Grayson County, Texas

{{Short description|County in Texas, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Use American English|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Grayson County | state = Texas | seal = Grayson County tx seal.jpg | founded = 1846 | seat wl = Sherman | largest city wl = Sherman | area_total_sq_mi = 979 | area_land_sq_mi = 933 | area_water_sq_mi = 46 | area percentage = 4.7 | census yr = 2020 | pop = 135543 | pop_est_as_of = 2025 | population_est = 153613 {{increase}} | density_sq_mi = auto | ex image = Grayson county tx courthouse.jpg | ex image size = 250 | ex image cap = The Grayson County Courthouse in Sherman | website = {{Official URL}} | time zone = Central | named for = Peter W. Grayson | district = 4th | flag = }}

'''Grayson County''' is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 135,543.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grayson County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48181|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 23, 2021}}</ref> The county seat is Sherman.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The county was founded in 1846 and is named after Peter Wagener Grayson, an attorney general of the Republic of Texas. Grayson County is included in the Sherman-Denison metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, combined statistical area. Located on the state's border with Oklahoma, it is part of the Texoma region, with proximity to Lake Texoma and the Red River.

==History== The earliest known inhabitants of what is now Grayson County were Caddo Amerindian groups, including Tonkawa, Ionis, and Kichai. These groups engaged in agriculture and traded with Spanish and French colonists at trading posts along the Red River.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcg09|title=GRAYSON COUNTY|last=J.|first=KUMLER, DONNA|date=June 15, 2010|website=www.tshaonline.org|language=en|access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref> Trading posts were established at Preston Bend on the Red River, Warren, and Pilot Grove during 1836 and 1837.

After the establishment of the Peters Colony in the early 1840s, settlement near the Red River increased. Grayson County was created from Fannin County by the Texas State Legislature on March 17, 1846.<ref>The Grayson County Historical Commission, "Laws of the State of Texas, An Act to Create the County of Grayson", http://www.co.grayson.tx.us/users/Historical/An_Act.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092726/http://www.co.grayson.tx.us/users/Historical/An_Act.pdf |date=May 18, 2015 }}, accessed May 1, 2015.</ref> The county seat, Sherman, was also designated by the Texas State Legislature.

In the 1850s, trading and marketing at Preston Bend became more important, as agriculture expanded in the county. This was helped by Preston Road, the first trail in the state. It went from Preston Bend to Austin, Texas. More growth occurred after the establishment of Sherman as a station of the Butterfield Overland Mail route in 1856.

Opinions in the county about secession were divided. County residents voted by more than two to one in 1861 against secession, desiring to remain in the Union. The Great Hanging at Gainesville in nearby Cooke County in October 1862 was an attack on dissenters, men who were suspected of resisting conscription and having been Unionists. After 150-200 men were arrested by state troops, the military organized a so-called "Citizens Court", which had no basis in state law. Its jury made up its own rules and convicted and sentenced more than 25 men to death by hanging. Another 14 were lynched outright by a mob without even the cover of a trial. A total of 42 men were killed in the proceedings that month, considered the largest vigilante murders in U.S. history.

Violence continued for a time in Sherman and other towns of North Texas, at times at the hands of Confederate military. E. Junius Foster, the editor of the ''Patriot'' newspaper, was murdered in 1862 by Capt. Jim Young, son of Col. William Young, who had been killed in Cooke County. The senior Young had organized the Citizens Court that put so many men to death, and Foster had "applauded" Young's death. When other men were rounded up as suspect Unionists in Sherman, Brig. General James W. Throckmorton intervened and saved all but five who had already been lynched.<ref name="tsha">{{cite web|last=McCaslin|first=Richard B.|title=Great Hanging of Texas|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/jig01|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=August 11, 2013}}</ref>

Men from Grayson County served the Confederacy at locations in the South. The 11th Texas Cavalry Regiment captured federal forts in the Indian Territory north of the Red River.

Grayson County and much of Texas suffered economic depression in the postwar years during the Reconstruction era, based in part on difficulties in reliance on agriculture in the South, adjustments to free labor, and other problems. The driving of cattle herds north along Preston Road provided needed income for the county during this period.

After the Houston & Texas Central (now UPRR) and Katy railroads began operating in the county in 1872, settlement in Grayson County picked up and flourished during the 1870s and 1880s. Cotton plantations were developed to cultivate this as the predominant commodity crop. Many towns, including Denison, Van Alstyne, Howe, Whitewright, Pottsboro, and Tom Bean, were founded during this time.

