Sherman, Texas

**Sherman** is a city in northern Texas near Dallas and Oklahoma.  It is the county seat of Grayson County.

## History

Sherman was created in 1846 by the Texas legislature. The city got its name from General Sydney Sherman. He was a military hero during the Texas Revolution.

The city of Sherman had some human and environmental problems over the years.  For example, a huge tornado happened in 1896. A race riot, which is a type of violent protest, happened in 1930 after a black man was accused of raping a white woman. People from the town burned the man in his jail cell and took his body into the streets. The people also burned down the black business district.

However, Sherman continued to grow, especially when an Army Air Field for pilot training, Perrin Air Force Base, was built there in 1941. Perrin Field was closed in 1971.

## Present

Sherman is about 65 miles north of Dallas at the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and U.S. Highway 82. It has a number of public schools and colleges. It even has its own symphony orchestra, which is not common for a city of its size. Manufacturing is a big part of the local economy. Also, several national companies have plants in Sherman. It is a good city for tourism and international students.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Sherman, Texas
- **settlement type**: City
- **motto**: "Classic Town. Broad Horizon."
- **image skyline**: Sherman, Texas in 1891.jpg
- **imagesize**: 250px
- **image caption**: Sherman in 1891
- **image map**: Grayson County Sherman.svg
- **mapsize**: 260px
- **map caption**: Location of Sherman, Texas
- **pushpin map**: USA Texas#USA
- **pushpin label**: Sherman
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Texas##Location in the United States
- **pushpin relief**: yes
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Texas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Texas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Grayson County, Texas, Grayson
- **government type**: Council-manager government, Council-Manager
- **leader title**: City Council
- **leader title1**: City Manager
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1846
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 119.72
- **area land km2**: 119.52
- **area water km2**: 0.20
- **area total sq mi**: 46.22
- **area land sq mi**: 46.15
- **area water sq mi**: 0.08
- **area metro km2**: 2536
- **area urban km2**: 99.7
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 43645
- **population density km2**: 365.18
- **population density sq mi**: 945.82
- **population metro**: 135543
- **population density metro sq mi**: 140
- **population density urban sq mi**: 1732.5
- **population urban**: 66,691 (US: List of United States urban areas, 418th)
- **timezone**: North American Central Time Zone, Central (CST)
- **utc offset**: −6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: −5
- **elevation m**: 224
- **elevation ft**: 735
- **postal code type**: ZIP codes
- **postal code**: 75090-75092
- **area code**: Area code 903, 903
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 48-67496
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 1368131