Grayson County is a county located in the U.S. state of
Texas. In 2000, its population was 110,595. By 2009 the U.S. Census
Bureau estimated that total population had reached 120,030.
GraysonCounty is included in the Sherman-Denison Metropolitan
Statistical Area and the Dallas–Fort Worth Combined
Statistical Area, and is also part of the Texoma region. It is
named after Peter Wagener Grayson, an attorney general of the
Republic of Texas. The seat of the county is Sherman. It was
founded in 1846.
Grayson County, in north central Texas, is bordered by the Red
River and by Fannin, Collin, Denton, and Cooke counties. The county
seat, Sherman, which lies approximately sixty-five miles north of
Dallas, is part of the Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Statistical
Area. The county's center point is at 33°40' north latitude and
96°40' west longitude. Grayson County, 934 square miles in area,
has an elevation ranging from 600 to 800 feet and generally level
terrain with some low hills. The northern part, which drains into
Lake Texoma and the Red River, is characterized by acidic soils of
the Post Oak Belt, with loamy or sandy surfaces. The southern
areas, which drain to tributaries of the Trinity River, have
blackland soils conducive to the growth of trees such as post oak,
bois d'arc, elm, and walnut, as well as various types of grasses.
Natural resources include limestone, oil and gas, bituminous coal,
and sand and gravel. Grayson County is drained principally by
Choctaw Creek and its two main tributaries, Post Oak and Iron Ore
creeks. The county has an average annual precipitation of
thirty-seven inches, temperatures ranging from an average low in
January of 30° F to an average high of 96° in July, and a growing
season that averages 227 days a year.
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