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SANGER,
TEXASDenton County,
North
Central Texas
Interstate 35
10 Miles N of Denton
4
Miles W of Lake Ray Roberts
Population:
7,554 (2007 est.) 4,534 (2000) |
The
1916 W.O.W. Building downtown Sanger
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, February 2008 |
History in a
Pecan Shell
Sanger was founded in 1886 as a stop on the Santa Fe Railroad.
The cattle industry of the prairies of north Denton County contributed to the
founding of the town, and wheat-growing contributed substantially to its economy.
Sanger
was named by the Santa Fe in honor of one of its customers, the Sanger family,
who owned stores in Waco and Dallas.
The town was laid out on land owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Huling. Lots were sold.
The F. M. Ready family, the first to settle in Sanger, came in October 1887, the
same year as the first engine and caboose.
The completion of a state highway that connected Sanger and Dallas
in 1920 helped compensate for the declining railroad.
The population was 2,574 in 1980, and 3,508 in 1990. |
The
Wilfong Building in Sanger
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, February 2008 |
Landmark
Baptist Church Building
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, February 2008 |
Weather
vane
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, February 2008 |
Police
Station
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, February 2008 | |
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