From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana, Texas
City of Texarkana Elevation 299 ft (91 m)
— City — Population (2010)
• Total 36,642
• Density 1,357.3/sq mi (524.1/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
DST)
• Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 75500-75599
Area code(s) 903
FIPS code 48-72368[1]
GNIS feature ID 1369752[2]
Website www.txkusa.org
Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States.
Water tower in Texarkana, Texas
It effectively functions as one half of a city which crosses
Nickname(s): The Texas Side, T-Town, T.K. a state line — the other half, the city of Texarkana,
Motto: Twice as Nice Arkansas, lies on the other side of State Line Avenue. The
population of the city is 34,782 at the 2000 census.
The city, along with its Arkansas counterpart, forms
the core of the Texarkana, Texas–Texarkana, Arkansas
Metropolitan Statistical Area, encompassing all of Bowie
County, Texas and Miller County, Arkansas.
Texarkana is the headquarters of the theologically
conservative American Baptist Association, whose Mis-
sionary Baptist churches are most numerous in Texas,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Mississippi.
Location of Texarkana, Texas
Geography
Coordinates: 33°26′14″N 94°4′3″W / 33.43722°N 94.0675°W / Texarkana, Texas, is located at the junction of Interstate
33.43722; -94.0675Coordinates: 33°26′14″N 94°4′3″W / 30 and US highways 59, 67, 71, and 82 in extreme north-
33.43722°N 94.0675°W / 33.43722; -94.0675 east Texas on the Texas-Arkansas border,[3] at 33°26′14″N
Country 94°4′3″W / 33.43722°N 94.0675°W / 33.43722; -94.0675
United States
State
(33.437170, -94.067394).[4] It is in the Central time zone.
Texas According to the United States Census Bureau, the
County Bowie city has a total area of 25.7 square miles (67 km2), of
Government which, 25.6 square miles (66 km2) of it is land and 0.1
• Type Council-Manager square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.39%) is water.
• City Council Mayor Stephen A. Mayo
Derrick McGary Climate
Willie Ray
Tina Veal-Gooch • The warmest month is July.
Bob Bruggeman • The highest recorded temperature was 117°F (47°C)
Bill Miller in 1936.
Josh Davis
• On average, the coolest month is January.
• City Manager F. Larry Sullivan, Ed.D.
• The lowest recorded temperature was -6°F (-21°C) in
Area 1989.
• Total 25.7 sq mi (66.6 km2) • The most precipitation on average occurs in
• Land 25.6 sq mi (66.4 km2) November.
• Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
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# Employer # of Employees
1 Red River Army Depot & tenants 7,200
2 Christus St. Michael Health Care 1,883
3 Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 1,700
4 Domtar 1,300
5 Wal-Mart 1,100
6 International Paper 925
7 Wadley Regional Medical Center 850
8 Texarkana Independent School District 795
9 Texarkana Arkansas School District 785
10 Southern Refrigerated Transport 750
Texarkana, Texas females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there were 84.4 males.
(explanation)
Climate chart (explanation) The median income for a household in the city was
J F M A M J J A S O N D
$29,727, and the median income for a family was $38,505.
Males had a median income of $34,155 versus $21,143 for
females. The per capita income for the city was $17,815.
3.9 3.8 4.5 4.2 5 4.8 3.6 2.4 3.8 4.6 5.7 5 About 19.4% of families and 24.0% of the population were
below the poverty line, including 34.8% of those under
53 58 67 75 82 89 93 93 86 77 64 55
age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.
31 34 42 50 60 68 72 71 64 52 41 33
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Economy
According to the City’s 2009 Comprehensive Annual Fi-
Source: Weather.com / NWS
nancial Report,[5] the top employers in the city are:
Government
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 34,782 people,
Local government
13,569 households, and 8,941 families residing in the city. According to the city’s most recent Comprehensive An-
The population density was 1,357.3 people per square nual Financial Report Fund Financial Statements, the
mile (524.0/km²). There were 15,105 housing units at an city’s various funds had $36.0 million in Revenues, $37.0
average density of 589.4 per square mile (227.5/km²). The million in expenditures, $18.9 million in total assets, $3.5
racial makeup of the city was 59.18% White, 37.05% million in total liabilities, and $7.2 million in invest-
African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.73% Asian, ments.[6]
0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.43% from other races and 1.22% The structure of the management and coordination
from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race of city services is:[5]
were 2.91% of the population.
There were 13,569 households out of which 31.5% had Education
children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were
married couples living together, 19.3% have a female
Public school districts
householder with no husband present and 34.1% were Much of Texarkana, Texas, is under the jurisdiction of
non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of in- the Texarkana Independent School District, but also the
dividuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was Liberty-Eylau Independent and Pleasant Grove Indepen-
65 years of age or older. The average household size was dent School Districts.
2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.
Colleges and universities
In the city the population was spread out with 26.0%
under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to Texarkana is also home to Texarkana College, a commu-
44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of nity college, as well as a new 4-year branch of Texas
age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 A&M: Texas A&M University–Texarkana.
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Department Director
City Manager F. Larry Sullivan, Ed.D.
City Secretary Kerry Meridith
Municipal Court Judge Sherry Jackson
Police Chief / Director of Public Safety Daniel Shiner
Director of Human Resources Rose Stewart
Director of Community Redevelopment & Grants Craig Lindholm-
Finance Director Charles L. Bassett, Jr.
