Roanoke is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States and part of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. With a 2020 population of 9,665, it is the 236th largest city in Texas and the 2991st largest city in the United States. Roanoke is currently growing at a rate of 3.77% annually and its population has increased by 76.74% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 5,962 in 2010. A small part of the city extends into Tarrant. The city was originally founded after competition with Elizabethtown, located just off Highway 114. Settlers from Elizabethtown eventually moved to Roanoke permanently, and Elizabethtown currently resides as a ghost town.

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Roanoke, Texas
City
Nickname:  The Unique Dining Capital of Texas
Location of Roanoke in Denton County, Texas
Coordinates: 33°0′18″N 97°13′35″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Denton, Tarrant
Government
• Type	Home Rule Charter
• City Council	Mayor Scooter Gierisch Holly Gray-Moore Hogan Page Brian Darby Bryan Moyers David Brundage David Thompson
• City Manager	Cody Petree
Area [1]
• Total	6.96 sq mi (18.02 km2)
• Land	6.89 sq mi (17.85 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Elevation [2]	623 ft (190 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,665
• Estimate  (2023)	10,678
• Density	1,400/sq mi (540/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	76262
Area code(s)	817, 682
FIPS code	48-62504[3]
GNIS feature ID	2410969[2]
Website	www.roanoketexas.com

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The main east–west road through town, State Highway 114 Business, is named "Byron Nelson Boulevard" in honor of the golfer who resided in the community. Roanoke is home to many restaurants (as such, its official slogan is "The Unique Dining Capital of Texas"), as well as a hotel that bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde resided in during the 1930s. The Northwest Regional Airport is located 2 miles (3 km) north of the city center.

Roanoke is located at 33°0′18″N 97°13′35″W (33.005002, –97.226282).^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.8 km²), of which 5.3 square miles (13.8 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²), or 0.54%, is water.^[5]

In November 2007, the town of Marshall Creek consolidated with Roanoke.^[6]

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,665 people, 3,229 households, and 2,236 families residing in the city.^[10]

The City of Roanoke was incorporated in 1933, operates under a Council-Manager form of government and provides the following services: general government, police and fire protection, emergency ambulance service, road and traffic signal maintenance, water and wastewater operations, parks and recreational facilities, courts, library services, building inspection, and development services. According to the city's 2012–2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $37.2 million in revenues, $24.2 million in expenditures, $91.9 million in total assets, $38.4 million in total liabilities, and $12.1 million in cash and investments.^[12]

The structure of the management and coordination of city services in 2015 was:^[13]

Hawaiian Falls Roanoke, Cinemark Movie Theater, Roanoke Skatepark, and Evenings on Oak Street (Summer concert series every Thursday night on Oak Street).

Roanoke is served by the noted Northwest Independent School District. Elementary school students attend Roanoke Elementary School, Wayne A. Cox Elementary School, J. Lyndall Hughes Elementary School, and Granger Elementary. Middle school students attend Medlin Middle School or John Tidwell Middle School, and high school students go to Byron Nelson High School in Trophy Club. Also, Roanoke is home to James Steele Accelerated High School, an NISD high school for students who want to graduate from high school in 2 1/2 to 3 years.