Facts + Figures

denton county*

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PERKS OF BEING A WILDFLOWER

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.

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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COLLEGE SMARTS 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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COME HUNGRY

AWAY 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 FLOWER-MOUND.COM it’s going.

UNLIMITED POWER

4THE 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

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.

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