Corinth, Texas

For other places in Texas named Corinth, see Corinth, Texas (disambiguation).

Corinth, Texas
City
Motto: Gateway to Success
Location of Corinth in Denton County, Texas
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Denton
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• City Council	Mayor Bill Heidemann Sam Burke Scott Garber Lowell Johnson Joe Harrison Don Glockel
• City Manager	Rick Chaffin
• City Attorney	Debra Drayovitch
• Economic Development Corporation	Jason Alexander
Area
• Total	7.9 sq mi (20.5 km2)
• Land	7.9 sq mi (20.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	19,935
• Density	2,500/sq mi (970/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	76208, 76210
Area code(s)	940
FIPS code	48-16696
GNIS feature ID	1333356
Website	www.cityofcorinth.com

Corinth is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States. It is a suburb of Dallas and a part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The population was 19,935 at the 2010 census.

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 square miles (20 km²), of which 7.9 square miles (20 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²), or 0.63%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1970	461		—
1980	1,264		174.2%
1990	3,944		212.0%
2000	11,325		187.1%
2010	19,935		76.0%
Est. 2014	20,836		4.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 19,935 people residing in the city. The population density was 2,523.4 people per square mile (977.2/km²). There were 7,138 housing units, at an average density of 903.5 per square mile (349.9/km²). 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, 1.0% Boedeker and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.8% of the population.

There were 6,897 households, out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.2% were headed by married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89, and the average family size was 3.23.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.7 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 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 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.

Education

Public schools

The City of Corinth is served by the Denton and Lake Dallas Independent School Districts.

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).

Companies

Corinth is home to CoServ Electric and the headquarters for the Denton County Republican Party.

External links

• City of Corinth official website
• The Lake Cities Sun, newspaper