In 1879, a group of settlers who had settled in North Texas both before and after statehood came together in Grayson County for political discussions. They formed the Old Settlers Association of North Texas. The association accepted donations and purchased 26 acres. They continued to meet on an annual basis for many years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.co.grayson.tx.us/default.aspx?name=hist.settlers|title=Grayson County|website=www.co.grayson.tx.us|language=en|access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>Old Settlers Association (Grayson County, Tex.). Old Settler's Association of Grayson County, Vol. 1., Book, 1879 - 1899; (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11279/ : accessed May 4, 2015), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Old Settler's Association of Grayson County, Sherman, Texas.</ref>

On May 15, 1896, a tornado measuring F5 on the Fujita scale struck Sherman. The tornado's damage path was {{convert|400|yd}} wide and {{convert|28|mi|km}} long, and it killed 73 people and injured 200. Approximately 50 homes were destroyed, with 20 of them being obliterated.

===20th century to present=== During the Sherman Riot of 1930 (May 9, 1930),<ref>[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/jcs06 Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "Sherman Riot of 1930"] (accessed March 6, 2007)</ref> Grayson County's 1876 courthouse was burned down by a white mob that rioted during the trial of George Hughes, an African-American man. When the riot started, Hughes was locked by police in the vault at the courthouse, and died in the fire. After rioters retrieved Hughes' body from the vault, they dragged it behind a car, hanged it, and set afire. Texas Ranger Frank Hamer was in Grayson County during this riot, and reported the situation to Texas Governor Dan Moody.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/governors/personality/moody-hamer-1.html|title=Statement from Frank Hamer, May 13, 1930 {{!}} TSLAC|website=www.tsl.state.tx.us|language=en|access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref> Governor Moody sent National Guard troops to Grayson County on May 9 and more on May 10 to control the situation. Grayson County's current courthouse was completed in 1936.

The Bridge War, also called the Red River Bridge War or the Toll Bridge War, was a 1931 bloodless boundary conflict between the U.S. states of Oklahoma and Texas over an existing toll bridge and a new free bridge crossing the Red River between Grayson County, Texas, and Bryan County, Oklahoma.

In 1938, construction of a dam on the Red River was authorized by the United States Congress. The dam's construction was completed in part by the use of labor provided by German prisoners-of-war held at Camp Howze,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qug01|title=GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR|last=P.|first=KRAMMER, ARNOLD|date=June 15, 2010|website=www.tshaonline.org|language=en|access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref> in adjacent Cooke County during World War II. The dam is now known as Denison Dam. Lake Texoma was formed behind it and is used for recreation, irrigation, and electrical power generation.

Perrin Air Force Base was constructed in 1941. The base closure in 1971 was a blow to the county economy; however, the availability of skilled labor formerly associated with the base helped attract industrial plants. In addition, the base was converted to a civilian airport: North Texas Regional Airport - Perrin Field. thumb|A rancher transports round bales of hay down a rural road in Grayson County, Texas: The economy of the county relies in part upon agriculture and ranchers. The Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site, which is the birthplace of Dwight D. Eisenhower in Denison, was acquired and restored in 1952. Since 1993, the site is no longer maintained by the state, because of budget cuts, but it is maintained by a private nonprofit organization.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ghe01|title=EISENHOWER BIRTHPLACE STATE HISTORICAL SITE|last=BRIAN|first=HART|date=June 12, 2010|website=www.tshaonline.org|language=en|access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref>

Grayson County is the only county in Texas where "deer may only be hunted with bows, no matter the season", according to an article by Thomas Phillips in the April 10, 2009, issue of ''Lone Star Outdoor News''.

==Geography== According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|979|sqmi|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|933|sqmi|abbr=on}} are land and {{convert|46|sqmi|abbr=on}} (4.7%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 27, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways=== {{div col}} * 20px U.S. Highway 69 * 20px U.S. Highway 75 * 20px U.S. Highway 82 * 25px U.S. Highway 377  * 20px State Highway 5 * 20px State Highway 11 * 20px State Highway 56 * 20px State Highway 91 * 20px State Highway 160 * 20px State Highway 289 * 20px Spur 503 {{div col end}}

===Adjacent counties=== * Marshall County, Oklahoma (north) * Bryan County, Oklahoma (northeast) * Fannin County (east) * Collin County (south) * Denton County (southwest) * Cooke County (west) * Love County, Oklahoma (northwest)

===National protected area=== * Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge

==Communities== ===Cities=== {{div col}} * Bells * Denison * Dorchester * Gunter * Knollwood * Pottsboro * Sadler * Sherman (county seat) * Southmayd * Trenton (mostly in Fannin) * Van Alstyne (small part in Collin) * Whitesboro{{div col end}}

===Towns=== {{div col}} * Collinsville * Howe * Tioga * Tom Bean * Whitewright (small part in Fannin)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.county.org/about-texas-counties/county-data/Documents/towns.html|title=Texas Cities and Towns Sorted by County|website=www.county.org|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226215944/https://www.county.org/about-texas-counties/county-data/Documents/towns.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{div col end}}

