Sherman, Texas
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| Coordinates: 33°38′28″N 96°36′36″W / 33.64111°N 96.61°WCoordinates: 33°38′28″N 96°36′36″W / 33.64111°N 96.61°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Grayson |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Bill Magers Willie Steele Cary Wacker Joe N. Smith Robert G. Softly Pamela L. Howeth Chip Adami |
| • City Manager | George Olson |
| Area | |
| • City | 38.6 sq mi (100.0 km2) |
| • Land | 38.5 sq mi (99.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 735 ft (224 m) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • City | 38,407 |
| • Density | 977.5/sq mi (384.8/km2) |
| • Metro | 120,030 |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 75090-75092 |
| Area code(s) | 903 |
| FIPS code | 48-67496[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1368131[2] |
| Website | CityOfSherman.com |
Sherman is a city in northern Texas near Dallas and Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Grayson county.[3][4]
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Demographics [change]
Around 57% of its population are under 45 years old. White people represent about 78% of people in Sherman, following by Hispanic (12%), and black (African American) 11%.
History [change]
Sherman was created in 1846 by the Texas legislature.[5] Sherman got its name from General Sydney Sherman.[6] That was the name of a hero of Texas's revolution.
Sherman had some human and environmental problems over the years. For example, a huge tornado happened in 1896.[7][8][9]
A race riot happened in 1930 after a black man was accused of raping a white woman. People from the town burned the man in his jail cell and took his body into the streets. The people also burned down the black business district.[10]
However, Sherman continued to grow, especially when a pilot training base called Perrin Field was built there. Perrin Field was closed in 1971.[11]
Present [change]
Sherman is about 65 miles north of Dallas at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 75 and US 69. It has a lot of institutions. It even has its own symphony orchestra, which is not common for a city of its size. Manufacturing is a big part of the local economy. Also, several national companies have plants in Sherman. It is a good city for tourism and international students.
References [change]
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Sherman (Texas, United States) - Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/540085/Sherman. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ↑ "Grayson County, Texas". Proagency.tripod.com. http://proagency.tripod.com/graysoncounty.html. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "Communities KTEN Serves - KTEN.com Sherman Denison Ardmore News Weather Sports". Kten.com. http://www.kten.com/category/78060/info-communities-kten-serves. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ↑ [2][unreliable source?]
- ↑ "Sherman, TX Tornado, May 1896 - Death Rode the Gale, part 1 | GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods". .gendisasters.com. 2007-11-15. http://www3.gendisasters.com/node/2894. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ↑ "Tornado decimates Texas town — History.com This Day in History — 5/15/1896". History.com. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tornado-decimates-texas-town. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ↑ "A Painful Present as Historians Confront a Nation's Bloody Past". World History Archives. 2000-02-22. http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/316.html. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ↑ "Brief History of Perrin Air Force Base". Perrin Field Historical Society. 2004-07-01. http://www.perrinfield.org/history.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
