Roanoke
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city in Denton County, Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- County
- Denton , Tarrant
- Type
- Home Rule Charter
- City council
- Mayor
- Total
- 6.96 sq mi (18.02 km )
- Land
- 6.89 sq mi (17.85 km )
- Water
- 0.066 sq mi (0.17 km )
- Elevation
- 623 ft (190 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 10,678
- Density
- 1,402/sq mi (541.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Area codes
- 817, 682
- Fips code
- 48-62504
- Website
- www .roanoketexas .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Roanoke
- Population
- 9665
- Area
- 13.839159
- Elevation
- 193
- Official website
- www.roanoketexas.com
- Image
- Roanoke, TX, 2011.jpg
- Households
- 3229
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- Commons category
- Roanoke, Texas
- postal code
- 76262
- P8168
- neutron flux
- water as percent of area
- 0.5379
- per capita income
- 48282
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Article
Roanoke is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States and part of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. As of the 2020 census, Roanoke had a population of 9,665. Roanoke is currently growing at a rate of 3.77% annually and its population has increased by 76.74% since the 2010 census. A small part of the city extends into Tarrant County. The city was originally founded after competition with Elizabethtown, just off Highway 114. Settlers from Elizabethtown eventually moved to Roanoke permanently, and Elizabethtown is now a ghost town.
The main east–west road through town, State Highway 114 Business, is named "Byron Nelson Boulevard" in honor of the professional golfer who resided in the community. Roanoke is home to many restaurants (its official slogan is "The Unique Dining Capital of Texas"), as well as a hotel that bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde resided in during the 1930s. The Northwest Regional Airport is 2 miles (3 km) north of the city center.