===Census-designated places=== * Preston * Sherwood Shores

===Unincorporated communities=== * Ambrose * Carpenter's Bluff * Gordonville * Luella

==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1850 = 2008 | 1860 = 8184 | 1870 = 14387 | 1880 = 38108 | 1890 = 53211 | 1900 = 63661 | 1910 = 65996 | 1920 = 74165 | 1930 = 65843 | 1940 = 69499 | 1950 = 70467 | 1960 = 73043 | 1970 = 83225 | 1980 = 89796 | 1990 = 95021 | 2000 = 110595 | 2010 = 120877 | 2020 = 135543 | estyear = 2025 | estimate = 153613 | estref =<ref name="USCensusEst2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2025|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 16, 2026}}</ref> {{increase}} | align-fn = center | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref> 1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=April 27, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/> | align = right }}

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Grayson County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Grayson County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48181&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Grayson County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48181&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Grayson County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48181&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |White alone (NH) |92,857 |95,103 |style='background: #ffffe6; |95,211 |83.96% |78.68% |style='background: #ffffe6; |70.24% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |6,385 |6,938 |style='background: #ffffe6; |7,448 |5.77% |5.74% |style='background: #ffffe6; |5.49% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |1,314 |1,603 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,876 |1.19% |1.33% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.38% |- |Asian alone (NH) |613 |1,034 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,958 |0.55% |0.86% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.44% |- |Pacific Islander alone (NH) |45 |38 |style='background: #ffffe6; |58 |0.04% |0.03% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04% |- |Other race alone (NH) |34 |77 |style='background: #ffffe6; |348 |0.03% |0.06% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |1,828 |2,396 |style='background: #ffffe6; |7,776 |1.65% |1.98% |style='background: #ffffe6; |5.74% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |7,519 |13,688 |style='background: #ffffe6; |20,868 |6.80% |11.32% |style='background: #ffffe6; |15.40% |- |'''Total''' |'''110,595''' |'''120,877''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''135,543''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census===

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 135,543. The median age was 40.2 years, 23.3% of residents were under the age of 18, and 18.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.5 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=county%3A181&in=state%3A48|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=January 9, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

The racial makeup of the county was 73.7% White, 5.7% Black or African American, 1.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 7.0% from some other race, and 10.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 15.4% of the population.<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=county%3A181&in=state%3A48|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=January 9, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

The 2020 redistricting data also show 70.24% of the population were non-Hispanic white, 5.49% were non-Hispanic Black or African American, 1.38% were non-Hispanic Native American, 1.44% were non-Hispanic Asian American, 0.04% were non-Hispanic Pacific Islander, 0.26% were non-Hispanic some other race, 5.74% were non-Hispanic multiracial, and 15.40% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="2020CensusP2"/>

52.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 47.7% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=county%3A181&in=state%3A48|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=January 9, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 52,307 households in the county, of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.2% were married-couple households, 17.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 58,572 housing units, of which 10.7% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 66.6% were owner-occupied and 33.4% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.9%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

===2000 census===

As of the census of 2000,<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> 110,595 people, 42,849 households, and 30,208 families resided in the county. The population density was {{convert|118|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. The 48,315 housing units averaged {{convert|52|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units }}. The racial makeup of the county was 87.20% White, 5.85% Black or African American, 1.31% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.90% from other races, and 2.13% from two or more races; 6.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. ==Government and politics==

===Government=== Grayson County is governed by a Commissioners Court, which is composed of a county judge and four commissioners. The county judge is elected by the entire county while the four commissioners are elected from four different precincts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grayson County Texas |url=https://www.co.grayson.tx.us/page/cj.court |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=www.co.grayson.tx.us}}</ref>

====County Judge & Commissioners==== {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" |Office<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Grayson County Texas |url=https://www.co.grayson.tx.us/page/co.officials |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=www.co.grayson.tx.us}}</ref> ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" |Name ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" |Party |- | bgcolor="red" |  |County Judge |Bruce Dawsey |Republican |- | bgcolor="red" |  |Commissioner, Precinct 1 |Josh Marr |Republican |- | style="background:red;" |  |Commissioner, Precinct 2 |Art Arthur |Republican |- | bgcolor="red" |  |Commissioner, Precinct 3 |Lindsay Wright |Republican |- | bgcolor="red" |  |Commissioner, Precinct 4 |Matt Hardenburg |Republican |}

====County Officials==== {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" |Office<ref name=":0" /> ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" |Name ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" |Party |- | bgcolor="red" |  |County Clerk |Deana Patterson |Republican |- | bgcolor="red" |  |Criminal District Attorney |John Hill |Republican |- | style="background:red;" |  |District Clerk |Kelly Ashmore |Republican |- | bgcolor="red" |  |Sheriff |Tony Bennie |Republican |- | bgcolor="red" |  |Tax Assessor-Collector |Bruce Stidham |Republican |}

