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Sherman, TX

Sherman, Texas
City
Paul Brown United States Courthouse in Sherman
Paul Brown United States Courthouse in Sherman
Motto: "Classic Town. Broad Horizon."
Location of Sherman, Texas
Location of Sherman, Texas
Coordinates: 33°38′28″N 96°36′36″W / 33.64111°N 96.61000°W / 33.64111; -96.61000Coordinates: 33°38′28″N 96°36′36″W / 33.64111°N 96.61000°W / 33.64111; -96.61000
Country United StatesUnited States
State TexasTexas
County Grayson
Founded 1846
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • City Council Mayor David Plyler
Deputy Mayor Jason Sofey
Pamela Howeth
Terrence Steele
Lawrence Davis
Bryan Carrasco
Area
 • City 41.5 sq mi (107.4 km2)
 • Land 41.4 sq mi (107.2 km2)
 • Water 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
 • Urban 35.9 sq mi (93.1 km2)
 • Metro 979 sq mi (2,536 km2)
Elevation 735 ft (224 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 38,521
 • Density 926/sq mi (357.4/km2)
 • Urban 61,900 (US: 438th)
 • Urban density 1,722.9/sq mi (665.2/km2)
 • Metro 120,877
 • Metro density 130/sq mi (50/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 75090-75092
Area code(s) 903
FIPS code 48-67496
GNIS feature ID 1368131
Website www.cityofsherman.com

Sherman is a city in and the county seat of Grayson County, Texas, United States. The city's population in 2010 was 38,521. It is one of the two principal cities in the Sherman–Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area, and it is part of the Texoma region.

Sherman was named after General Sidney Sherman (July 23, 1805 – August 1, 1873), a hero of the Texas Revolution. The community was designated as the county seat by the act of the Texas legislature which created Grayson County on March 17, 1846. In 1847, a post office began operation. Sherman was originally located at the center of the county, but in 1848 it was moved about 3 miles (5 km) east to its current location. By 1850, Sherman had become an incorporated town under Texas law. It had also become a stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail route through Texas. By 1852, Sherman had a population of 300. It consisted of a public square with a log court house, and several businesses, a district clerk's office, and a church along the east side of the square.

During the 1850s and 1860s, Sherman continued to develop and to participate in regional politics. The first flour mill was built in 1861. In 1862 the publisher of Sherman's anti-secessionist Whig newspaper, the Patriot, was murdered. During and after the Civil War, north Texas outlaw bands led by Jesse James and William Quantrill were seen in Sherman. Years later, James spent at least part of his honeymoon in Sherman, where he was photographed on horseback.

Education developed in north Texas during this time. The Sherman Male and Female High School started accepting students during 1866, under the patronage of the North Texas Methodist Conference. It was one of three private schools in Sherman at the time. This school operated under several names (North Texas Female College and Conservatory of Music beginning in 1892 and Kidd-Key College and Conservatory beginning in 1919) until 1935. It gradually lost Methodist support, after the opening of Southern Methodist University in 1915 in Dallas. In 1876, Austin College, the oldest continuously operating college in Texas, relocated from Huntsville to Sherman. Sherman Female Institute, later known as Mary Nash College, opened in 1877 under sponsorship of the Baptist Church. It continued operation until 1901 when the campus was sold to Kidd-Key College. Carr–Burdette College, a women's college affiliated with the Disciples of Christ, operated there from 1894 to 1929. Jews have had a long history in Sherman, too, settling in the area and meeting for the High Holidays by 1873.


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