Texarkana, Texas

Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana Texas City Hall
Texarkana Texas City Hall
Nickname(s): 
The Texas Side, T-Town, TK, Kana, Twin City
Motto: 
Twice as Nice
Location of Texarkana, Texas
Location of Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana is located in Texas
Texarkana
Texarkana
Location within Texas
Texarkana is located in the United States
Texarkana
Texarkana
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 33°28′34″N 94°06′30″W / 33.47611°N 94.10833°W / 33.47611; -94.10833
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBowie
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
Area
 • Total29.47 sq mi (76.33 km2)
 • Land29.03 sq mi (75.20 km2)
 • Water0.44 sq mi (1.13 km2)
Elevation325 ft (99 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total36,193
 • Density1,228.13/sq mi (474.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
755XX.
Area codes903, 430
FIPS code48-72368[3]
GNIS feature ID2412054[2]
Websiteci.texarkana.tx.us

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]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Texarkana, Texas
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census 2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Census Reporter: Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metro Area". Retrieved May 9, 2022.

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