Texarkana, Texas

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City of Texarkana
City
Water tower in Texarkana, Texas
Water tower in Texarkana, Texas
Nickname: 
The Texas Side

T-town

TK
Motto: 
Twice as Nice
Location of Texarkana, Texas
Location of Texarkana, Texas
CountryUnited States United States
StateTexas Texas
CountyBowie
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • City CouncilMayor Stephen A. Mayo
Derrick McGary
Willie Ray
Tina Veal-Gooch
Bob Bruggeman
Bill Miller
Josh Davis
 • City ManagerF. Larry Sullivan, Ed.D.
Area
 • Total25.7 sq mi (66.6 km2)
 • Land25.6 sq mi (66.4 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
299 ft (91 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total36,642
 • Density1,357.3/sq mi (524.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
75500-75599
Area code903
FIPS code48-72368Template:GR
GNIS feature ID1369752Template:GR
Websitewww.txkusa.org

Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. It effectively functions as one half of a city which crosses a state line — the other half, the city of Texarkana, 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 Missionary Baptist churches are most numerous in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Mississippi.

Geography

Texarkana, Texas, is located at the junction of Interstate 30 and US highways 59, 67, 71, and 82 in extreme northeast Texas on the Texas-Arkansas border,[1] at 33°26′14″N 94°4′3″W / 33.43722°N 94.06750°W / 33.43722; -94.06750Invalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (33.437170, -94.067394).Template:GR It is in the Central time zone.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.7 square miles (66.6 km²), of which, 25.6 square miles (66.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.39%) is water.

Climate

  • The warmest month is July.
  • The highest recorded temperature was 117°F (47°C) in 1936.
  • On average, the coolest month is January.
  • The lowest recorded temperature was -6°F (-21°C) in 1989.
  • The most precipitation on average occurs in November.
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Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 34,782 people, 13,569 households, and 8,941 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,357.3 people per square mile (524.0/km²). There were 15,105 housing units at an average density of 589.4 per square mile (227.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 59.18% White, 37.05% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.43% from other races and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.91% of the population.

There were 13,569 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 19.3% have a female householder with no husband present and 34.1% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.

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 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $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. About 19.4% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.8% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

According to the City's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[2] the top employers in the city are:

# Employer # of Employees
1 Red River Army Depot & tenants 7,200
2 Christus St. Michael Health Care 1,850
3 Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 1,700
4 Domtar 1,150
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

Government

Local government

According to the city’s most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fund Financial Statements, the city’s various funds had $36.0 million in Revenues, $37.0 million in expenditures, $18.9 million in total assets, $3.5 million in total liabilities, and $7.2 million in investments.[3]

The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:[2]

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

Education

Public school districts

Much of Texarkana, Texas, is under the jurisdiction of the Texarkana Independent School District, but also the Liberty-Eylau Independent and Pleasant Grove Independent School Districts.

Colleges and universities

Texarkana is also home to Texarkana College, a community college, as well as a new 4-year branch of Texas A&M: Texas A&M University–Texarkana.

State government

Though the city is historically Democratic, Texarkana is represented in the Texas Senate by Republican Kevin Eltife, District 1. A Republican, George Lavender, in House District 1, represents Texarkana in the Texas House of Representatives.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the Texarkana District Parole Office in Texarkana.[4]

The Texas Sixth Court of Appeals is located in the Bi-State Justice Building.[5]

Federal government

At the Federal level, the two U.S. Senators from Texas are Republicans John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison; Texarkana is part of Texas' US Congressional 4th District, which is currently represented by Republican Ralph M. Hall.

The United States Postal Service operates the Texarkana Post Office in Texarkana, Texas.[6] In addition it operates the Downtown Texarkana Post Office in Texarkana, Arkansas.[7]

Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana is a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility in unincorporated Bowie County, near Texarkana, Texas.[8][9]

Transportation

Texarkana Regional Airport is located in Texarkana, Arkansas and serves general aviation and American Eagle service to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Texarkana Union Station is located in Downtown Texarkana along the state line with daily Amtrak service west to Dallas and east to Chicago via Little Rock. Texarkana Urban Transit District provides bus transportation to major areas of town starting at about 5:30 am and ending about 6:30pm Monday thru Saturday.

Interstate 30 passes through Texarkana on the north. Loop 151 on the west of the city forms part of the Texarkana Loop, which itself forms a three-quarter loop around the west, south and east of the twin cities with I-30 completing the loop on the north. Texarkana is currently under construction a new interstate corridor Interstate 49 which will connect it to Shreveport

Notable natives and residents

Trivia

Texarkana is the subject and title of a 1991 song by R.E.M.. The track appears on the band's seventh studio album, Out of Time.

References

  1. ^ "Our City". Ci.texarkana.tx.us. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  2. ^ a b City of Texarkana 2009 CAFR. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  3. ^ City of Texarkana Contact Directory. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  4. ^ "Parole Division Region I." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.
  5. ^ "Contact Information." Texas Sixth Court of Appeals. Retrieved on March 10, 2010.
  6. ^ "Post Office Location - TEXARKANA." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.
  7. ^ "Post Office Location - DOWNTOWN TEXARKANA." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.
  8. ^ "FCI Texarkana Contact Information." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on June 2, 2010.
  9. ^ "Ward Map." City of Texarkana, Texas. Retrieved on July 2, 2010.

External links

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