Texarkana, Texas | |
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 Texarkana Texas City Hall | |
| Nickname(s): The Texas Side, T-Town, TK, Kana, Twin City | |
| Motto: Twice as Nice | |
 Location of Texarkana, Texas | |
  Texarkana Location within Texas  Texarkana Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°28′34″N 94°06′30″W / 33.47611°N 94.10833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Bowie |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.47 sq mi (76.33 km2) |
| • Land | 29.03 sq mi (75.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.44 sq mi (1.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 325 ft (99 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 36,193 |
| • Density | 1,228.13/sq mi (474.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 755XX. |
| Area codes | 903, 430 |
| FIPS code | 48-72368[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412054[2] |
| Website | ci |
Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States, in the Ark-La-Tex region. Located approximately 180 miles (290 km) from Dallas, Texarkana is a twin city with neighboring Texarkana, Arkansas. The Texas city's population was 36,193 at the 2020 census.[4]
The city and its Arkansas counterpart form the core of the Texarkana metropolitan statistical area, encompassing all of Bowie County, Texas, and Miller County, Arkansas. The two cities had a combined population of 65,580 in the 2020 decennial census, and the metropolitan area had a population of 149,482.[5]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Texarkana, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Census 2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Census Reporter: Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metro Area". Retrieved May 9, 2022.