Sherman, Texas
Sherman is a city in
Grayson County,
Texas,
United States. The population was 35,082 at the 2000 census. It is the
county seat of
Grayson County.
On
May 15,
1896, a
tornado measuring
F5 on the Fujita scale struck Sherman. The tornado had a damage path 400
yards wide and 28
miles long, killing 73 people and injuring 200. About 50 homes were destroyed, with 20 of them being completely obliterated.
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Location of Sherman, Texas |
Sherman is located at (33.641077, -96.609991).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 100.0
km² (38.6
mi²). 99.8 km² (38.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.18%) is water.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 35,082 people, 13,739 households, and 8,820 families residing in the city. The
population density was 351.4/km² (910.0/mi²). There were 14,926 housing units at an average density of 149.5/km² (387.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.46%
White, 11.23%
African American, 1.33%
Native American, 1.06%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 5.26% from
other races, and 2.62% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 12.14% of the population.
There were 15,739 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were
married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,211, and the median income for a family was $42,528. Males had a median income of $31,828 versus $23,363 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $18,717. About 9.6% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
Notable residents of Sherman have included
Buck Owens,
Buddy Tate,
Davis Foute Eagleton,
Edna Gladney,
Jerry B. Lincecum,
Kay Kimbell,
Light Townsend Cummins, and
William J. Durham.
Sherman is served by two
U.S. Highways:
U.S. 75 and
U.S. 82 (the latter is locally designated as the
Buck Owens Freeway after the famous musician who was born in Sherman). General aviation service is provided by
Sherman Municipal Airport and
Grayson County Airport.
Most people in Sherman are zoned to
Sherman Independent School District. Some parts are in
Denison Independent School District or
Howe Independent School District.
The private university
Austin College makes its home in Sherman. Austin College is a nationally-known liberal arts college. Founded in 1849, it is the oldest college or university in Texas operating under its original charter.
Carr-Burdette College, a
women's college, operated there from
1894 to
1929.
Grayson County College in neighboring
Denison serves the Sherman population.
Texoma Christian School is a growing school in Sherman. It will become a 2-A school during the 2006-2007 school year.
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