About Medical City Denton Hospital 228-bed acute care hospital Level II trauma center Rated A by Leapfrog Denton has landed on Paste Magazine's list of the nation's Best Music Scenes. Playing host to the University of North Texas, Texas Woman's University and North Central Texas College, Denton has earned a reputation as a diverse and culturally vibrant center in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Denton is the county seat of Denton County and has an estimated population of 141,000. Located off of I-35, Denton is 42 miles from the Oklahoma border and 27 miles from the DFW International Airport.