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Dorchester, TX
Dorchester is a city in Grayson County, Texas, Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 148 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, up from 109 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sherman, Texas, Sherman–Denison, Texas, Denison Sherman–Denison metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Dorchester is located in southern Grayson County at (33.531613, –96.698999). It is southwest of Sherman, Texas, Sherman, the county seat, and north of McKinney, Texas, McKinney. According to the United States Census Bureau, Dorchester has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 109 people, 43 households, and 31 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 47 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.66% White (U.S. Census), White, 7.34% from Race (United States Census), other races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequences for g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