Chief Building Official Lynn Henry
Marketing and Communications Director Vicki Melde
Director of Engineering and Infrastructure Kyle Dooley
Director of Parks Robby Robertson
State government Interstate 30 passes through Texarkana on the north.
Loop 151 on the west of the city forms part of the
Though the city is historically Democratic, Texarkana is
Texarkana Loop, which itself forms a three-quarter loop
represented in the Texas Senate by Republican Kevin
around the west, south and east of the twin cities with
Eltife, District 1. A Republican, George Lavender, in House
I-30 completing the loop on the north. Texarkana is cur-
District 1, represents Texarkana in the Texas House of
rently under construction a new interstate corridor In-
Representatives.
terstate 49 which will connect it to Shreveport
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) op-
erates the Texarkana District Parole Office in
Texarkana.[7] Notable natives and residents
The Texas Sixth Court of Appeals is located in the Bi-
• Lindsey Rayl Actress and singer/songwriter
State Justice Building.[8]
• Aysel Teymurzadeh Famous singer-performer
• Parnelli Jones. Race car driver
Federal government • Miller Barber, golfer
At the Federal level, the two U.S. Senators from Texas • J. B. Bobo, a magician
are Republicans John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison; • Willie Buchanon, American football player
Texarkana is part of Texas’ US Congressional 4th District, • David Crowder, musician
which is currently represented by Republican Ralph M. • LaMichael James, American NCAA football player for
Hall. the University of Oregon
The United States Postal Service operates the • Brandon Jones NFL football player for the Baltimore
Texarkana Post Office in Texarkana, Texas.[9] In addition Ravens
it operates the Downtown Texarkana Post Office in • Scott Joplin, musician and composer (founder of
Texarkana, Arkansas.[10] Ragtime)
Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana is a Fed- • Joshua Logan, film and stage director
eral Bureau of Prisons facility in unincorporated Bowie • Ryan Mallett, football player for the New England
County, near Texarkana, Texas.[11][12] Patriots of the National Football League
• Eddie Mathews, baseball player
Transportation •
•
Dustin Moseley, American Baseball Player
Craig Monroe, baseball player
Texarkana Regional Airport is located in Texarkana, • Mac Morgan, opera singer
Arkansas and serves general aviation and American Eagle • Ross Perot, businessman and politician
service to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. • Charles B. Pierce, movie producer
Texarkana Union Station is located in Downtown • Molly C. Quinn, actress
Texarkana along the state line with daily Amtrak service • James Theodore Richmond, writer and
west to Dallas and east to Chicago via Little Rock. conservationist
Texarkana Urban Transit District provides bus trans- • Bill Rogers, golfer
portation to major areas of town starting at about 5:30 • Michael Jarboe Sheehan, Archbishop of Santa Fe
am and ending about 6:30pm Monday thru Saturday. • Marshall Terrill, best-selling author
• Jeremiah Trotter, American football player
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• Nathan Vasher, American football player for the San [2] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States
Diego Chargers Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
• Otis Williams, musician, founding member of The http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Temptations [3] "Our City". Ci.texarkana.tx.us.
• Drew Stubbs, MLB baseball player for the Cincinnati http://www.ci.texarkana.tx.us/ourcity.html.
Reds Retrieved 2010-12-29.
• Jesse Belvin, singer, pianist and songwriter popular [4] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United
in the 1950s States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12.
• Jeff Keith, lead singer of rock band, Tesla http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/
• Dame Marjorie Morris Scardino, Pulitzer Prize gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
winning publisher and CEO of Pearson PLC [5] ^ City of Texarkana 2009 CAFR. Retrieved
• Slade Heathcott, New York Yankees 2009 1st round 2010-11-15.
draft choice [6] City of Texarkana Contact Directory. Retrieved
2010-11-15.
Trivia [7] "Parole Division Region I." Texas Department of
Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.
• Brenda Lee’s 1959 song Let’s Jump The Broomstick [8] "Contact Information." Texas Sixth Court of
references the city with the lyric ’Goin’ to Alabama Appeals. Retrieved on March 10, 2010.
back from Texarkana, Goin’ all around the world’. [9] "Post Office Location - TEXARKANA." United States
• Texarkana is the subject and title of a 1991 song by Postal Service. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.
R.E.M.. The track appears on the band’s seventh [10] "Post Office Location - DOWNTOWN TEXARKANA."
studio album, Out of Time. United States Postal Service. Retrieved on May 15,
• The city is also referenced to in the song Cotton 2010.
Fields by the American folk and blues musician Lead [11] "FCI Texarkana Contact Information." Federal
Belly and later recorded by several notable country Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on June 2, 2010.
rock artists including The Highwaymen, The Beach [12] "Ward Map." City of Texarkana, Texas. Retrieved
Boys and Credence Clearwater Revival. on July 2, 2010.
• The song ’East Bound and Down’ by Jerry Reed which
was the theme for ’Smokey and the Bandit’
references Texarkana, with the lyric ’The boys are
External links
thirsty in Atlanta and there’s beer in Texarkana.’ • City of Texarkana, Texas portal
• Texarkana Chamber of Commerce
References •
•
Handbook of Texas Online: Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana Business Reviews
[1] ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census • Texarkana Gazette
Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved • Texarkana Convention & Visitors Bureau
2008-01-31.
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