public schools

The City of Corinth is served by the Denton
Denton Independent School District
Denton Independent School District, sometimes shortened to Denton ISD, is a school district based in Denton, Texas. The district covers all or parts of the following cities – Denton, Bartonville, Copper Canyon, Corinth, Cross Roads, Double Oak, Lincoln Park, Oak Point, and Shady Shores...

 and Lake Dallas
Lake Dallas Independent School District
Lake Dallas Independent School District is a public school district based in Lake Dallas, Texas .In addition to Lake Dallas, the district serves the town of Hickory Creek as well as portions of Corinth and Shady Shores....

 Independent School Districts.

Colleges and universities

Corinth is also home to one of two branch campuses of North Central Texas College
North Central Texas College
North Central Texas College is a community college serving Cooke County, Denton County, and Montague County, Texas. NCTC operates four campuses, the main campus in Gainesville, campuses in Corinth, Bowie, and a branch campus in Graham....

 in Denton County (the other in Flower Mound
Flower Mound, Texas
Flower Mound is a town in Denton and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas, and a suburb of Fort Worth and Dallas. Its population was 50,702 at the U.S. Census Bureau's 2000 census, and 64,669 at the 2010 Census. The town derives its name from the prominent mound located in the southern...

).

Companies

Corinth is home to CoServ Electric
CoServ Electric
CoServ Electric is a not-for-profit rural electric utility cooperative headquartered in Corinth, Texas. CoServ was organized in 1937 as the Denton County Electric Cooperative, and took its current DBA name in 1998....

, and the headquarters for the Denton County Republican Party.

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