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. Texarkana, Texas, has a current population of 36,054. 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. (via Wikipedia)
Leader:
Steve Mayo
Area Code:
903
Land Area (sq mi):
25.6
Time Zone:
Central (CST)
Water Area (sq mi):
0.1
Elevation (ft):
299
Total Area (sq. mi):
25.7
Elevation (m):
91
Type:
City
As of:
2000
Longitude (Seconds):
3
Latitude:
N
Longitude:
W
Name:
City of Texarkana
Motto:
Twice as Nice
Latitude (Minutes):
26
Longitude (Minutes):
4
Latitude (Seconds):
14
Total Population:
36,054
Website:
http://www.txkusa.org/
Longitude (Degrees):
94
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