Savannah, Texas | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Texas |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Texas |
Coordinates: | 33.2247°N -96.9067°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Name2: | Denton |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 2.4 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.4 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
Population Total: | 3318 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 76227[1] |
Area Code: | 214, 469, 945, 972 |
Pushpin Label: | Savannah |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Savannah is a census-designated place east of Denton in Denton County, Texas, United States. The community is a housing subdivision marketed by Huffines Communities and is located entirely within the boundaries of Denton County Fresh Water Supply District#10. As of the 2010 census, Savannah had a population of 3,318.[2]
Savannah is located on the north side of U.S. Route 380 in an unincorporated area of Denton County, east of Denton and west of McKinney. It is bordered to the south by land within the town of Little Elm and east within the city of Prosper.
Savannah first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.
Savannah is served by the Denton Independent School District.[3] Education is accomplished by Savannah Elementary School (grades K-5) within the subdivision;[4] Navo Middle School (grades 6-8),[5] and Braswell High School.[6]
Previously,[7] it was split between the boundaries of Denton High School (grades 9-12) and Denton Ryan High School (grades 9-12).[8] A new high school opened in the fall of 2016 closer to the subdivision. The typical resident has at least a 12th-grade education, and most are college graduates.
The majority of Denton County, Savannah included, is in the boundary of North Central Texas College.[9]