been increasing since the mid-1980s. According to a New York Times article, 20% of Denison's high-school age children were nonwhite in 2005, compared to approximately 50% of kindergarteners. Of the 2,674 households 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 28.9% of households were one person and 15.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.08. The age distribution was26.0% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males. The median household income was $33,187 and the median family income was $41,362. Males had a median income of $30,145 versus $20,538 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,391. About 6.1% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over. Government Denison is governed by a mayor and a five-member city council Mayor The Denison Mayor is the chief executive officer of the city and presiding officer of the city council. The Denison Mayor serves a 2-year term. The current mayor of Denison is Pam Soseman. (Elected: November 2019 | Term: December 31, 2021) Former Mayors of Denison: Jared Beymer Dan Leinen Brad Bonner Dennis Fineran Nathan Mahrt Ken Livingston Loren Schultz Don Stehr Ralph Borcherding Jerry Smithson Keith Duncan City Council Denison City Council members serve overlapping four-year terms. The council consists of one representative from each of the city's three wards, plus two at-large representatives. Administration Denison's City Administrator is Terry Crawford. The City of Denison is organized into the following departments: Administration, Public Works, Library, Aquatic Center, Fire Department, Police Department, and Conference Center. Public meetings The minutes and agenda for each city council meeting are available in advance on the city's website. Education The Denison Community School District operates area public schools. Notable people Kyle Borland, NFL player Charles Congden Carpenter, naturalist and herpetologist Clarence Duncan Chamberlin, aviation pioneer James Perry Conner (1851–1924) five-term US Representative from 1900–1909 Chuck