Denton County

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Denton County, Texas – Information

Denton County is in the northern part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex 35 miles south of the border between Texas and Oklahoma. As of the 2017 estimates the population was 836,210 which makes Denton County the ninth most populated county in Texas. The county seat is Denton with a population of 141,923. The county was named for John B. Denton who was killed while raiding a Native American Village in Tarrant County in 1841. The county was established in 1846.

In 1896 the Denton County Courthouse on the Square was built and today houses various government offices and a museum.
The county has a total area of 953 square miles of which 75 square miles is water. Parts of the county sit atop the Barnett Shale, a geological formation thought to contain large quantities of natural shale gas. Between 1995 and 2007 the number of natural gas wells in the county increased from 156 to 1,820.

Denton County is ranked 29th as one of the fastest rowing counties in the U.S. (2007)
Recreation includes lakes, parks, universities, Little Chapel in the Woods, Texas Motor Speedway, Denton Jazz Festival in April. Agriculture (horses), nurseries, turf, cattle, eggs, and wheat are products that are part of Denton’s economy.

Denton County, Texas
Mary Horn, County Judge
110 West Hickory Street, 2nd Floor
Denton, TX 76201-4168
Phone: 940- 349-2820
Fax: 940-349-2821

Denton County Website

Denton County, TX is #156 on the Texas list of counties with the most crime. In 2013, the crime index in Denton was 1,829.0. There were 10,193 crimes reported in 2013.

Denton County, Texas – Sheriff’s Office Information

The Denton County Texas SO is a large department There are more than 600 people who work for the Denton County Sheriff’s office The Sheriff’s Office operates the county jails, investigates crimes, makes arrests, and maintains security in county and district courts.

It is open 24/7
Denton County Sheriff’s Office
Tracy Murphree, Sheriff
127 N. Woodrow Lane
Denton, TX 76205-6397
Phone: 940-349-1600
Phone: 972-434-5500
Fax: 940-349-1604
Fax: 972-434-5020

Sheriff’s Office Website

Denton County Sheriff

Denton Sheriff Facebook

Currently the Sheriff’s Office is hiring Detention Officers. The job description and application is available online at:

Denton Job Application

Jail Information
127 N. Woodrow lane
Denton, TX 76205
Phone: 940-349-1700

For all inmate services, visit the sheriff’s website at:

Denton Jail Information

The Denton County Jail hold up to 1,400 prisoners.

Denton County, Texas – Records Requests

For Sheriff’s Records, request records online at:

Denton Records Requests

or contact the sheriff’s office at:

Denton County Sheriff’s Office
Toni Hodges
127 N. Woodrow Lane
Denton, TX 76205-6397
Phone: 940-349-1630
Fax: 940349-1628

For County Records, contact the County Clerk’s Office:

Denton Location
Juli Luke, County Clerk
110 West Hickory Street,
Denton, TX 76201-4168
Phone: 940- 349-2016
Fax: 940-349-5215

Denton County Jail Population Report
Data Collected Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:00:10 UTC from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards
Pretrial Felons	531
Convicted Felons	82
Convicted Felons Sentenced County	41
Parole Violators	23
Parole Violators New Charge	60
Pretrial Misdemeanors	146
Convicted Misdemeanors	96
Bench Warrants	28
Federal	29
Pretrial Sjf	7
Convicted Sjf Sentenced County	4
Convicted Sjf Sentenced State	10
Total Others	30
Total Local	1058
Total Contract	29
Total Population	1087
Total Capacity	1788
Percent Of Capacity	60.79
Available Beds	522

Denton County Texas Sheriff Office Address: 127 N Woodrow Ln, Denton, TX 76205, United States

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