====Justices of the Peace==== {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" |Office<ref name=":0" /> ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" |Name ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" |Party |- | bgcolor="red" |  |Precinct 1 |Ginny Hampton |Republican |- | bgcolor="red" |  |Precinct 2 |Dennis Michael |Republican |- | bgcolor="red" |  |Precinct 3 |Damon Vannoy |Republican |- | bgcolor="red" |  |Precinct 4 |Christina Fox |Republican |}

===Politics=== Grayson County is a stronghold of the Republican Party. A Democratic presidential candidate has not carried the county since 1976.

In 1992, Grayson was one of only four counties in Texas to have a plurality voting for Ross Perot. Four years later Bob Dole began an ongoing streak of Republican victories at the presidential level. Grayson County has given over 60% of its vote to Republican presidential candidates since 2000.

Grayson County is located within District 62 of the Texas House of Representatives. Grayson County is located within District 30 of the Texas Senate.

{{PresHead|place=Grayson County, Texas|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://results.texas-election.com/contestdetails?officeID=1001&officeName=PRESIDENT%2FVICE-PRESIDENT&officeType=FEDERAL%20OFFICES&from=race|title=PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT|last=Nelson|first=Jane|author-link=Jane Nelson|date=November 5, 2024|work=Secretary of State of Texas|access-date=January 28, 2026}}</ref>}}  {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|411|3,938|880|Texas}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,024|5,092|305|Texas}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|2,125|5,241|579|Texas}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|1,973|7,413|949|Texas}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|6,277|4,600|15|Texas}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,317|9,631|44|Texas}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|947|10,627|23|Texas}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,340|12,530|14|Texas}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,372|11,636|1,062|Texas}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,174|10,991|983|Texas}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|7,736|10,435|23|Texas}} {{PresRow|1956|Democratic|7,402|8,876|52|Texas}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|7,312|9,866|53|Texas}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|5,500|14,207|21|Texas}} {{PresRow|1968|Democratic|8,007|10,379|4,615|Texas}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|16,769|6,952|13|Texas}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|11,981|17,015|99|Texas}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|16,811|13,807|708|Texas}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|22,554|11,803|93|Texas}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|18,825|14,347|115|Texas}} {{PresRow|1992|Independent|12,322|12,547|13,463|Texas}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|17,169|14,338|3,904|Texas}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|25,596|13,647|697|Texas}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|30,777|13,452|194|Texas}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|31,136|13,900|528|Texas}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|30,936|10,670|658|Texas}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|35,325|10,301|1,790|Texas}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|44,163|14,506|907|Texas}} {{PresRow|2024|Republican|50,556|14,800|559|Texas}} {{PresFoot}} {{U.S. SenHead|place=Grayson County, Texas|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Texas by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/texas-senate-results}}</ref>}}  {{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|48,504|15,453|1,319|Texas}} {{U.S. SenFoot}} {{U.S. SenHead|place=Grayson County, Texas|Seat=2|source=<ref>{{cite news|title=Texas Senate Election Results 2020|website=NBCNews.com|date=November 3, 2020|access-date=April 10, 2026 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-elections/texas-senate-results}}</ref>}}  {{U.S. SenRow|2020|Republican|43,735|13,938|1,301|Texas}} {{U.S. SenFoot}} {{T.X. GovHead|place=Grayson County|Seat=|source=}}  {{T.X. GovRow|2022|Republican|34,903|9,563|425}} {{T.X. GovFoot}} {{Clear}}

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* {{Official website}} * {{Handbook of Texas|id=hcg09|name=Grayson County}} * [http://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q=%22United+States+-+Texas+-+Grayson+County%22&t=dc.coverage Grayson County historical materials], hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History]. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311082006/http://texashistory.unt.edu/search.tkl?type=institution&q=OSAGC Minutes of the Old Settler's Association of Grayson County, 1879-1998] hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History]. * [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-24647:1 ''Grayson County; an illustrated history of Grayson County, Texas.''], by Graham Landrum, hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History] * [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-24648:1 ''A history of Grayson County, Texas / Mattie Davis Lucas (Mrs. W. H. Lucas) and Mita Holsapple Hall (Mrs. H. E. Hall)''], hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History]

{{Geographic Location |Centre = Grayson County, Texas |North = Marshall County, Oklahoma |Northeast = Bryan County, Oklahoma |East = Fannin County |Southeast = |South = Collin County |Southwest = Denton County |West = Cooke County |Northwest = Love County, Oklahoma }}

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Category:Grayson County, Texas Category:1846 establishments in Texas Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1846