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COLLEG E SM AR T S 45.1% OF RESIDENTS IN DENTON COUNTY EARNED A BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER, RANKING HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 32.1%. (2015–2019)
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF NOUN PROJECT; MEREDITH BUTTERFIELD/THE FLOWER MOUND; MICHAEL CLEMENTS/UNT
MORE THAN 175 SPECIES OF WILDFLOWERS GROW ON THE MOUND, A HILL THAT RECEIVED ITS NAME IN THE 1840s BECAUSE OF THE UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF WILDFLOWERS THAT GREW ON IT. THE NONPROFIT FLOWER MOUND FOUNDATION NOW OVERSEES THE 12.76-ACRE PROPERTY TO PRESERVE IT FROM DEVELOPMENT. FLOWER-MOUND.COM
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3 COME HUNG RY ABOVE // THE HISTORIC FLOWER MOUND IS THE PRIDE OF THE TOWN. WHEN VISITING, REMEMBER TO STAY ON THE TRAILS, FOOT TRAFFIC ONLY ALLOWED (NO BIKES OR ATVS) AND PLEASE DO NOT PICK THE WILDFLOWERS.
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WAY FROM THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF DALLAS AND FORT WORTH, the smaller cities of Denton County make their mark in their own way. Read on for more fun facts about where Denton County has been and where it’s going.
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DENTON COUNTY HAS NO SHORTAGE OF PLACES TO EAT, RANKING AT THE 14TH-HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF RESTAURANTS IN THE U.S., WHICH IS 9.07% OF ALL ESTABLISHMENTS. SMARTASSET.COM
UNLIMITE D P OWE R THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS ERECTED 3 WIND TURBINES NEAR APOGEE STADIUM TO HELP POWER THE FOOTBALL STADIUM, WHICH WAS THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO BE AWARDED A LEED PLATINUM CERTIFICATION. THE TURBINES GENERATE APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILLION KILOWATT HOURS, ELIMINATING THE EMISSION OF 323 METRIC TONS OF CO2. MEANGREENSPORTS.COM
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