Terralocate

Browse / United States / Texas / Dennis

Dennis

Texastown

No image yet

Total population

1,402

Weather71°F · Mostly Cloudy
Coordinates32.61°, -97.94°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Loading additional data from public sources…0 / 11
CensusWikipediaWeatherPlacesPeopleEnvironmentHealth & SchoolsRelatedGeography & CultureLive MonitoringEvents & Gallery
0% complete
Active weather alerts
  • Air Quality Alert · Unknown
    Air Quality Alert issued September 25 at 3:50PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Overview

Dennis is a small town in Texas, United States. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 1,402. The settlement sits at 32.608°, -97.938°, a warm-temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Resident density is around 389 per km², indicating an average residential density. The town extends across a compact 3.6 km². Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,766 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Demographics & economy

Geography

Latitude
32.6079
Longitude
-97.9376
Water area
0.02 mi²
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Tonight
71°F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
95°F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
72°F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
98°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Sunday Night
73°F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
97°F
Sunny

Forecast for Dennis, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
30.4%
Diabetes
9.1%
Adult obesity
34.8%
Binge drinking
20.9%
Adult smoking
13.6%
No leisure activity
23%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
26,580
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Northern Cardinal
    Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    555
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    428
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    398
  • Northern Mockingbird
    Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    372
  • Texas spiny lizard
    Sceloporus olivaceus Smith, 1934 · Squamata
    370
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    305
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    263
  • Mourning Dove
    Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    258

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
109
Largest magnitude
4
Largest event
2015-05-07

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

J
Jordan Murphree
American basketball player (born 1987)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Texas

Browse all places in Texas →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.84
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,766

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
208
Avg daily Wikipedia views
7
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Dennis

The Illustrated Guide to No-Limit Texas Hold'em
The Illustrated Guide to No-Limit Texas Hold'em
Dennis Purdy · 2006
The Texas experience : friendship & food Texas style : a cookbook from The Richardson Woman's Club
The Texas experience : friendship & food Texas style : a cookbook from The Richardson Woman's Club
Richardson Woman's Club · 1982
Winning 42
Winning 42
Dennis Roberson · 1997
Dennis Brain
Dennis Brain
Stephen Gamble · 2011
Texas Almanac
Dennis Campbell · 1987
Texas
Texas
Dennis B. Fradin · 1992
Historic Dance Halls of Texas : Texas Heritage for Living
Dennis Wennersten · 2021
The illustrated guide to Texas hold'em
The illustrated guide to Texas hold'em
Dennis Purdy · 2005

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

silverleaf nightshade
silverleaf nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Seen 2026-10-14
straggler daisy
straggler daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
Seen 2026-10-14
Wilson's Wood-nymph Moth
Wilson's Wood-nymph Moth
Xerociris wilsonii
Seen 2026-10-13
Texas Spiny Lizard
Texas Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus olivaceus
Seen 2026-10-12
Texas Fawnsfoot
Texas Fawnsfoot
Truncilla macrodon
Seen 2026-10-12
Texas Blind Snake
Texas Blind Snake
Rena dulcis
Seen 2026-10-11
Giant Desert Centipede
Giant Desert Centipede
Scolopendra heros
Seen 2026-10-10
Greater Roadrunner
Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
Seen 2026-10-09
Little Brown Skink
Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Seen 2026-10-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET