Denton -- U.S. County in Texas Population (2000): 432976 Housing Units (2000): 168069 Land area (2000): 888.536221 sq. miles (2301.298150 sq. km) Water area (2000): 69.342779 sq. miles (179.596965 sq. km) Total area (2000): 957.879000 sq. miles (2480.895115 sq. km) Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 33.134638 N, 97.059692 W Headwords: Denton Denton, TX Denton County Denton County, TX