DISH

Featured view

DISH

Total population

541

Median home value

$471,600

32.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$159,000

DISH$159k

National$74k

Weather73°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates33.13°, -97.31°

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

Overview

DISH is a town in Denton County, Texas, United States. The population of DISH was 437 at the 2020 United States Census. This community, established in June 2000, was originally named Clark. In November 2005, the community accepted an offer to rename itself "DISH" as part of a commercial agreement with the satellite television company Dish Network.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

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

Current forecast

Forecast for DISH, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

J

Joe McQueen

American musician

Dustin May

American baseball player

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

Nearby places in Texas

• Bartonville
  9.7 mi away
• Haslet
  11.3 mi away · pop. 3,280
• Copper Canyon
  12.4 mi away
• Double Oak
  12.5 mi away
• Hickory Creek
  15.9 mi away
• Decatur
  17.5 mi away
• Azle
  21 mi away
• Hackberry
  22.6 mi away
• Aubrey
  22.7 mi away · pop. 7,396
• Alvord
  27.4 mi away · pop. 1,294
• Bridgeport
  27.5 mi away · pop. 6,331
• Chico
  30.6 mi away

Browse all places in Texas →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about DISH

Texas Food Bible

Dean Fearing · 2014

Texas slow cooker

Cheryl Alters Jamison · 2017

The Texas Food Bible From Legendary Dishes To New Classics

Dean Fearing · 2014

Texas Style Recipes

Barbara Riddle · 2019

Texas Flavor : Favourite Regional Texas Food and the History Behind These Dishes

Hong Brunz · 2021

Texas Cookbook

Charles Dale · 2022

Cooking with Texas highways

Nola McKey · 2005

Dishes from the wild horse desert

Melissa Guerra · 2006

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Ross, Palo Pinto, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 65 mi
• Wildfire PINTO, Stephens, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-08 · 90 mi
• Wildfire Hydra, Bosque, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 91 mi
• Wildfire Bufford Creek, Stephens, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 91 mi
• Wildfire Harris, Throckmorton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-31 · 102 mi
• Wildfire Lobo, Eastland, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 106 mi
• Wildfire Atoka Lake, Atoka, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 112 mi
• Wildfire Rio Escondido, Hamilton, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 122 mi

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

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-16 04:00 UTC.