Gainesville, Texas | |
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Motto(s): "Totally Texas, All American"[1] | |
Coordinates: 33°37′49″N 97°8′25″W / 33.63028°N 97.14028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Cooke |
Government | |
• City Council | Mayor Tommy Moore Mayor Pro-Tem Ken Keeler (Ward 4) Carolyn Hendricks (Ward 1) Brandon Eberhart (Ward 2) Michael Hill (Ward 3) Martin Phillips (Ward 5) Mary Jo Dollar (Ward 6) |
• City Manager | Barry Sullivan |
• City attorney | Belvin (Bill) Harris |
• Fire chief | Wayne Twiner |
• Police chief | Kevin Phillips |
Area | |
• Total | 19.33 sq mi (50.07 km2) |
• Land | 19.30 sq mi (50.00 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,394 |
• Density | 901.2/sq mi (347.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 76240-76241 |
Area code | 940 |
FIPS code | 48-27984[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1373791[4] |
Website | www |
Gainesville is a city in and the county seat of Cooke County, Texas, United States.[5] Its population was 17,394 at the 2020 census.[6] It is part of the Texoma region and is an important Agri-business center.